ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stereotaxis, Inc. (OTCQX:STXS), a global leader in innovative robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017.

Geography is an unavoidable obstacle when rural populations are faced with medical emergencies. After all, there are only so many emergency rooms and hospitals. A recent story on CNN.com explored the challenges of providing care to those living in remote locations.

A recent survey of nearly 2,000 physicians found cardiologists had the highest annual income, at an average of $364,000, edging out urologists and dermatologists. (Surgeons were not included.)

A new study assessing Medtronic’s cryoballoon catheter ablation device found significant cost savings as opposed to radiofrequency ablation, commonly used by cardiologists.

DUBLIN - July 30, 2017 - Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of its Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis (Compression), and Nutritional Insufficiency businesses within the Patient Monitoring & Recovery (PMR) division of its Minimally Invasive Therapies Group (MITG) to Cardinal Health Inc. (NYSE: CAH) for $6.1 billion in cash.

MACRA—the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015—will impact all of healthcare on the macro level. The program, which CMS believes will change payment from a volume-based system to one focused on value, will have major implications for cardiologists.

On the afternoon of July 25, Republicans in the U.S. Senate opened debate on repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with 50 senators voting in favor of what’s called a motion to proceed, or MTP, opening the door to the chamber offering numerous amendments to craft some sort of repeal bill.

Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Illinois, has lost about $1 million per month in profits from cardiology-related care since cardiologists stopped practicing in March, reports The State Journal-Register.