Cardiology

Newsweek released its "The World's Best Hospitals 2020" list, which offers insights into the best hospitals for several medical specialties.

Fifty percent of heart attack patients stopped going to hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic due to fears of contracting the virus, a worldwide survey by the European Society of Cardiology showed.

Oklahoma has the highest death rate linked to heart disease in the country, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Palliative care, which focuses on pain relief and emotional support, can help reduce the risk of readmission among heart failure patients, according to a new study.

Compensation for most physician specialties continued to increase in 2019, according to the Medical Group Management Associations' annual Provider Compensation and Production Report. 

Cardiovascular diseases and cancer significantly increased the risk of death for patients who contracted COVID-19, a new study found.

Twenty-five percent of heart transplant recipients who contracted COVID-19 died, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

Patient visits for heart attack and stroke have dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to patient visits during the same period in 2019, indicating patients may be avoiding care for potentially life-threatening conditions, a new study shows.

Across all service lines, COVID-19 pushed the number of unique patients who sought hospital care down by an average of 54.5 percent, according to a year-over-year analysis from Strata Decision Technology.

The U.S. has confirmed 1,229,089 COVID-19 cases and 73,435 deaths as of 9:45 a.m. CDT May 7. Globally, there have been 3,778,179 reported cases and 264,602 deaths, while 1,254,744 have recovered.