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Cancer patients who experienced breakthrough COVID-19 infections had a 13 percent death rate, a study published Dec. 24 in the Annals of Oncology found.

Below are 11 cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles. 

January 2022 Issue of Becker’s Hospital Review ON THE COVER 39 hospitals face maximum Medicare readmission penalties As part of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare will cut payments to 83 percent of the 3,080 hospitals evaluated for the program…

Recent cardiology studies have focused on the link between exposure to toxic metals and clogged arteries, blood pressure readings during the height of the pandemic and more.

Shreveport, La.-based Christus Highland Medical Center completed the facility's first minimally invasive robotic-assisted heart surgery on Dec. 16.

The American Cancer Society awarded nearly $3.9 million in funding to 77 health systems across the country for lodging costs of cancer patients, providing an estimated 20,000 nights of lodging, the organization said Dec. 9. 

Aurora-based Children's Hospital Colorado recently became the first pediatric hospital in the world to use a 3D intracardiac echocardiography catheter in the treatment of congenital heart disease. 

Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, expanded its cardiovascular program by introducing a computed tomography artificial intelligence to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease.

Heart centers across the nation continue to reach milestones with a variety of procedures. 

While colonoscopy is the most recommended screening method for colorectal cancers, clinicians often offer alternatives if patients are unwilling to undergo the invasive procedure, a Mayo Clinic study published Dec. 14 found.