Henry A. Pitt, MD, was named chief of oncologic quality at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, both in New Brunswick.
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Cleveland Clinic completed its 2,000th heart transplantation in July, making it the third program in the U.S. to reach this milestone, the organization announced Aug. 26.
The National Cancer Institute is partnering with Cancer Research UK to fund an international research initiative.
Five cardiologists and service line leaders discuss telehealth and how it has affected care delivery in cardiology.
New research shows that between 2013 and 2017 the national opioid prescribing rate declined by 20.7 percent among oncologists, prompting concern that cancer patients and survivors are not getting the pain medication they need.
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These eight oncologists joined new practices or received new appointments in the last four weeks:
Rene Desmarais, MD, a Maryland-based cardiologist, has declined to take up the position of Wicomico County executive, according to the Salisbury Independent.
The Dana-Farber Brigham and Women's Cancer Center at South Shore Hospital was evacuated Monday morning after a cooling system failed, causing smoke to back up in the building, a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
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