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Archived Becker's Oncology Report E-Newsletters

June 29, 2022

• CMS to launch new oncology pay model | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center names Dr. Selwyn Vickers president, CEO | AI cancer firm raises $37M | Cancer patients flooded with bogus treatment ads on FB | Fmr. hospital exec convicted in $1.4B scheme

June 27, 2022

• Cleveland Clinic names Dr. Alex Adjei cancer institute chair | 4 recent moves from the leading cancer centers | Cancer drug's retail price: $2,502. Mark Cuban charges $14 | HCA, McKesson form cancer joint venture | Ariz. hospital to close June 30

June 22, 2022

• Cleveland Clinic to develop $10.3M cancer center | MD Anderson inks partnership for scalable CAR-T development | HonorHealth researchers' new therapy changes NCCN pancreatic cancer guidelines | Oncologist pay up 4.3%

June 15, 2022

• MD Anderson's new brain metastasis clinic | Mich. cancer center partners with nat'l onco network | 5 new specialty cancer centers | PE 's next target: Physicians | ND cancer center launches bone marrow transplant program

June 13, 2022

• CDC awards $215M in cancer funding | Yale Cancer Center director leading American Society of Clinical Oncology | 5 cancer findings | This billionaire is pushing against hospital monopolies | Dana-Farber partners with French institute

June 08, 2022

• 'Unheard of': All cancer gone in drug study | Mount Sinai taps new cancer center director | 6 new cancer center projects | 'Our business model would implode': Physician group ditches payer network | Ground broken on Fla. cancer center

June 01, 2022

• FDA withdraws cancer drug approval | UC Davis cancer center taps chief scientific officer | 1,300 LA physicians plan strike | UH cancer center names hematology chief, immunotherapy center director | Layoffs at 10 hospitals

May 25, 2022

• 7 oncologists on the move | 25 best states for physician practices | $220M Fla. outpatient cancer pavilion approved | Ind. cancer center breaks ground | Walmart favors 18 systems for employees | CDC expands monkeypox investigation

May 18, 2022

• Ill. hospital plans $87M cancer center | UPMC opens cancer center in Italy | Cleveland Clinic to offer free cancer meds | Ohio cancer hospital CEO to retire | COVID admissions up in 45 states | 5 oncology firsts

May 9, 2022

• Novartis halts production of 2 cancer treatments | 4 recent drug approvals | VA expands genomic testing for cancer patients | Az. to require coverage of biomarker testing | 5 cancer study findings | US may see 'pretty sizable' COVID surge this fall

May 4, 2022

• NYC hospital to build cancer center | FDA rejects 2 China-developed cancer drugs | COVID hospitalizations up in 40 states | Seasoned workers join the Big Quit | Mon Health oncologist retires | 4 hospitals using AI to improve care

May 2, 2022

• UC Davis creates cancer health equity center | 8 recent moves from leading centers | MD Anderson partners with Ind. system | 10 states with highest cancer death rates | UCLA 's cancer center taps new DEI leader

April 27, 2022

• 5 new cancer centers, expansions | 150 top places to work in healthcare | Moffitt creates predictive lung cancer outcomes model | US out of 'pandemic phase': Fauci | Mayo to co-develop precision oncology tools

April 25, 2022

• 6 oncologists on the move | Pfizer recalls drug over carcinogen | 5 recent ACS moves | Financial hardship ups death risk for cancer survivors: study | Mass. docs must undergo implicit bias training

April 20, 2022

• ACS names chief scientific officer | Top cancer hospitals slap markups on drugs | $50M awarded to 5 cancer centers for 'breakthrough' research | Physician acquitted of 14 murder counts | Some hospitals ease mask rules

April 18, 2022

• 4 new cancer partnerships | Oschner plans cancer center expansion | Winship opens immedicare care center | Kaiser to restructure in 2 states | St. Jude gets new scientific director, EVP | MD Anderson names nursing chair

April 13, 2022

• Dana-Farber's new VP | Cancer screenings still down, centers say | MD Anderson names DEI chief | 2 Conn. systems to build proton therapy center | 5 COVID updates | OSU cancer center gets new CNO

April 6, 2022

• Fox Chase names 1st deputy director | Ind. hospital joins NCCN | Sylvester debuts 'Engineering Cancer Cures': 3 notes | Why US is blasé about BA.2 | Substandard GI surgery more likely for Black patients: Yale

April 4, 2022

• NCI director to step down | Fred Hutchinson, 3 others reshuffle partnership | 8 oncologists on the move | NY hospital taps radiation oncology head | Epic integrates cancer tests | 10 healthiest, unhealthiest cities

March 30, 2022

• 3 leadership changes at NY cancer center | Mayo Clinic Cancer Center debuts new chemo scheduling system | UCSF's new hematology-oncology chief | 4 gifts to cancer centers, research | BA.2 dominant in US: 3 COVID updates

March 28, 2022

• Geisinger unveils cancer center expansion | MD Anderson starts immunotherapy research center | 4 new cancer partnerships | Walmart to limit cigarette sales | Pa. children's hospital opens immunotherapy center

March 23, 2022

• Ukrainian pediatric cancer patients arrive at St. Jude | Dana-Farber, Lifespan renew alliance | Okla. U forms specialty cancer research center | 3 new discoveries from Yale Cancer Center | Why experts are skeptical of more COVID boosters

March 21, 2022

• FDA clears immunotherapy for advanced melanoma | Va. cancer center 1st in state to offer new therapy | Dana-Farber taps chief innovation officer | 15 best, worst states for physicians | CMS to hospitals: Let people wear N95s

March 16, 2022

• MSK to build new pavilion | UChicago gets OK to design $633M cancer center | 6 oncologists on the move | Loma Linda's cancer center forms new division | Dr. Donald Pinkel dies at 95 | BA.2 makes up 23% of new cases: CDC

March 14, 2022

• Jefferson Health names cancer center leader | 4 new cancer centers | How UPMC forms service lines 7,531 miles away | Atrium builds $69M radiation therapy center | 10 prescription drugs Medicare spent most on

March 9, 2022

• Fla. hospital to build Miami cancer center | City of Hope nurses concerned over patient safety | Wistar to rename cancer center | 6 oncologists on the move | Navigators closing cancer disparities in Del. | Mask mandates dropped in every state

March 7, 2022

• Yale scientists pinpoint gene driving breast cancer metastasis | Memorial Sloan Kettering CEO to exit | NC cancer center advisory board resigns | How Mayo, others are tackling delayed surgeries | 10 top oncology stories in Feb.

March 2, 2022

• FDA OKs new CAR-T cell therapy | NC system opens cancer center | 1 in 7 breast cancer cases overdiagnosed: study | Should medical errors be criminalized? | Crowdfunding's toll on cancer survivors | US' new COVID plan

February 28, 2022

• Vanderbilt's cancer center names director | UC San Diego uses sound waves as prostate cancer therapy | Researchers urge caution with metformin as cancer treatment | 4 recent ACS moves | CDC's new mask guidelines

February 23, 2022

• NJ system names hematology director + 5 more oncologist moves | Mayo plans $785M in capital projects | Karmanos to pilot virtual care platform | City of Hope gets $4.9M for stem cell research | Safety incidents reach record high in '21

February 21, 2022

• AstraZeneca reports progress on HER2 cancer drug | 29 burned out specialties, ranked | 9 ways to get screening rates to pre-COVID levels, per ACS | Rutgers names investigational therapeutics director | 5 recent moves from MD Anderson

February 16, 2022

• MD Anderson, Banner Health renew partnership | Cleveland Clinic's 10 top innovations in '22 | COVID drove up late stage diagnoses of this cancer + 5 more study findings | Mayo model predicts therapy benefit for gastric cancer patients

February 14, 2022

• 4 oncologists on the move | Ariz. cancer center opens therapeutics research center | Yale Cancer Center appoints 4 leaders | 48 best hospitals to work for: Forbes | No need to wait for 'cancer moonshot' to make progress: Viewpoint

February 9, 2022

• 5 new cancer partnerships | FDA wary of cancer drugs developed in China | Healthgrades' 50 top hospitals | Kaiser plans to build $298M inpatient tower | 4 recent ACS moves | How hard has COVID hit cancer research, care? 6 findings

February 7, 2022

• UChicago plans $633M cancer center | 5 gifts to cancer centers, research | FDA clears colon cancer screening test for study use | 'Cure' now in oncology researchers' vocab | 3 variants' most common symptoms

February 2, 2022

• Biden revives Cancer Moonshot | 5 survey findings on oncologists' experience with malpractice | Hospitals' ivory tower problem | 10 top oncology stories in Jan. | An unusual omicron symptom + 8 COVID updates

January 31, 2021

• Moffitt adds actress to advisory board | Cancer patients win lawsuit against Aetna | 4 oncologists on the move | Omicron subvariant could slow surge's fall | How hospitals plan to use post-omicron 'down time'

January 26, 2021

• UNC gets $25M for specialty breast cancer center | Yale cancer center names leader | 15 best, worst states for retirement | 7 notes on new omicron subvariant | Dana Farber adds 1st affiliate | 4 factors may predict long COVID

January 24, 2021

• 4 new cancer partnerships | ACS gets $9M to advance stem cell research, seeks project leader | Viewpoint: Ways to close racial gaps in cancer care | 7 hospitals ending inpatient care | CDC shifts from 'fully vaccinated' to 'up to date'

January 19, 2021

• Hackensack Meridian, St. Joseph's partner on cancer care: 5 notes | Dartmouth gets $25M for cancer research center | Mayo employees get 2% raises | Physician suspended over COVID misinformation sues Houston Methodist | 5 cancer study findings

January 12, 2021

• UF Health adds cancer surgery | MSK launches $100M cancer treatment innovation fund | Red Cross declares nation's 1st blood crisis | Healthcare's best places to work | 5 oncologists on the move

January 10, 2021

• 4 new cancer partnerships | Huntsman, U of Utah Health name oncology leader | Dana-Farber gets $40M to advance multiple myeloma research | 5 systems cutting capacity | For Midwest, worst of omicron to come: 5 forecasts

January 5, 2021

• 5 oncologists on the move | Kaiser screening breast cancer patients for depression | Hospitals see more patients 'with COVID' vs. 'for COVID' | Mass. systems to mandate boosters | Study: 13% death rate among cancer patients with breakthrough COVID

January 3, 2021

• City of Hope to hire hundreds for new cancer center | COVID sidelines healthcare staff nationwide | Tenn. Oncology names new CMO | 10 top oncology stories in '21 | CDC eyes testing component for isolation guidance

December 15, 2021

• Michigan hospital launches $46M cancer cancer expansion | 15 oncologists on the move | AI cancer diagnostic models vulnerable to cyberattacks: study | 46 top hospitals: Leapfrog | More Americans skipping care: Gallup

December 13, 2021

• 4 new cancer centers | St. Jude to invest $200M in pediatric cancer treatments | COVID cases up 37% in 1 week | Fla. governor wants to boost cancer research funding by 60% | Why 10 hospitals closed | The solution to infusion center scheduling

December 8, 2021

• 4 new cancer care partnerships | City of Hope to acquire CTCA | American Cancer Society names 1st chief patient officer | 6 states make up 60% of COVID hospitalizations | The healthiest, unhealthiest states

December 6, 2021

• UC San Diego cancer director to step down + 7 more oncologists on the move | Ex-CFO of $21B cancer drug firm charged with fraud | Omicron may be less severe than delta | Penn Medicine names 5 oncology leaders

December 1, 2021

• New report probes future of cancer prevention | CEO of Pa. cancer center steps down | COVID hospitalizations at all-time high in 3 states | FDA approves imaging drug for ovarian cancer lesions | NYU Langone cancer center expands

November 29, 2021

• St. Peter's hires new oncologist | 10 notes on omicron variant | 7 recent cancer study findings | Antihistamines boost immunotherapy response: study | 5 of the biggest hospital fundraising campaigns in '21

November 24, 2021

• UChicago names oncology leader | Ohio hospital partners with OSU on cancer care | 'Fully vaccinated definition' depends on booster data: Fauci | Malpractice suits in '21: 5 notes | Medicaid expansion lowers cancer mortality, study suggests

November 22, 2021

• 5 oncologists on the move | Biden invests $1.5B in healthcare workforce | Houston Methodist gets $25M gift for cancer center expansion | 2 signs severe flu season may be ahead | Cleveland Clinic expands cancer genomic testing capabilities

November 17, 2021

• Yale pancreatic cancer research zooms in on high-risk groups | The issues keeping 6 hospital leaders up at night | COVID cases up in 29 states | Mayo starts blog for cancer patients | UCI breaks ground on $1.3B medical campus

November 15, 2021

• The 'war on cancer' 50 years later: report | Fla. hospital opens cancer care tower | NYC, NM expand booster eligibility | Houston Methodist suspends physician over tweets | COVID makes spotty resurgence

November 10, 2021

• WellSpan, Johns Hopkins expand cancer partnership | 41 'F' and straight-'A' hospitals: Leapfrog | Calif. physician convicted of distributing unapproved cancer drug | Swedish to open cancer research center after $20M gift

November 8, 2021

• 6 oncologists on the move | Cleveland Clinic tool predicts effectiveness of cancer treatments | CAR-T cell therapy tied to adverse heart, lung effects: study | NJ cancer center starts home infusion program

November 3, 2021

• 5 new cancer partnerships | The next era of pediatric research at Miami Cancer Institute | CDC: mRNA shots may be less effective for immunocompromised | Mont. offers healthcare workers $12,500 to relocate | Ky. system opens 3rd cancer center location

November 1, 2021

• 10 top oncology stories in October | Allina launches $50M cancer institute | Penn Medicine opens $1.6B hospital | Md. physician fined for taking Zoom meeting from OR | Cancer's economic toll on patients in 2019

October 27, 2021

• Cleveland Clinic starts breast cancer vaccine trial | CDC: Immunocompromised patients may get 4th dose | 11 hospital projects worth $1.5B+ | Survival similar across age groups for this cancer: study | As the pandemic phases out, how do we talk about it?

October 25, 2021

• Yale names cancer center director | Tampa General to build proton therapy center | A case for 3-year med school | Mass. hospital gets $10M to expand cancer care | Healthgrades recognizes 150 hospitals for surgical care

October 20, 2021

• 4 oncologists on the move | Hospitals to CMS: Fix 'problematic' prior auths | Medicare spent $220M+ on failed cancer drugs: analysis | Hospital 1st in NJ to offer heart-protecting breast cancer therapy | 15 best places to retire

October 18, 2021

• 5 recent cancer study findings | MD Anderson faces ethics complaint over unpublished trial data | 4 states overwhelmed by COVID-19 hospitalizations | Exercise may prevent 46K cancer cases annually: study

October 13, 2021

• Va. hospital completes $135M cancer center addition | Mayo plans $400M expansion | Dana-Farber changes board rules | Breakthrough cases may not pose major transmission risk | Some cancer patients using cannabis don't tell physicians: Survey

October 11, 2021

• 4 new cancer partnerships | No rush on boosters after breakthrough cases, experts say | Dana Farber creates new breast cancer program | Dartmouth-Hitchcock gets $32M for colon cancer study | Mount Sinai launches AI division

October 6, 2021

• La. hospital plans $100M cancer center | 5 oncologists on the move | UCHealth: No transplants for most unvaccinated patients | Viewpoint: When the truth harms patients | Ga. hospital ending some oncology services

October 4, 2021

• Yale physician named woman oncologist of '21 | 5 new cancer centers | Patients fund billboards in support of terminated oncologist | Police: Pa. hospital employee shot, killed co-worker | MD Anderson gets 1st chief data officer

September 29, 2021

• 'Autopsy trial' explores how cancer overpowers treatment | City of Hope to open new center | Mass General Brigham to spend $75M on bonuses | Calif. system sues physicians over alleged walkout | 18 systems' mandate-driven terminations

September 27, 2021

• Novant cancer center names physician exec | Memorial Sloan Kettering creates center for young patients | World's top 5 hospitals for oncology | NY sets staff shortage plan for hospitals

September 22, 2021

• 6 oncologists on the move | NY hospital opens cancer center | 5 updates on COVID-19 variants | 700 unvaccinated as Yale New Haven's deadline looms | Drug cuts death risk for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, trial shows

September 20, 2021

• Texas cancer network hit by cyberattack | Mount Sinai names president | Physician loses license over misinformation | Pfizer recalls Chantix over carcinogen | National oncology group names president

September 15, 2021

• Memorial Sloan Kettering names chief nurse | Franciscan Health to build $43M cancer center | How a negotiation expert would reach the willfully unvaccinated | New study invites all US colorectal cancer patients to participate

September 13, 2021

• Scripps opens $59M cancer center | 3 oncologists on the move | A physician's case for refusing to treat the unvaccinated in person | Yale Cancer Center names research leader | Vaccine mandates spur hospital staffing concerns

September 8, 2021

• 5 top oncology stories in summer '21 | NY hospital names head of surgical oncology | Idaho enacts crisis standards of care | Mount Sinai debuts patient app | 7 new, expanded cancer centers

September 1, 2021

• 10 top oncology stories in Aug. | Cancer centers start giving booster shots | New variant found in South Africa | MD Anderson names CFO | 8 systems opening hospitals | Cancer diagnoses still not at pre-COVID levels, study finds

August 30, 2021

• Epic adds genomics cancer care platform to EHR | 1 in 5 COVID cases among pediatric cancer patients are severe: study | Top hospital employers in each state | Philips recall over cancer risk leads to breathing machine shortage

August 25, 2021

• American Cancer Society mandates vaccine for staff | NY cancer center names 54 leaders in 1 year | Fla. hospital fires physician for selling mask opt outs | Long COVID estimates, by state | UPMC starts cancer drug discovery company

August 23, 2021

• Mount Sinai gets $60M for new cancer center | CDC delays booster shot review | 5 oncologists on the move | Hospitals make job offers on the spot | Vitamin D lowers colon cancer risk, Dana Farber study suggests

August 18, 2021

• Mayo Clinic plans $200M proton beam expansion | Ky. cancer center creates provider network | HHS: Booster shots coming Sept. 20 | OSU to open $1.79B hospital | Study: NCI centers get paid more for surgeries

August 16, 2021

• Oncologists' wealth, debt in '21: 5 notes | American Cancer Society HQ sells for $285M | 4 new cancer care partnerships | 19 hospitals delaying surgeries | Board strikes down plan for Conn. cancer center

August 11, 2021

• City of Hope acquires medical group | 7 stats on physician burnout | How St. Jude raised $2B in 1 year | Employees call for Seattle Children's leaders to resign | Scientists find another possible sunscreen carcinogen

August 9, 2021

• Ascension resolves unnecessary chemo allegations | Why aren't Cleveland Clinic, UPMC mandating vaccines? | Prostate cancer patients dying of other causes, study finds | Neb. oncologist dies in plane crash

August 3, 2021

• 10 top-read oncology stories | Cancer centers fall short with these supportive services | 19 executive moves | Vaccinations up in all 50 states | 5 new, expanded cancer centers | Lung cancer patients who quit smoking see survival benefit

July 29, 2021

• Oncologist burnout worsens | New breast cancer treatment approved | NJ earmarks $10M for pediatric cancer treatment, new center | Tenn. hospital's only physician lives there

July 27, 2021

• US News: 10 best hospitals for cancer care | Mayo study: Breast cancer patients 65+ should get hereditary genetic testing | CDC signals support for COVID-19 booster shots for immunocompromised | Heated chemotherapy: 6 things to know

July 22, 2021

• Radiation oncologists slam CMS' proposed payment cuts | Erlanger names oncology director | Patient: Fla. hospital lost organ meant for biopsy | Cleveland Clinic hospital opens breast cancer center | 7 hospital CEO moves

July 20, 2021

• 'Obesity paradox': Why patients with this cancer may live longer | AACI names president-elect | 21 executive moves | Penn researchers get $2.9M for cardio-oncology study | Endometrial screening tool falls short

July 15, 2021

• Seattle cancer programs may form new center | How Dr. Derek Raghavan avoids 'analysis paralysis' at Atrium's cancer institute | 5 sunscreen products recalled after carcinogen ID'ed | St. Jude joins 30+ hospitals, groups mandating vaccines

July 13, 2021

• 5 oncologists on the move | Moffitt names COO | Temple acquires former Cancer Treatment Center of America campus | COVID-19 cases up in 47 states | The hospital that invests most in community health, state by state

July 8, 2021

• Death rates for common cancers fall, but cases rise | 4 new partnerships in cancer care | Tattoo ink could complicate breast cancer screenings | La. medical school put on probation | RIP 'Uber of healthcare'

July 6, 2021

• MD Anderson CEO Dr. Peter Pisters on the next cancer breakthrough | Screen lung cancer patients for this gene: Mayo research | Sugary drinks tied to higher colorectal cancer rates for young adults | Dr. Barbara Murphy, Mount Sinai chair of medicine, dies

July 1, 2021

• UPMC names cancer center president | Tainted lot of cancer drug recalled | Oncologist sues Health First over firing | 10 top-read oncology stories | Cleveland Clinic team closer to pinpointing best time between breast cancer diagnosis, treatment

June 29, 2021

• Yale names pediatric oncology chief + 5 oncologists on the move | COVID-19 is still delaying surgeries | Causal relationship between heart disease, cancer possible: research | New therapy tied to decreased death for men with aggressive prostate cancer

June 24, 2021

• Include cancer patients in vaccine trials, oncologists say | Cleveland Clinic leader to join Texas cancer center | CDC: Not enough data to recommend COVID-19 boosters | Calif. system execs lose physicians' confidence

June 22, 2021

• CHI Health, radiology group scrap 75-year partnership | 21 exec resignations | Scripps sued over data breach | Miss. rolls out free cancer survivorship services | Most eligible patients miss lung cancer screening, study finds

June 17, 2021

• 20 best hospitals for pediatric cancer: US News | Oncologists' biggest missed opportunity with patients | Beaumont, Spectrum to form 22-hospital system | Brain cancer drug pulled from Medicare Part D | 10 highest-paid PA specialties

June 15, 2021

• Dana-Farber's operating loss grows in Q2 | Closed Okla. cancer hospital has potential buyer | Mount Sinai names oncology chief | Philips cites potential cancer risk in device recall

June 10, 2021

• Where Walmart sends employees for cancer care | 4 oncologists on the move | UC Berkeley auctions off Nobel Prize-winning cancer research as NFT | 4 new, expanded cancer centers

June 8, 2021

• A secondhand crisis spotlights oncologists' role as bearers of bad news | 4 new cancer care partnerships | Lynparza pill curbed recurrence, death in early-stage breast cancer patients | Most oncologists experienced sexual harassment last year

June 3, 2021

• Okla. cancer hospital closes | Former Mayo oncologist loses NCI post over misconduct allegations | Texas hospital eases masking | AMA joins opposition to 'PA' rebrand | 2 physicians on what CDC's mask guidance means for the immunocompromised

June 1, 2021

• Odor-based test from Penn screens for hard-to-detect cancers | 10 top-read oncology stories | HPV vaccination rates could eradicate cervical cancer in ND | PAs seek new title | Biden's $6T budget includes new agency for cancer research: 7 takeaways

May 27, 2021

• Cost a barrier to follow-up care for insured cancer survivors | Most racially inclusive hospital in each state: Lown | USC healthcare workers OK strike | Stop calling everything 'burnout' | CHI Saint Joseph expands ties with Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center

May 25, 2021

• 5 best, worst states for physicians | Cancer screening rates among older adults: All 50 states, ranked | Breast cancer therapy doesn't increase COVID-19 risks, study finds | Sloan Kettering AI arm, Quest partner to speed cancer diagnoses

May 20, 2021

• Cancer centers want HPV vaccines back on track | Low volumes hamper Dana-Farber finances | OB-GYN pushed unneeded surgeries 'to avoid cancer,' gets 59 years | Google, Northwestern go in on breast cancer AI | How Moffitt, City of Hope measure diversity

May 18, 2021

• Task force: Colon cancer screenings should start at 45 | Dr. Cheryl Willman tapped to lead Mayo cancer programs | 3 notes on oncologist pay | Cancer patients see parking fees as 'knife in the back' | Nurses 'outraged' over new mask guidance

May 13, 2021

• Medicare expands coverage of breast cancer test | MD Anderson, Broad Institute launch rare cancer research platform | Dana-Farber gets $50M gift | 10 states where hospitals are best, worst at avoiding overuse

May 11, 2021

• 4 new cancer care partnerships | Dana-Farber names chief clinical access, equity officer | Physicians see fewer recruiting offers | 6 new, larger cancer centers | Cigna CEO: Preventive care back to pre-pandemic levels

May 6, 2021

• 5 oncology leaders on the move | Cancer centers partner to expand veterans' access to lung cancer care | Fla. children's hospital to open oncology center | How CMS ranked US News' 20 Honor Roll hospitals | US COVID-19 cases hit 7-mo. low

May 4, 2021

• Oncologists diagnose more advanced cancer cases as COVID-19 dies down | How does chemo affect memory? UPMC, Ind. U researchers aim to find out | 10 hospitals that best avoid unnecessary care | Why are physicians leaving this NC hospital?

April 29, 2021

• BCBS beats lawsuit over cancer coverage | Biden touts fed'l agency for 'breakthrough' cancer treatment developments | PA median annual base salary, by state | Where are Leapfrog's latest straight-'A' + 'F' hospitals?

April 27, 2021

• Cancer software breach hits 40 systems | Best cancer hospitals in 2000 v. 2021 | Sloan Kettering digital chief heads to Teladoc | Hackensack Meridian offers virtual lung cancer screenings | Top 15 health systems, per Fortune/IBM Watson

April 22, 2021

• 50 best cancer hospitals: 2000 v. 2020 | St. Peter's seeks delay in oncologist's suit against system | Mayo: Nearly 16% of colon cancer patients have inherited gene | Insured women at high risk of breast cancer still face financial barriers to care

April 20, 2021

• Where oncology falls among 29 specialties ranked by salary | Cancer center halts care after losing only oncologist | UPMC cancer center names hematology chief | Delay surgery for COVID-19 patients, study suggests

April 15, 2021

• Study questions breast cancer treatment for older patients | 5 new, expanded cancer centers | ChristianaCare bolsters support for young adult cancer survivors | Physician collects $26M in wrongful termination case

April 13, 2021

• 31 COVID-19 cases tied to Duke hospital's oncology, surgical unit | Certain cancer patients at risk of vaccine failure | 9 best systems to work for, per Fortune | Chairman of Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute takes on new role

April 8, 2021

• 'Time to screen,' oncologists tell Americans | Cyberattack disrupts radiation appts. at RI centers | Hospitals getting richer from fed'l aid? AHA disputes Washington Post | NewYork-Presbyterian CXO: Access is the new patient experience

April 6, 2021

• Philly cancer hospital to lay off 365 | 8 oncologists on the move | Va. hospital expands, renames cancer center after Toyota CEO's gift | Physicians: UnitedHealthcare squeezes competitors like a 'boa constrictor'

April 1, 2021

• Okla. cancer hospital to close | Barnes-Jewish, Wash. U launch brain tumor center | Former cancer patient claims Ky. hospital tampered with medical records | Physician group sues SSM over lost privileges | City of Hope gets $50M donation

March 30, 2021

• Temple to buy cancer hospital | 5 experts on overcoming colon cancer disparities | Moffitt moves to needle-free blood collection | Spectrum ends probe of insensitive Instagram posts | 10 states opening COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for all adults this week

March 25, 2021

• COVID-19 outbreak affects 20 in NC hospital's oncology, surgery unit | Mass. IDs source of 1990s childhood cancer cluster | 10 best, worst states to practice medicine | St. Peter's, Huntsman Cancer Institute may partner

March 23, 2021

• Claims against Aetna trimmed in cancer coverage suit | Dr. José Baselga, former Memorial Sloan Kettering CMO, dies at 61 | MidMichigan plans $61.5M cancer center | Oncology drugs saw big boost in '20 revenue | Sutter hospital fined after nurse's death

March 18, 2021

• Oncologists see uptick in late-stage cancer diagnoses | LA hospital to close | Most cancer centers recommend screening for breast cancer earlier than nat'l guidelines | A case for surgeons in clear masks

March 16, 2021

• No, Johns Hopkins didn't send that email on 'alternatives' to treat cancer | Spectrum probes residents' Instagram | Former Mayo oncologist to lead NYU Langone radiation dept. | Dana Farber's Q1 revenue boosted by pharmacy growth, payment from Kuwait

March 11, 2021

• 5 new partnerships in cancer care | Medical bill stress tied to worse outcomes for some cancer patients | Walmart heir to build medical school | 10 most expensive drugs in the US | 7 new, expanded cancer centers

March 9, 2021

• Start lung cancer screenings earlier, US task force says | Surgeon: Zoom call from OR was safe | Telehealth + cancer care: 5 Qs with a Michigan Medicine oncologist | US News ranks states for healthcare | Change Healthcare, Amazon team up

March 4, 2021

• Biden urges Americans to not delay cancer screenings | 8 scientists form cancer research center at MetroHealth | Optum to add 715 Mass. physicians | 22 US hospitals among Newsweek's 100 best in world | Tenn. hospital closes

March 2, 2021

• Swollen lymph nodes: Normal vaccine side effect can be mistaken as sign of cancer | Top 10 oncology stories in Feb. | Cancer center to open in Ohio | 7 hospitals hiring chief quality officers

Feb. 25, 2021

• 5 cancer centers launch major research initiative | Sloan Kettering bundles cancer care | NC hospital loses 76% of physicians over pay cuts | Ascension, Google roll out EHR search

Feb. 23, 2021

• Oncologists sue Md. hospital over lost privileges | St. Jude employee joins SpaceX flight | Study: Acid reflux heightens risk for certain cancers | Thousands of physicians can't get into residency programs | Oncologist lifestyle report: 5 findings

Feb. 18, 2021

• Oncologists lose appeal over Medicare payment cuts | Texas hospitals lose water: 6 things to know | Follow CDC and prioritize cancer patients for vaccines, states urged | NY hospital halts new cancer unit admissions after 3rd COVID-19 cluster

Feb. 16, 2021

• Breast cancer death rates on rise for women in 20s, 30s | Urine test accurate alternative to biopsies for prostate cancer detection | Physicians exit Mission after HCA takeover | Surgeon's case pivotal for hospital libel risk in Iowa

Feb. 11, 2021

• Why Intermountain changed mammogram guidelines | Stanford, Sutter to open outpatient cancer center | UnitedHealth policies need fed'l review, hospitals say | Medical center apologizes after canceling cancer patient's vaccine appt. over bill

Feb. 4, 2021

• Judge dismisses lawsuit over removal of Mont. oncologist | Google to integrate AI into cervical cancer diagnostics | 6 oncologists on the move | 10 best paying areas for nurses | UC Health opens cancer wellness clinic

Feb. 2, 2021

• Billionaire buys SpaceX flight to raise $200M for St. Jude | Dr. Emil Freireich, leukemia therapy pioneer, dies at 93 | Cleveland Clinic adds 476-bed hospital | Kaiser would need 4 years to vaccinate Calif. patients at current supply rate

Jan. 28, 2021

• Cancer centers urge Americans to resume screenings, treatment | Henry Ford, Mich. State partner for 30 years in pursuit of NCI recognition | 5 infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Vt. hospital's oncology unit | Radiation oncologists open Ky. cancer center

Jan. 26, 2021

• New cancer cluster detected in Houston | Fla. breast cancer practice takes EHR offline after cyber attack | UC Irvine's $1B hospital campus plan includes new cancer center | 29 specialties ranked by burnout rates | Dana-Farber opens outpatient site

Jan. 21, 2021

• Oncologist wrongly treated patient for lung cancer for years, hospital says | 7 Qs with Sloan Kettering's digital chief | Henry Ford opens cancer pavilion | Optum aims to add 10,000 physicians | Physicians work in parking lot of locked Texas hospital

Jan. 19, 2021

• Tenn. cancer centers file for bankruptcy | MD Anderson avoids $4.3M HIPAA penalty | Cancer screenings at Mass General Brigham fell 76% amid pandemic | Houston hospital closes | Physician purposely exposed patients to COVID-19, RI finds

Jan. 14, 2021

• MD Anderson + 5 hospitals among 100 top healthcare employers | CVS, Cancer Treatment Centers of America link up for in-home chemo | Mark Cuban starts generic drug co. | Former employee says oncology services co. fired her over breast cancer treatment

Jan. 12, 2021

• Mont. system removed oncologist for harming patients: CEO | Optum moves to buy 715-physician group in Mass. | 1st cases of vaginal cancer transmission to infants reported | Man arrested after Cleveland Clinic worker abducted | 5 new cancer care alliances

Jan. 7, 2021

• The best cancer hospitals in 2000 vs. now | UAB moves some cancer patients to hotels | States ranked by COVID-19 shots in arms | Patients would pay $2,607 more for hospital with extra quality star | Radiation oncology patients satisfied with telemed

Jan. 5, 2021

• Most breast cancer patients who 'go flat' don't regret choice | UnitedHealthcare cuts Envision radiologists from network | List prices for 589 drugs are up | 4 expanding, new cancer facilities | Mass. NPs get full practice authority

Dec. 31, 2020

• Oncologist forgives $650K of patients' debt | Cancer patients should get priority access to COVID-19 vaccine, experts say | 20 cancer drugs approved this year | COVID-19 variant found in Calif.

Dec. 29, 2020

• The year's top 10 oncology stories | Skip line for COVID-19 vaccine and lose your license, Calif. governor warns healthcare providers | FDA has new opioid prescribing guidelines | IU Health CEO demands probe after Black physician alleges racist care

Dec. 24, 2020

• Rutgers Cancer Institute gets $25M donation | Memorial Sloan Kettering paid $1.5M severance to forced-out CMO | PA median annual base salary by state | Lawsuit: Aetna systematically denied cancer treatment coverage

Dec. 22, 2020

• Breast cancer passes lung as leading type worldwide | UChicago Med names cancer center director | Hospital staff are rejecting COVID-19 vaccines | RN pay in 2020: 7 things to know | Cleveland Clinic to start breast cancer vaccine trial

Dec. 17, 2020

• Cancer donations drop | Esophageal cancer on rise in adults under 50 | CommonSpirit Health, Morehouse partner | Medical staff urges Calif. nurses not to strike | Jefferson Health 'TikTok doctor' on his messaging strategy

Dec. 15, 2020

• COVID-19 vaccine could jump start cancer breakthroughs | Mont. system wants lawsuit over oncologist's removal dismissed | Advocate Aurora ties $66M in bonuses to staff's direct patient interaction | Leapfrog's 'F' and 'straight-A' hospitals

Dec. 10, 2020

• 4 latest cancer care partnerships | Microsoft deploys tumor detection tool for hospitals | 5 cities with highest ICU occupancy | Oncologists get new guidelines for post-pandemic cancer care | CMS delays radiation oncology payment model

Dec. 8, 2020

• Oncologist to sue Mont. health system after abrupt dismissal | Leapfrog names 2020 Top Hospitals | 6 oncology leaders talk reimbursement | Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine meets FDA authorization criteria | Study: Birth defects tied to higher cancer risk

Dec. 3, 2020

• Cancer among teens, young adults up 30% since '73 | FDA approves UCSF, UCLA imaging technique to detect prostate cancer | Thousands of Mayo, Cleveland Clinic workers sidelined by COVID-19 | CMS' final physician payment rule for 2021: 6 takeaways

Dec. 1, 2020

• Oncology nurse on leave over TikTok flouting COVID-19 protocol | Calif. urges weekly COVID-19 testing of all hospital workers | The month's top 10 oncology stories | UVM Health computer outage left cancer patients in limbo | 80 hospitals pausing surgeries

Nov. 24, 2020

• COVID-19 sidelines 1,000 Cleveland Clinic workers | 19 more hospitals halt elective surgeries | Fla. radiology practice pays $1.4M to settle false claims charges | Colon cancer detected earlier in states that expanded Medicaid

Nov. 19, 2020

• 47 hospitals suspending elective surgeries | 900+ Mayo workers diagnosed with COVID-19 in 2 wks. | 4 latest cancer center expansions | UnitedHealth: Move routine imaging out of hospitals, save 62% | States ranked by lung cancer survival rates

Nov. 17, 2020

• System sued over oncologist's sudden absence | Memorial Sloan Kettering's operating loss: $453M | 10 physicians on what Thanksgiving should look like | Physician wants Beaumont's top execs out | 4 recent cancer care deals | Daily COVID-19 numbers by state

Nov. 12, 2020

• 6 oncology leaders on the move | Cleveland Clinic reschedules nonemergency surgeries | 'We're about to enter COVID hell' | RN pay in 2020: 7 things to know | Battle language about cancer: Experts take issue with 'lost fights'

Nov. 10, 2020

• Lower mortality rates for 3 cancers linked to Medicaid expansion | How Alex Trebek raised awareness about pancreatic cancer | Hospitals lose billions from interrupted medical tourism | The 13 members of Biden's COVID-19 task force

Nov. 5, 2020

• Cancer death risk rises about 10% for every month of delayed care | 'COVID' fee is showing up on medical bills | Medical assocs. condemn misrepresentation of DOs | BJC HealthCare to postpone electives at 4 hospitals

Nov. 3, 2020

• 10 hospitals postponing elective procedures | Renown appoints new leaders for cancer program | Geisinger, AtlantiCare undo merger | US entering 'most deadly phase' of pandemic, Birx warns | Wis. hospitals scramble to fill staffing void

Oct. 29, 2020

• Mayo, Google launch AI initiative in radiation oncology | Mass. hospital outbreak tied to eating in break room | COVID-19 death risk higher in cancer patients | 6 hospital ransomware attacks in 24 hrs | Revenue, visit levels still down for most practices

Oct. 27, 2020

• Tenn. hospitals suspend elective surgeries | Director of MIT's cancer research center to step down | Intermountain, Sanford form 70-hospital system | Insurance type may affect quality of cancer surgery, study finds | COVID-19 positivity rates by state

Oct. 22, 2020

• CMS delays cancer therapy payment model | Hospital chiefs warn of potentially 'worse' COVID-19 wave | Pandemic has severely disrupted cancer research | 5,300 physicians, scientists denounce herd immunity | Amazon strengthening bench to manage providers

Oct. 20, 2020

• 4 hospital partnerships for cancer care | CommonSpirit, BCBS of TX split to affect thousands | First 5 projects from UT Austin, MD Anderson cancer data collaboration | Do online oncology forums feed confirmation bias? | 9 financially strong hospitals

Oct. 15, 2020

• Oncologists alarmed by missed, delayed cancer diagnoses | Novant opens $165M cardio + cancer center | 13 Qs with Memorial Sloan Kettering's digital chief | Calif. system investigated over complaints of long wait times

Oct. 13, 2020

• IU names new cancer center director | COVID-19 hospitalizations hit 6-week high | Erlanger, Vanderbilt-Ingram partner for cancer care | NewYork-Presbyterian launches center devoted to health equity | Jefferson to cut 500 jobs

Oct. 8, 2020

• 8 capital projects related to cancer care | SC hospital fires back at physicians claiming 'abysmal' care | City of Hope launches $40M subsidiary | Patient shot at Calif. hospital

Oct. 6, 2020

• Houston cancer center director steps down | Fred Hutch opens COVID-19 research center | Physicians resign from Kan. hospital | New Orleans center completes $56M expansion | 5 states with most, fewest COVID-19 restrictions

Oct. 1, 2020

• Phishing incident exposes 5,000+ Piedmont cancer patients' info | Wis. hospitals suspend surgeries as COVID-19 cases surge | Ky. system opens $130M cancer center | Top 10 oncology stories in Sept.

Sept. 29, 2020

• Ex-cancer center president indicted in antitrust conspiracy | House unveils $2.2 trillion relief bill: 4 COVID-19 updates | 9 oncologists on the move | Trump, Biden debate at Cleveland Clinic today: 5 notes

Sept. 24, 2020

• 17 US cancer centers join to survey pandemic's effects | Trump preparing healthcare EOs | Radiation oncologists want CMS cancer payment model delayed | Physician wage gap persists between genders: 6 notes

Sept. 22, 2020

• CMS finalizes cancer payment model | Pa. physician pays $1.2M to settle billing fraud allegations | The most exciting clinical developments in cancer care | CDC: COVID-19 guidance on airborne transmission posted by mistake

Sept. 17, 2020

• Conn. hospital gets $14M gift for cancer care | Physician complaints stall Beaumont-Advocate Aurora deal: A timeline | Report sheds light on cancer health disparities | Viewpoint: Plan on an unusual 2021, too

Sept. 15, 2020

• Jefferson plans $762M pavilion to house cancer center | World sees record case increase - 6 COVID-19 updates | Trump signs EO to lower drug prices | 10 ACOs with the most shared savings in 2019

Sept. 10, 2020

• Info of 4,000+ Moffitt patients stolen from physician's car | 17 best systems for leadership development | How US News' best hospitals for cancer care are improving outcomes | Trump admits to downplaying COVID-19 — 6 updates

Sept. 8, 2020

• AbbVie inks $2.9B deal with Chinese drugmaker for cancer drug | 6 cancer care-related capital projects | Physician quits after employer charged $11K for COVID-19 antibody test | Fortune's 40 under 40 in healthcare

Sept. 3, 2020

• U of Miami Health's cancer center receives $126M gift | Avg. pay increase for oncologists + 10 other specialists | 5 systems make Forbes' list of top employers | NJ hospital launches heart care program for cancer patients

Sept. 1, 2020

• Mayo hits pause on luxury hotel | Rutgers Cancer Institute names quality leader | Fla. hospital closes | Vanderbilt opens cancer center outside Nashville | Many healthcare worker COVID-19 infections may go undetected, new CDC data shows

August 27, 2020

• 8 oncologists on the move | Ballad fires surgeon who asked CEO to participate in surgery | What's missing from cancer care rankings? | CDC's new stance on testing worries physician leaders: 7 reactions

August 25, 2020

• Oncologists' personal finances: 7 things to know | 650+ nurses lose confidence in Beaumont leadership | Tenn. hospital CEO exits after participating in surgery | US sees 'rolling hotspots' - 4 COVID-19 updates

August 20, 2020

• Dr. Patrick Hwu named Moffitt Cancer Center CEO | Beaumont leaders lose physician confidence | 5 recent cancer care partnerships | Too much positivity is toxic, psychologists say

August 18, 2020

• Novant Health opens $24M cancer institute | 10 best, worst states for healthcare | Deaths from most common lung cancer declining sharply | Beaumont delays vote on Advocate Aurora merger to address physician complaints

August 13, 2020

• Mission Health moves chemo out of rural areas | 351 hospitals with highest, lowest CMS ratings for patient experience | The post-pandemic future of cancer care: 3 specialists discuss | COVID-19 data by state: Test positivity + more

August 11, 2020

• 8 hurdles cancer patients face right now | Where hospital employees have tested positive for COVID-19 | Surgical delays safe for early-stage breast cancer patients | US may block citizens with COVID-19 from reentry - 6 updates

August 6, 2020

• 8 hospitals with new cancer cancers | Cases spike in 9 cities, Birx warns; experts call for testing revamp — 7 COVID-19 updates | US cancer diagnoses down 46% in initial months of pandemic | American Cancer Society CEO to retire

August 4, 2020

• US News: Top hospitals for cancer care by state | CMS pitches physician payment rule for 2021 | New guidelines raise cervical cancer screening age to 25 | Percentage of Americans delaying care by state

July 30, 2020

• 10 best hospitals for cancer care: US News | 18 Fla. physicians get COVID-19 after party | 14 oncologists on the move | 1,000+ health pros urge government to 'reset' pandemic response | 8 hospitals closing depts.

July 28, 2020

• Oncologists' net worth, debt: 10 notes | The No. 1 hospital in each state for 2020-21 | $78M cancer center opens at Pa. hospital | COVID-19 data, by state: Hospitalizations, virus spread + more

July 23, 2020

• Cancer care amid COVID-19: 5 leaders discuss | Beaumont Health CEO, CMO target of no confidence petition | Poll: Most parents of unvaccinated teens won't initiate HPV vaccine series | COVID-19 data, by state: Test positivity + more

July 21, 2020

• How Memorial Sloan Kettering is managing cancer patients with COVID-19 | US records smallest daily case increase in 1 week - 5 COVID-19 updates | Hackensack Meridian gets $25M to advance cancer care | States ranked: COVID-19 positivity + spread rates

July 16, 2020

• MD Anderson, Sanofi partner on cancer research | Russian hackers target vaccine research - 8 COVID-19 updates | Ga. hospital to build $7.7M radiation oncology center | By state: COVID-19 deaths, positivity rates

July 14, 2020

• Avg. base salary for oncologists + 19 more specialties | Viewpoint: Don't clap for healthcare workers, just wear a mask | Fred Hutch to coordinate COVID-19 vaccine trials | AdventHealth CEO amid Fla. COVID-19 surge: 'I wouldn't hesitate to go to Disney'

July 9, 2020

• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to build 60-room outpatient clinic | Elective surgeries continue as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise | Cleveland Clinic Florida launches immuno-oncology innovation center | Where COVID-19 cases are rising, falling

July 7, 2020

• NYC hospital, practice to build cancer center | 28 states where COVID-19 is spreading fastest, slowest | UCSF cancer researcher Dr. Zena Werb dies | A psychologist's case for why 'social-distancing shaming' is useless

July 2, 2020

• Fred Hutch lays off 76 | Where COVID-19 cases are rising, falling | Mayo Clinic to advise Delta Air Lines on COVID-19 safety | Cedars-Sinai opens cancer center

June 30, 2020

• Erlanger, Vanderbilt join forces for cancer care | No link between common cancer treatments, worse COVID-19 outcomes | 'Worst is yet to come,' WHO chief says — 6 COVID-19 updates | Northwell breaks ties with employee over racist online message

June 25, 2020

• Cancer care cost projected to rise 34% by 2030 | Where COVID-19 cases are rising and falling | How cancer clinical trials have changed during the pandemic | 5 health systems cutting physician salaries

June 23, 2020

• Cancer care delays may spur new health crisis, cancer institute chief says | 50 top cancer hospitals: 2000 vs. 2020 | Moffitt Cancer Center's $400M hospital construction to start in July | US News: 10 best children's hospitals