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Charles Hatcher, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon and former vice president of health affairs at Atlanta-based Emory University, died March 27 at Emory University Hospital. He was 90. 

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare is building an expanded cancer facility called the Priority Toyota Cancer Center after receiving a donation from Denis Ellmer, president and CEO of Priority Automotive and Toyota USA, the health system announced in an April 1…

These eight oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments over the last few months. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health received a portion of a $2.2 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support its efforts addressing colorectal cancer disparities, the health system said March 31. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health signed a risk-based deal with Medtronic to improve outcomes for heart failure patients, the health system said March 31.

A rise in the number of cancer diagnoses seen among those turning 65 indicates patients may be delaying medical care until they are insured through Medicare, according to research published March 29 in Cancer.

Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, started her one-year term as president of the American College of Cardiology April 1. 

Here are four partnerships and affiliations centered on cardiac and cardiovascular care announced recently.

Physicians and scientists at St. Louis-based Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University's School of Medicine have launched a brain tumor center at the Siteman Cancer Center to advance both patient care and transformative, translational and clinical research. 

The FDA approved the world's first nonsurgical heart valve device meant to treat patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation, which often is a result of congenital heart disease, the agency announced March 26.