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Vincent Gott, MD, former chief of cardiac surgery at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital, died at 93 of heart failure Nov. 20, Johns Hopkins University announced. 

An FDA advisory committee voted to recommend expanded indications for two heart drugs this week.

The American Cancer Society anticipates a minimum $200 million budget shortfall, partially related to drops in donations, the organization told Becker's Dec. 15. 

The American College of Cardiology will launch a women's leadership institute in 2021 to support midcareer female physicians, the organization said Dec. 16.

Esophageal cancer is increasing in adults under age 50, a study published Dec. 11 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention found.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System is implementing remote patient monitoring for cancer patients in an effort to reduce hospitalizations and prevent infections. 

Cancer care providers must increase capacity as patients return for delayed services, but preparations to handle this pent-up volume cannot interfere with keeping physical facilities as safe as possible.

Quick moving COVID-19 vaccine developments using messenger RNA technology have paved the way for potential cancer treatment breakthroughs, Bloomberg reported Dec. 13.  

Patients with newly diagnosed cancer are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection, particularly among Black cancer patients, compared to those without cancer, according to a JAMA Oncology study published Dec. 10. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC's Hillman Cancer Center received a renewal of its comprehensive cancer center designation from The National Cancer Institute, as well as a $30 million grant, the center's largest grant to date, according to a Dec. 10 news release.