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Dorothy Graves, PhD, has joined Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as assistant vice president and associate director for administration.

Bronx, N.Y.-based Albert Einstein Cancer Center made three new leadership appointments March 29.

UCSF Health in San Francisco has selected Krishna Komanduri, MD, to serve as division chief of hematology-oncology, effective July 1. 

The number of prediabetic children has nearly doubled in the last two decades, a study published March 28 in JAMA Pediatrics found.

Tens of millions of dollars have been donated to fund specialty cancer centers and accelerate cancer research in recent weeks. 

Although traditional in-person cardiac rehabilitation programs improve outcomes, only 4% of eligible patients complete a cardiac rehab program despite its life saving benefits. Virtual programs can improve cardiac care and long-term recovery.

A team of specialists at Jacksonville, Fla.-based Baptist Health has become the first in the U.S.' Southeast region to implant the Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder. 

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital has submitted a new proposal for the construction of a cancer center, Westchester & Fairfield Business Journals reported March 28.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has received a "significant" gift from Susan and Steve Kelly to establish a center for cancer immunotherapy, the hospital said March 28.

The Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center received a $15 million gift from the Michels Family Foundation for rare cancers research, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported March 25.