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A cardiac surgery team at University of Louisville (Ky.) Health-Jewish Hospital is the second in the U.S. to implant an experimental artificial heart into a patient, the organization said Aug. 26.

Trying to launch a successful cardiology program without engaging physicians in the development process is a recipe for failure, says Marybeth Antone. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center hired a record 54 physicians, scientists and senior administrators over the past year. 

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said overweight adults should now be screened for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes starting at age 35, down from age 40 in earlier guidance. 

All full- and part-time staff at the American Cancer Society will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 1, the organization said Aug. 24. This comes one day after Pfizer received full FDA approval for its shot Aug.…

Tenet Healthcare's national medical director for vascular surgery and endovascular therapy has completed his 200th transcarotid artery revascularization — a minimally invasive stroke prevention procedure.  

A Cedars-Sinai affiliate hospital in California has opened a heart and vascular center. 

People who eat a diet rich in plant-based foods may lower their risk for heart disease by more than 50 percent, according to findings recently published in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Adults younger than 50 who consume higher amounts of vitamin D may lower their risk for colorectal cancer, according to research recently published in Gastroenterology. 

These five oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few weeks.