Colorectal and pancreatic adenocarcinoma incidence rates increased the most among young adults between 2000 and 2021, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson…
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Chicago-based Northwestern University has appointed Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, as chair of the department of radiation oncology. Dr. Abazeed is an associate professor of radiation oncology and co-leader of the lung cancer program at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer…
Steven Leach, MD, will step down as director of the Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center and as the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Hanover, N.H.-based Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine in early 2026. He…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth will invest $43.2 million to establish AdventHealth Cancer Institute at Winter Garden (Fla.). The new facility will offer radiation, medical oncology and immunotherapy services, as well as “personalized and targeted treatments tailored to each patient’s genetic…
Community MD Anderson, a clinical and operational partnership between Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has opened its newest cancer center in Carmel, Ind. The new facility will offer infusion therapy, procedural and…
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Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System, has added radiation oncology services at its Plantation, Fla., facility. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center patients can now receive all non-surgical cancer services, including access to clinical trials,…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has added oncology care to its Home Hospital program. Mass General Birgham’s Home Hospital program aims to “alleviate the capacity crisis” within acute care facilities, while also allowing patients to benefit from remaining near their…
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, the largest health system in the country, is seeking finance chiefs at six of its hospitals. Here are HCA’s current CFO openings, according to job postings found on the system’s website:
Manhasset, N.Y.-based North Shore University Hospital had the highest 30-day survival rate for coronary artery bypass graft patients among all U.S. hospitals participating in CMS’ Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, according to data published Feb. 19. The Hospital…
Among vendors offering health IT solutions within cardiology, Epic had the highest quality of phone and web support, and the highest rate of keeping promises, according to the “Cardiology 2025” report from KLAS Research published Feb. 12. Researchers analyzed customer…