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Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital's revised plan to build a 55,700-square-foot cancer center is facing opposition from residents, the Greenwich Times reported Sept. 12. 

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute in London found a link between pollution and lung cancer, and a possible solution to prevent it.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute's heart transplant team is using technology that keeps hearts viable for up to eight hours, instead of the traditional four, the organization said Sept. 8.

Researchers from Newark, N.J.-based Rutgers Medical School found implantable cardioverter defibrillator information on YouTube to be low quality and highly variable, leaving an opportunity for medical institutions to improve online resources.

Six oncologists have joined new practices or received new appointments since Sept. 7.

The FDA and Abbott are alerting healthcare providers about potential clip lock malfunctions with MitraClip Clip Delivery Systems, a heart valve repair device manufactured by Abbott.

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center received a $78 million gift, the largest single gift in its 47-year history, from Stuart and Molly Sloan.

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Cancer appointed James Turkson, PhD, director for diversity, inclusion and strategy.

The FDA is warning healthcare providers about a rare, potential risk for certain cancers in the scar tissue that grows around breast implants, according to a Sept. 8 safety alert.

Cardiologists at Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health performed what is believed to be the world’s first partial heart transplant by fusing the arteries and valves from a freshly donated heart onto an existing heart, the system said in an email to…