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Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, both based in Chicago, have the lowest death rate for heart failure patients in the country, according to CMS data.

Dana Weisshaar, MD, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, has retired after serving as chief/medical director of Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara (Calif.) Heart Transplant Service for over two decades.

A new study found people infected with COVID-19 are more likely to develop persistent high blood pressure despite no history of the disease.

CMS has agreed to provide Medicare coverage for the first whole-genome sequencing test for cancer.

The cost of carboplatin and cisplatin — lifesaving chemotherapy medications — have skyrocketed, forcing some hospitals to pay five to 10 times more than before the drugs were reported in short supply in the United States, according to an Aug.…

Rural areas of the U.S. are severely lacking surgeons, but referring cancer patients to hospitals that perform a high volume of surgeries and have more centralized care may actually be worse for patient outcomes, according to a study led by…

Cancer diagnoses are becoming more common among adults under 50, according to new research published Aug. 16 in JAMA.

Experts say Novo Nordisk's Wegovy, a weight loss drug, may also prevent cardiovascular incidents like heart attacks and strokes, CNBC reported Aug. 16.

Some older women may not benefit from annual breast cancer screenings, according to a study published Aug. 8 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Continued mammograms after age 70 may cause what researchers labeled "overdiagnosis" of the disease.

Patients who experience pain one year after a heart attack may be more likely to die within the next eight years, according to a study published Aug. 16 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.