News about soaring teen prediabetes rates was Becker's most read cardiology story in March.
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Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System, has selected Elizabeth Plimack, MD, as its inaugural deputy director.
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center became the newest National Comprehensive Cancer Network cancer center, making it the only member center in the state.
The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the university's college of engineering have launched Engineering Cancer Cures — an initiative focused on leveraging novel technologies to improve detection and advance cancer treatments.
Black gastrointestinal cancer patients are more likely than white patients to receive substandard surgery for treatment of the disease, a study published April 4 in JAMA Network Open found.
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Only 18 percent of patients with infected heart devices underwent surgeries to have them removed, despite removal being recommended by all medical society guidelines, according to a new study from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University.
Edward Fry, MD, began his one-year term as president of the American College of Cardiology April 4.
Researchers continue to develop artificial intelligence to improve cardiovascular care.
A new joint guideline from three leading cardiology organizations focuses on preventing heart failure in patients showing early signs of "pre-heart failure" and updating treatment strategies for symptomatic heart failure patients.
Five cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles: