Cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound was associated with a reduction of 246 hospital bed-days and $3,055 per bed-day saved among 208 patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to a study published Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Open. Despite the cost savings, only…
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Philadelphia-based Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has named three inaugural directors to its Cardiovascular Institute. Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, will serve as the institute’s director of translational research and as a professor of pediatrics at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School…
“Turmoil at NIH and other federal health agencies threatens ongoing and future progress for patients,” the American Association for Cancer Research said in a Sept. 17 news release announcing its 2025 Cancer Progress Report. The AACR found a 34% reduction…
From organ preservation to surgical technique, lung transplant medicine has undergone a series of quiet revolutions — and the demands on hospitals are changing with it. Gerard Criner, MD, director of the Temple Lung Center at Philadelphia-based Temple Health, who…
In less than a decade, Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s Heart and Vascular Institute has grown from 25 providers to more than 200, expanding from a $225 million regional program to a $2 billion healthcare destination, delivering nearly 450,000 patient…
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Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health will establish a new heart center after receiving a $20 million gift from the Presbyterian Health Foundation and a $200 million investment from the state legislature. The Oklahoma Children’s OU Health Presbyterian Health…
Robert Winn, MD, had only one thing on his mind when Becker’s asked him what area of oncology deserved more attention: the workforce shortage Dr. Winn is the director and Lipman Chair in Oncology at Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive…
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has launched a venture studio aimed at leveraging insights from health systems’ intellectual property — starting with Moffitt’s own — to develop “scalable solutions” for unmet clinical needs. The center’s AccelerOnco Studio is the first…
The overall cancer death rate decreased by 34% between 1991 and 2023, according to the American Association for Cancer Research’s Cancer Progress Report. The report ties the declining death rate, therapeutic innovations and improved screening practices to medical research conducted…
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s has appointed Douglas Harrison, MD, as division chief of hematology, oncology, transplant and cellular therapy, as well as the Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Presidential Endowed Chair. Dr. Harrison will shape the strategy of the Lisa Dean…