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…
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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…
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…
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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. …
From overlooked diagnostics and underused screening to AI potential and workforce gaps, these are the innovation challenges in oncology that cancer leaders told Becker’s they feel deserve more attention. Editor’s note: These responses have been lightly edited for length and…
In June, Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center earned its sixth Magnet designation and its first Magnet with Distinction rating from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The latest designation means MD Anderson is one of 26 organizations worldwide…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has appointed Geraldine O’Sullivan Coyne, MD, PhD, to system head and principal investigator for the system’s newly established Start Center for Cancer Research. The unit — set to be the first Start center in…