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New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will establish a new cardiac specialty fellowship at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with $80,000 from Pfizer. 

Houston-based The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center improved patient experience this year with five new initiatives, according to a Dec. 18 post on its CancerWise blog.

When compared to virtual cardiac rehabilitation, center-based cardiac rehabilitation was associated with a 38.4% higher hospital readmission rate, according to a study published Dec. 14 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. 

One Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth surgeon said his early years of playing video games influenced his surgical skills. 

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine's Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center officially opened the doors of its new location in Kearney, Neb., a city about 200 miles west of Omaha. 

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

A 2023 shortage of the generic platinum-based chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin had no effect on cancer mortality rates, according to a study published Dec. 3 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has been awarded nearly $3 million in grants to expand two programs focused on diversity and equity in cancer research. 

Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University will establish a new research center focused on cancer equity with a five-year, $9 million National Cancer Institute grant.

An estimated 15 million U.S. adults are at risk for heart failure, according to a study published Dec. 17 in Annals of Internal Medicine.