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About 52% of oncologists reported experiencing burnout, according to a 2023 Medscape report.

It is possible to detect and treat dormant breast cancer cells, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center found. 

November 2023 Issue of Becker’s Hospital Review   ON THE COVER Deborah Block, MSN, RN. Chief nursing officer at Stephens County Hospital A Mayo Clinic survey found 25 percent of physicians experience “imposter syndrome,” and leaders are not immune to the feeling.…

One month after the second ever pig-to-human heart transplant was performed, the heart is functioning on its own and there are no signs of rejection, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Oct. 21.

John Apovian, MD, a Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center cardiac pioneer, died Oct. 7 at 95, according to an obituary published in northjersey.com.

Massachusetts has the lowest death rate for heart failure patients and Wyoming has the lowest average death rate for heart attack patients in the country, according to CMS data.

A recent study reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 55% in bladder cancer patients with a new combination of drugs, CNN reported Oct. 22.

A Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine researcher found acupuncture can improve patient outcomes following cardiac surgery.

A study from Boston-based Mass General Cancer Center found carcinogens can increase cancer cells' susceptibility to immune attack.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has entered into a multiyear partnership with U.K.-based company Oxford Nanopore to explore genetic predispositions to cancer.