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In the months after the declaration of the COVID-19 national emergency March 13, visits to the emergency departments for heart attacks declined by more than 20 percent, CDC data shows.

U.S. oncologists experienced high anxiety rates at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study shows.

In New York City, there was a threefold increase in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases in March and April as compared to the same period last year, new data shows.

A new, multi-institutional $6.5 million grant will fund research on the role of the heart cell cytoskeleton in heart disease.

Iowa City-based University of Iowa Health Care has tested nearly 100 former cancer patients for the presence of leftover cancer DNA through the use of a liquid biopsy, according to NBC affiliate KWQC-TV.

New York University Langone Health in New York City launched a service that will enable people to connect with cancer specialists virtually.

As the COVID-19 pandemic slows cancer care and research, the director of Bethesda, Md.-based National Cancer Institute is worried that the country may trade one public health crisis for another involving cancer patients, STAT News reports.

U.S. cancer survivors with financial difficulties are more likely to visit the emergency department, a new study shows.

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center will begin construction on its 10-story, $400 million hospital in July, according to The Tampa Bay Business Journal.

On May 26, U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., sent a letter to David Wichmann, CEO of UnitedHealth Group, that questioned whether the health insurance company has moved to narrow its provider network and decrease reimbursement during the pandemic.