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According to a recent survey of cardiologists, 59.8% have experienced orthopedic injury due to hazardous cardiac catheterization laboratory working conditions. An analysis comparing the survey results to data from 2014 was published March 4 in JSCAI.

"It's kind of like that quote in "Field of Dreams," 'If you build it, they will come,'" Tom Nguyen, MD, told Becker's of the robotic cardiac surgery program at the Baptist Health Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute. "It's pretty clear…

Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill., has established a new pediatric heart transplant program.

Despite increases seen in both breast and colorectal cancer screening, cervical cancer screening has yet to recover from COVID-19 pandemic-related declines, according to a study published March 5 in JAMA. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center recently opened the Roswell Park GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility, a $98 million cell and gene therapy hub aimed at growing the center's capabilities for cancer cell therapy research.

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has opened a Nikon Center of Excellence, becoming the first standalone cancer center in the world to do so. 

Englewood (N.J.) Health has named Malay Rao, MD, PharmD, as chief of radiation oncology at the system's Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.

Effective leaders commonly have one piece of advice they always come back to. Three cancer center leaders shared with Becker's the wisdom that guides them, from staying curious to loving what you do. 

Patients who receive care from a hospital-affiliated physician after experiencing a cardiac event are 11% more likely to participate in cardiac rehabilitation, according to a study published March 3 in JAMA Network Open. 

Philips has recalled its Tack Endovascular System, used to repair dissected blood vessels. The company has instructed customers to stop using the device "immediately."