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The PAD Pulse Alliance has launched a resource to bring awareness to peripheral artery disease, a common but often underdiagnosed condition. 

Cleveland-based University Hospitals has named Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD, as chief of cardiac surgery at its Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute.

Montclair, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has adopted two AI platforms designed for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease. 

Burnout among oncologists has risen 14% over the past decade, according to a report published Jan. 29 in JCO Oncology Advances.

From reducing heart risk factors to cutting mortality, heart centers across the country are homing in on ways to improve patient outcomes.

University of Washington School of Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, both based in Seattle, have launched a new institute dedicated to treating a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer. 

Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have redesigned the enzyme asparaginase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic pediatric leukemia. Their research was published Dec. 19 in Cancer Letters.

The American Society of Cancer Oncology will honor 11 leaders in the field at the organization's annual meeting in May. 

Physicians at Atlanta-based Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital have been piloting the use of digital 3D lung models during cancer surgery.

Thoracic surgeon compensation has increased across multiple specialties since 2023, according to a Jan. 26 news release from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.