About 180 advocates representing the American Society of Clinical Oncology met with more than 200 congressional offices in Washington, D.C., April 8, to raise awareness of three issues the group said are “critical” to the support of cancer care and…
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On Tuesday, April 8, Salt Lake City-based University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute broke ground on its new $400 million facility in Vineyard, Utah. The Huntsman Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Cancer Center in Vineyard, is expected to begin serving patients in…
Phillip Koo, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer of Santa Monica, Calif.-based Prostate Cancer Foundation. Dr. Koo previously served as chief of diagnostic imaging and physician executive of oncology at Phoenix-based Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, according to an…
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists is calling on pharmacy leaders to mobilize as Congress weighs sweeping federal spending cuts, including up to $880 billion in healthcare reductions primarily to Medicaid. During a panel held at the recent American College…
Proposed medical research funding cuts could lead to $16 billion in economic loss and 68,000 lost jobs nationwide, according to a new map created by academic researchers. The Science & Community Impacts Mapping Project shows a breakdown of the effects…
Health systems are seeing early success with AI-powered tools. Here is a look at how AI is paying off at four health systems, as reported by Becker’s: Mass General Brigham, based in Somerville, Mass., has implemented a generative AI-powered ambient…
In February, Cleveland-based University Hospitals announced it would invest $39 million to build a new cancer hub at the system’s UH TriPoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio. When University Hospitals opened the UH Seidman Cancer Center in 2011, the system…
Rock Valley, Iowa-based Hegg Memorial Health Center had the lowest reported breast cancer screening recall rate between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19. The national breast cancer screening recall rate was 9%…
Columbus-based OhioHealth has appointed George Simon, MD, as vice president of the system’s oncology services. Before stepping into his new role, Dr. Simon served as executive medical director and department chair at Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center, according to an…
Mehmet Oz, MD, the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, promoted the use of artificial intelligence avatars during his first all-staff meeting, WIRED reported April 9. Sources told the publication that during the April 7 meeting,…