Kentucky had the highest incidence rate across all cancer types between 2017 and 2021, according to data published by the American Cancer Society. The American Cancer Society used data from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries to calculate…
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The Trump administration has proposed allocating $4.53 billion for the National Cancer Institute in fiscal year 2026, marking a 37.2% decrease from the $7.22 billion the NCI received in fiscal 2025. Cancer research organizations and advocacy groups have expressed concern…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has expanded outpatient infusion therapy services at the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center in Lake Success, N.Y. The $1.1 million expansion includes eight infusion bays, a separate entrance, waiting area and three nursing stations, according…
Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center has appointed Eric Weiss, MD, as president of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. He will also serve as co-director of valve surgery alongside Steve Xydas, MD, according to a Mount Sinai Medical Center news…
The FDA has granted a breakthrough device designation to the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. Made of titanium, the device uses a magnetically levitated rotor to pump blood in adult patients with severe heart failure. Though not approved for commercial use,…
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Examining blood lipid levels may help physicians predict a patient’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published May 30 in Neurology. Here are five notes on the study: Read the full study here.
On May 13, West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute opened the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center — the first freestanding cancer hospital in New Jersey. Located in New Brunswick, the center is one…
A best practice advisory alert placed within patients’ electronic medical records led to a 450% increase in oncofertility care referrals at Philadelphia-based Fox Chase Cancer Center, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual meeting. …
By 2035, the number of cancer survivors living in the U.S. is expected to exceed 22 million, according to a study published May 30 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. The American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health has submitted plans to expand coronary care at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. The expansion is expected to cost almost $22 million, according to a certificate of need filed May 23 with the New York State…