The FDA approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer on May 9, a move experts anticipate will help boost screening rates across the country. Five notes: 1. The test kit is made by Teal Health. Using the kit,…
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Incorporating AI into mammography analysis could reduce the number of breast cancers developed between screenings by 30%, according to a study published April 18 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has opened Hope Plaza, the system’s largest outpatient care center in the nation. The new facility aims to increase City of Hope’s outpatient visits by 69%, according to a May 12 news release from the…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health Cancer Institute has named Sang Sim, MD, as vice chair of brachytherapy with the department of radiation medicine. Brachytherapy is a specialized form of internal radiation therapy that destroys cancer cells and slows tumor…
Incidence of 14 cancers increased among individuals under the age of 50 between 2010 and 2019, according to a study published May 8 in Cancer Discovery. Researchers from the National Institutes of Health analyzed incidence and mortality data from the…
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Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System has named Amy Knight chief administrative officer. In her new role, Ms. Knight will report to Cook Children’s president and CEO Rick Merrill, according to a May 8 news release. Prior to…
Collateral effects on non-target tissue are worse with pulsed-field ablation than with radiofrequency ablation, according to a study published April 24 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. The multicenter study, led by researchers from the Kansas City (Kan.) Heart Rhythm Institute, analyzed…
Ashland, Ky.-based UK King’s Daughters is set to acquire Tri-State Regional Cancer Center, also based in Ashland. The acquisition, expected to close July 1, will expand UK King’s Daughters oncology services to include radiation therapy, according to an April 28…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has appointed Jack Sun, MD, as director of cardiovascular surgery at the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. As director, he will develop a heart failure treatment, according to a May 1 news release from…