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Cancer patients with COVID-19 have a 12.5 percent higher death risk compared to non-cancer patients with the illness, according to a study published today in Cancer. 

Current smokers endured about a three times greater premature death risk from cardiovascular disease compared to those who have never smoked, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. 

Three pediatric cardiologists recently joined Medical City Children's Hospital's heart center, the Dallas-based organization said Oct. 27. 

Flash radiation therapy, also called Flash-RT, can eliminate the debilitating side effects associated with traditional radiation therapy by delivering the same dose in tenths of seconds, and can remove tumors, according to a study published in Clinical Cancer Research. 

A national panel of health experts is for the first time recommending adults get screened for colon cancer at age 45 — five years earlier than current guidelines call for, reports NBC News.

Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital is the first hospital in the Atlanta metro area and fourth in the state to be recognized as a level 1 emergency cardiac care center, the state's highest designation.

Surgeons at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus this month performed the first minimally invasive surgery to repair a complex aortic aneurysm using a device awaiting FDA approval.

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York City selected Christopher Petit, MD, as chief of the pediatric cardiology service line.

Free breast and cervical cancer screenings are now available to uninsured and underinsured patients through New York City-based St. John's Episcopal Hospital's new cancer services program, according to a news release shared with Becker's. 

MRI examinations can improve care and are safe for patients with implanted heart devices, according to a study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.