Among 413 people who died of sudden unexplained heart failure, nearly 1 in 5 carried rare genetic variants that likely raised their risk of sudden cardiac death, according to research findings published June 2 in JAMA Cardiology.
Valley View, a nonprofit health system in Glenwood Springs, Colo., is performing open heart surgeries through a new program, the organization said June 9.
Post-heart transplant survival among recipients aged 70 and older does not differ significantly from that of younger recipients, suggesting older age alone should not disqualify patients for the procedure, according to research findings published June 8 in Journal of the…
These four oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months.
Timothy Swain, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, and Martha Drake, DNP, nurse practitioner, have joined the team of heart specialists at Michigan City, Ind.-based Franciscan Physician Network Heart Center, reports community homepage What's New LaPorte?
Here are four hospitals, health systems and cancer institutes that have expanded their facilities or shared plans to open new centers since May 25.
While current U.S. guidelines recommend cervical cancer screening stop at age 65, less than 1 in 3 women aged 64-66 met the criteria to safely discontinue screening, according to research published June 7 in Gynecologic Oncology.
Here are four recent cancer care and research-related partnerships and affiliations formed since May 11.
Throughout the past year, 70 percent of oncologists surveyed reported some form of sexual harassment by their peers or superiors, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
AstraZeneca's Lynparza drug cut the combined risk of recurrence of cancer or death from any cause by 42 percent among early-stage breast cancer patients with certain mutations, compared to those who received a placebo, according to research published June 3…
