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Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health opened a cardiovascular screening clinic, called Heart Check, March 15. 

The majority of U.S. breast cancer centers recommend annual mammograms start at age 40, earlier than updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, according to an analysis published March 15 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine debunked a now viral "cancer update" email that suggests traditional cancer therapies are ineffective. The email is falsely attributed to Johns Hopkins. 

The St. Baldrick's Foundation has awarded more than $573,000 to early-career physicians training to become pediatric cancer researchers, the foundation said March 15. 

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Saint Francis Medical Medical Center, part of OSF HealthCare, has restored its heart transplant program after being suspended due to low patient volume in 2007, the health system announced March 15. 

Some of the recommendations meant to prevent cognitive decline are the same as those meant to keep the heart healthy, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association highlighted in a joint statement published March 15 in Stroke.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network released recommendations for treating and preventing COVID-19 in cancer patients March 11. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health named Thomas Daniels, MD, chief of the radiation oncology department at its Perlmutter Cancer Center-Sunset Park March 11. 

The American Heart Association and the Children's Heart Foundation granted $917,426 to eight researchers leading studies focused on improving the understanding and treatment of congenital heart defects. 

Detroit-based Henry Ford Cancer Institute has launched a community-based research effort to increase the number of African Americans and other minority groups included in clinical trials for cancer, the health system said March 11.