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Of the $400 million in federal funding cut from Columbia University in March, $250 million was tied to National Institutes of Health grants, leaving researchers reassessing which studies and programs will continue, The New York Times reported March 18.  The $400…

GE Healthcare and Nvidia have launched a collaboration to develop AI-powered autonomous X-ray and ultrasound technologies, with an aim to address growing radiology staff shortages and improve imaging efficiency.  The partnership will leverage Nvidia’s AI computing platforms to enhance imaging…

Yung Lau, MD, has been appointed physician-in-chief of Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama.  He has also been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s department of pediatrics, according to a March 18 news release from the university.  Dr. Lau…

Houston-based St. Luke’s Health, a 16-hospital member of CommonSpirit Health, appointed two new leaders on March 19, according to a news release shared with Becker’s. Steven Daniel was appointed president of St. Luke’s Health-Patients Medical Center in Pasadena, Texas, effective…

CMS has approved Medicare and Medicaid coverage for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedures for the treatment of symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation. The procedures will be subject to CMS’ coverage with evidence development guidelines, meaning coverage will be considered only in the…

Medtronic has recalled certain Pipeline Vantage Embolization Devices with Shield Technology due to an increased risk of incomplete wall apposition and braid deformation, which could lead to stroke or death.  The FDA has classified this as the most serious type…

Resident physicians and fellows at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City have reached the first tentative labor agreement with the health system. The agreement, reached March 17, covers 1,200 house staff represented by the Committee of Interns and Residents,…

Mary Jo Cagle, MD, will step down as president and CEO of Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health due to a serious family health matter. Dr. Cagle’s last day at the organization will be May 31, according to a health system news…

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health reported an operating income of $133 million (1% margin) for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024, a significant turnaround from the $172 million operating loss (-1.4% margin) recorded in 2023, according to financial documents published…

UW Health Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer Cherodeep Goswami is heading to Renton, Wash.-based Providence. Providence has appointed Mr. Goswami as its new CIO, effective May 12, according to a March 19 news release. In this role,…