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UChicago Medicine has appointed Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, its radiation and cellular oncology leader.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will establish a new Cancer Identification and Precision Oncology Center with an up to $10 million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.

Global lifestyle brand Ralph Lauren has opened its third U.S. cancer center, according to a Dec. 5 report from Elle. 

Prevention and screening were collectively responsible for averting 80% of breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate cancer deaths between 1975 and 2020, according to a study brief published Dec. 5 in JAMA Oncology. 

Using an AI-powered electrocardiogram to diagnose low ejection fraction produced a cost-effectiveness ratio of $27,858 per quality-adjusted life year, according to a study published Oct. 25 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health.

A team at Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine's WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world's first combined robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation.

The Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare Cancer Institute at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn., has been named New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center's first U.S. care partner. 

Through funding from Bristol Myers Squibbs, the American Heart Association has launched a three-year initiative to improve and standardize care for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic shock team alert, according to a study published Dec. 1…

Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has renamed its heart and vascular center in recognition of a "significant contribution" made to the system.