Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, the first systemwide chief of cardiology at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health, has brought pulsed field ablation technology to the system. Boston Scientific’s Farapuls system is used to treat atrial fibrillation, according to a Feb. 25 news…
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The use of an AI-powered risk assessment tool cut the average length of stay for patients undergoing cardiac catheterization with percutaneous coronary intervention, or angioplasty, in half, according to a study published March 18 in the Journal of the Society…
Cannabis users are six times more likely to experience a heart attack, according to a study published March 18 in JACC: Advances. The study, led by researchers from the Boston University School of Medicine, will be presented March 29 at…
Yung Lau, MD, has been appointed physician-in-chief of Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama. He has also been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s department of pediatrics, according to a March 18 news release from the university. Dr. Lau…
CMS has approved Medicare and Medicaid coverage for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedures for the treatment of symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation. The procedures will be subject to CMS’ coverage with evidence development guidelines, meaning coverage will be considered only in the…
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University of Rochester (N.Y.) Wilmot Cancer Institute has become the 73rd cancer center in the U.S. to earn National Cancer Institute designation. Wilmot is one of the largest cancer centers in New York state outside of New York City. It…
From AI-focused collaborations to joint ventures in the fight against childhood cancer, here are 10 oncology partnerships launched so far in 2025: 1. Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham have partnered to open a radiation oncology…
A team at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has performed a successful liver transplant in a patient with terminal colorectal cancer. The procedure was made possible through Northwestern’s new Colorectal Metastasis to Liver Extraction with Auxiliary Transplant and Delayed Resection program, or…
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute has appointed Firas El Chaer, MD, as chief of leukemia. He will also serve as medical director of infusion services, according to a March 18 news release from the health system. Before joining Baptist Health,…
Cancer isn’t just one disease, but many — each with its own challenges, characteristics, risks and treatments. As we have worked tirelessly to understand this group of diseases, I’ve witnessed a profound shift in how we approach cancer treatment. When…