Florida systems gain imaging access in $100M acquisition

RadNet has expanded into Southwest Florida through the acquisition of Radiology Regional, adding 13 outpatient imaging centers across Naples, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Port Charlotte and Sarasota. The centers, previously part of LucidHealth, will support health systems and care teams in the region with diagnostic services including MRI, CT, PET/CT, mammography and ultrasound, according to […]

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The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.

The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term disability, and death. Just three of the six immunizations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will no longer routinely recommend — against hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and […]

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AI misrepresents medical risk terms: Study

Large language models frequently misrepresent verbal risk terms used in medicine, potentially amplifying patient misunderstandings and diverging from established clinical definitions, according to a study spearheaded by researchers from Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, Tenn. The findings, published Dec. 17 in JAMA Network Open, stem from an evaluation of four commercial large language models using 800 […]

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Methodist Fremont Health names chief medical officer

Methodist Fremont Health in Nebraska has named Michele Williams, MD, to serve as chief medical officer. Dr. Williams is an emergency medicine physician and has worked in several leadership roles at the hospital over the past five years, including as emergency medicine director, according to a Jan. 1 news release. Methodist Fremont Health is a […]

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UAB Health System acquires medical group

UAB Health System in Birmingham, Ala., acquired Southview Medical Group, also in Birmingham, Jan. 1. Southview Medical Group is a multi-specialty practice that specializes in diagnosis, prevention and treatment. It comprises 30 providers and provides care to more than 51,000 patients annually with more than 130,000 annual patient visits, according to a Jan. 5 news […]

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