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More centers are testing the effectiveness of vaccines on a range of cancers.

North Carolina nonprofit hospitals are under scrutiny for overcharging for oncology drugs they purchased through a federal discount program meant to help disadvantaged patients, Port City Daily reported May 14.

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center established the Elliot Family Center for Cardiac Electrophysiology thanks to a $10 million donation, CBS12 reported May 13.

UPMC Harrisburg (Pa.) is the first hospital in the world to use a new transcatheter aortic valve replacement system.

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health opened its Cardiovascular Institute at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Ill.

Los Angeles, Calif.-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer named Indrin Chetty, PhD, vice chair of research and director of the medical physics division.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN.

American Shared Hospital Services acquired three Rhode Island radiation centers.

A heart pump device the size of an AA battery could help children in need of a heart transplant wait at home rather than the hospital, Science Daily reported May 7.

The majority of adults 20 and older meet criteria for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, putting them at risk of developing full-blown heart disease, according to new research.