The majority of U.S. hospitals meet the national average of mortality and payment rates used to calculate value of care for heart attack patients, according to CMS data published Oct. 30, 2024.
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The state of New York will provide up to $188 million to help establish a new comprehensive cancer center in the Queens borough of New York City.
Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has expanded its stroke care network to include Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich., through a stroke-specific telehealth platform.
Of all U.S. states, North Carolina has the highest incidence of breast cancer while Nevada has the lowest, according to the American Cancer Society's annual cancer statistics report, published Jan. 16 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
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Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health used an adolescent patient's own tissue to reconstruct a leaky heart valve, CBS affiliate KWTV reported Jan. 15.
Utilizing telehealth and remote monitoring for at-home cardiac rehabilitation showed little to no benefit among older adults, according to a study published Jan. 8 in JAMA Network Open.
In 2025, an estimated 618,120 people will die from cancer in the U.S. The figure represents about 30% of the estimated 2,041,910 new cancer cases the U.S. is expected to see in 2025.
Irving, Texas-based Christus Health has broken ground on a $36 million cancer center in Longview, Texas.
A team from Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health's Heart and Vascular Center became the first in the country to implant the Topaz device, a new transcatheter tricuspid heart valve replacement system.