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A list of cardiologists who recently joined new practices was Becker's most-read cardiology story in January.

Cervical cancer screening rates dropped substantially at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's Southern California division after the state implemented a stay-at-home order last spring, the CDC said in a Jan. 29 report. 

A coalition of 76 organizations penned a letter Jan. 28 calling for cancer screenings and treatments to resume amid slow downs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Two radiation oncologists partnered to open South Central Kentucky Regional Cancer Center in Bowling Green, Bowling Green Daily News reported Jan. 27. 

Four major heart organizations issued a joint statement Jan. 28 urging the medical community to advocate for air pollution mitigation, citing the association between increased heart disease risk and air pollution.

Two pediatric cardiologists will co-lead the nation's first long-term clinical trial for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare inflammatory condition potentially linked to COVID-19, reports The Salt Lake Tribune.

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide, with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic likely to extend that ranking for years to come, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2021 Update…

The U.S. Department of Defense will provide University of Toledo (Ohio) researchers $1.4 million for a pre-clinical study on a potential new chemotherapy to treat triple-negative breast cancer, local CBS affiliate WTOL reported Jan. 25. 

An array of magnets in Apple's newest iPhone model may interfere with the function of heart implants like defibrillators and pacemakers, the Miami Herald reports. 

Physicians should consider the mental health of patients with or at risk of heart disease, according to a scientific statement published in the American Heart Association's Circulation journal Jan. 25.