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Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the University of Texas at Austin have launched a partnership in support of research projects designed to improve cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survival. The partnership will function under a joint…

Despite better overall prognoses, slow-growing breast cancer subtypes are associated with a higher mortality risk when surgery is delayed more than 42 days after diagnosis, according to a study published Dec. 30 in Breast Cancer Research.  The study was led…

Here are 10 health systems across the U.S. hiring for cardiology leadership positions: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker websites. 

Research led by Natalia Trayanova, PhD, director of the Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation at Johns Hopkins University is testing AI’s ability to not only detect cardiac arrhythmias, but to recommend treatment. The technology, known as diffeomorphic mapping…

Despite representing half of the U.S. population, only 15.5% of practicing cardiologists are women, according to a review published March 19 in JACC: Advances.  Cardiologists and researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital, Houston-based Kelsey-Sebold Clinic, and Mayo clinics in Scottsdale,…

After establishing a catheterization lab and implementing preventive screening programs in 2016, a University Hospitals medical center saw a decrease in cardiovascular disease-associated mortality.  The new lab and prevention programs were part of a $2.5 million investment in Cleveland-based University…

Both thoracic and vascular surgery specialties hit a 100% fill rate for Match Day 2025, according to the National Resident Matching Program’s data. Compared to last year, the National Resident Matching Program saw a 5.3% increase in certified applicants and…

Colorectal cancer ranks among the top five sites of cancer incidence and death for both men and women, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual cancer statistics report. As with most cancers, early detection of colorectal cancer averts death at…

Some cancer researchers are concerned the federal government’s efforts to scale back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives will affect the industry’s larger goal of eliminating cancer, according to a March 21 NPR report. Their concerns stem from a Jan. 20…

Shivaani Kummar, MD, has been appointed interim chief executive of Portland-based Oregon Health and Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute. She will serve as interim chief until OHSU interim President Steve Stadum appoints a permanent leader, according to a March 20…