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A KFF report found Oklahoma has the highest rate of heart disease deaths, while Minnesota has the lowest.

Richard Creech, MD, a pioneering medical oncologist, researcher and longtime leader, died July 1 of cancer at 83, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported July 19.

Nashville-based Tennessee Oncology announced plans to build a $120 million medical center in downtown Nashville, according to a July 19 report in The Tennessean. 

A breast cancer vaccine has shown promise in a phase 1 trial spearheaded by researchers at University of Washington's Cancer Vaccine Institute and is preparing to move to phase 2, a July 17 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center news release said.

Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has received a gift of  $16.25 million for brain cancer and neuroscience research, according to a July 18 news release shared with Becker's. 

Clinicians are using robot-assisted technology to diagnose and treat lung cancer in a same-day procedure at Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) and four other system hospitals.

The American Heart Association is speaking out against budget cuts made by Congress to large institutions and health programs, citing detrimental effects on cardiovascular disease.

A new drug for patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy significantly increased survival and reduced hospitalizations, according to a study.

Here are the top four cardiology and heart surgery hospitals in North Dakota, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Michael Postow, MD, chief of melanoma service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, picked oncology because it was a place where he could make the biggest impact.