In mid-July, Shamiq Syed was appointed CFO of Secaucus, N.J.-based Hudson Regional Hospital, which is part of Secaucus-based Hudson Regional Health. Hudson Regional is a four-hospital system that was formed in late May as the last part of Bayonne, N.J.-based…
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The average “heart age” of men in the U.S. is seven years older than their actual age, according to a study published July 30 in JAMA Cardiology. Using the American Heart Association’s Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events equations, researchers…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has tapped Snehal Patel, MD, as system director of heart failure in the Northwell Transplant Institute and Northwell Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Patel will also serve as co-director of the Northwell Transplant Institute’s Center for…
U.S. News and World Report released its 2025-2026 ranking of the top U.S. hospitals for heart, cardiology and vascular surgery July 29, with New York City-based NYU Langone Health earning the top spot. For the ranking, U.S. News evaluated more…
A recent Aurora-based University of Colorado Cancer Center study found that COVID-19 infection in cancer patients can reawaken cancer cells and lead to metastasis. The study, published July 30 in Nature, used mice models of breast cancer, as well as…
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As director of cancer rehabilitation and survivorship at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, Arash Asher, MD, has seen first-hand the disorienting effects felt by cancer patients upon reaching the “survivor” stage of cancer treatment. “Some people want to sweep their cancer experience…
Maria Velez, MD, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at New Orleans-based Manning Family Children’s, has been appointed president of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. The ASPHO is “dedicated to promoting the optimal care of children, adolescents and young adults with blood…
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson is the top-ranked cancer hospital in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking, published July 29. MD Anderson has earned the top spot for the past 11 years. For its…
As AI technology increasingly amalgamates into the medical arena, health system leaders are stepping up to help steer the path forward. Women comprise only 30% of those working in AI today, and Adrienne Kline, MD, PhD, is one of them.…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health is home to the top-ranked heart hospital in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking, published July 29. NYU Langone unseated Cleveland Clinic, which earned the top spot last year. …