Only 48 percent of patients receiving a heart stent, or percutaneous coronary intervention, carry the stent card given to them after their procedure, according to a survey led by researchers at Atlantic Health System's Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center.
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and Cambridge, Mass.-based Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard are aiming to accelerate novel therapeutics for rare cancers by generating a catalog of more than 100 rare cancer models, the…
Many cardiology trainees are uncomfortable using telemedicine and want more telemedicine training built into their curriculum, according to survey results published May 11 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute received a $50 million gift to support pancreatic cancer research, the Boston-based organization said May 11.
As the first female thoracic surgeon in central Texas, Rachel Medbery, MD, of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons in Austin, Texas, shared advice for women working in male-dominated fields during a recent episode of Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.
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In honor of Nanette Wenger, MD, one of the first physicians to discover that women had different heart attack symptoms than men, the American Heart Association launched an annual award to recognize research focused on women's heart disease and stroke.
Here are four recent cancer care-related partnerships and affiliations formed since April 15.
Wilmington, Del.-based Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, part of ChristianaCare, will now offer on-site primary care services to cancer patients, becoming one of the first cancer centers in the country to do so, according to a May…
Patients with early undetected heart failure who are hospitalized with COVID-19 are nearly five times more likely to die compared to patients with healthier heart measures, according to a study published May 10 in the American Heart Association's Hypertension journal.
Here are six hospitals, health systems and cancer institutes that have expanded their facilities or shared plans to open new centers since April 23.