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In April, the FDA published three new draft guidelines for cancer clinical trial eligibility criteria that aim to improve the representation of participants.

Researchers at Atlanta-based Emory University developed artificial intelligence that they say improves the prediction of successful heart transplants by 10%.

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, president of Mount Sinai Heart and physician-in-chief of the Mount Sinai Hospital, was honored with the World Heart Federation's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024.

Sulphur Springs, Texas-based Christus Health will expand its services and open a new cardiology location.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has reduced the number of days that pancreatic cancer patients wait until they receive a biopsy, oncology visit and treatment initiation with its new navigation and artificial intelligence program.

FDA advisers have recommended the approval of Guardant Health's blood test to detect colon or rectal cancers — but it also raised some concerns, NBC News reported May 23.

A recent study from the University of Miami's Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center found that women oncologists who graduated from international medical schools report experiencing roughly 10 times as much discrimination as their male counterparts.

A team of physicians at Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside participated in a unique stroke study that used patients' stem cells to promote tissue regeneration, it announced May 22.

Regular use of fish oil supplements can increase the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation in the general population, but shows benefits for those with existing heart disease, a recent study found.

New York state has the most vascular surgery residents in 2024.