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A study about a heart failure drug's potential to treat a cardiac condition linked to COVID-19 was Becker's most-read cardiology story in February.

Toledo, Ohio-based Mercy Health is using a mobile mammography van to advance the region's access to breast cancer screening, the health system said Feb. 23. 

The Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center has combined its affiliated physicians into one network. 

Neptune, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health, opened a new cardiac catheterization laboratory this month, the academic medical center said Feb. 23. 

The American College of Cardiology selected Christopher Kramer, MD, as the 2021 recipient of its distinguished mentor award, the health system said Feb. 24. 

The University of Washington in Seattle is using a blue light cystoscopy that makes tumors glow a bright pink color, allowing surgeons to better identify non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. 

Below are five cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles.

A new research foundation, Break Through Cancer, will combine research teams from five of the country's leading cancer centers to develop new treatments, advance clinical trials and improve patient outcomes, the organization announced Feb. 25. 

The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center appointed Andrew Yoon, MD, medical director of its heart failure treatment program, the hospital said Feb. 24.

Joanne Dragun, MD, is the American College of Radiation Oncology's new president, the group said Feb. 23. Dr. Dragun is the medical director of GenesisCare in Jacksonville, Fla.