Despite a “significant decrease” in the clinical risk of heart failure patients admitted to hospitals acquired by private equity firms, clinical outcomes did not improve, according to a study published June 9 in JACC. “There’s been growing concern that when…
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Cleveland Clinic patients who received the Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement after 2000 have experienced better outcomes than patients who received the procedure prior to 2000, according to a 30-year longitudinal study published March 3 in the Annals of…
Browns Mills, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center named Geurys Rojas-Marte, MD, medical director of advanced heart failure and pulmonary hypertension programs, the hospital said in a June 14 Facebook post. Dr. Rojas-Marte practices in advanced heart failure and transplant…
The International Agency for Research on Cancer forecasts over 35 million new cancer cases in 2050 globally. The growing burden of cancer reflects the urgent need for global collaboration by academic medical centers to drive innovation and improve access to…
A recent study found that statin use can reduce breast cancer death and recurrence by roughly 20%. The study, published June 12 in the British Journal of Cancer, analyzed 34 studies that included 689,990 women with breast cancer. Researchers found…
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville (Fla.) opened a $320 million cancer center, which will house the first carbon ion therapy program in the the Americas. The 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building opened June 11, according to a system news release. It will offer…
As more complex, higher-acuity surgeries continue to shift from inpatient hospitals to lower-cost outpatient settings, a growing number of health systems are doubling down on ambulatory surgery centers, through strategic joint ventures, acquisitions and partnerships. Driven by payer pressure, patient…
The FDA has approved a polypill as an initial treatment for hypertension in adults for the first time. Here’s what to know: 1. Widaplik — manufactured by George Medicines — is a polypill that contains telmisartan, amlodipine and indapamide. 2.…
Mineola, N.Y.-based NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island cut time from door-to-activation of the neurointerventional radiology team by 12.5 minutes, or 35.2%, for patients with strokes. The hospital asked medical residents, physician assistants and all members of the stroke team to participate…
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg in Bethlehem, Pa., has opened a new hybrid electrophysiology lab. Three things to know: 1. The Steve and Jeanne Follett Hybrid Electrophysiology Lab is the first in Pennsylvania to feature a new imaging system from GE Healthcare,…