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Getting a flu vaccination may lower the risk of heart attack by 26% and the risk of cardiovascular deaths by 33%, according to a new meta-analysis published Nov. 19 in Scientific Reports.

President Joe Biden said Nov. 17 that he intends to tap W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, to lead the National Cancer Institute.

Two recent studies found drugs that have shown to significantly lower genetic cholesterol.

Portland, Maine-based Northern Light Mercy Hospital is partnering with Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Fifty hospitals were selected as the top in the nation for vascular care, according to a Healthgrades ranking released Oct. 24.

Youth cancer mortality fell 24% in the past two decades, the CDC's National Center of Health Statistics found.

Decatur, Texas-based Wise Health System is relocating some of its oncology services and closing its radiation therapy services Dec. 1, The Messenger reported Nov. 15.

The national lung cancer five-year survival rate is 26.6%, but most states fall under the average.

A recent study found cardiovascular mortality increased 9.3% from 2019 to 2022.

The American Heart Association plans to unveil a new heart disease risk calculator where race is no longer considered a factor.