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The American College of Cardiology named 19 healthcare leaders as recipients of its 2021 Distinguished Awardees, the organization said Feb. 3. 

Cincinnati-based UC Health opened the region's first cancer wellness clinic and began seeing patients last month, according to a Feb. 2 news release. 

February 2021 Issue of Becker’s Hospital Review ON THE COVER Where are the 29 Leapfrog straight-‘A’ hospitals? The Leapfrog Group released its fall 2020 Hospital Safety Grades Dec. 14, assigning “A” through “F” letter grades to more than 2,600 acute…

Stafford (Va.) Hospital has opened a $2.5 million cardiac catheterization lab, the hospital said Feb. 2.

Researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine developed a tumor-killing injection for the treatment of skin cancer that showed promising results in a mouse model study, according to a Feb. 1 news release. 

A judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit brought by patients against Helena, Mont.-based St. Peter's Health and its CEO Wade Johnson, saying the claims must first be filed with the state's medical legal panel, the Independent Record reported Feb. 2. 

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

Austin, Texas-based Dell Children's Medical Center, performed its first Berlin Heart device implant in a 3-month-old girl on Jan. 11, according to a Feb. 1 news release.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused cardiac surgery volumes to fall drastically nationwide, according to early research presented Jan. 30 at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' virtual annual meeting.