Between August 2021 and August 2023, 63.6% of adults in the U.S. had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, according to a data brief published Sept. 16 by the National Center for Health Statistics. The brief defines cardiovascular risk…
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The American Heart Association will honor Fátima Rodriguez, MD, section chief of preventive cardiology at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, with the Joseph A. Vita Award during its 2025 Scientific Sessions meeting in November. Dr. Rodriguez also serves as an associate professor…
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…
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…
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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…
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…