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Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Kids and Milwaukee-based Children's Wisconsin are forming a joint venture to expand access to pediatric cardiac care. 

Experts are beginning to observe how the loneliness epidemic is influencing cancer rates and mortality in the U.S., according to analysis published Dec. 2 in Cancer Cytopathology. 

The oncology industry is continuing to study cancer survivorship and understand its role in patient care, according to a Dec. 3 Cancer Network report. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Michael Wong, MD, PhD, to serve as the center's first physician in chief. 

Philadelphia-based Fox Chace Cancer Center is expanding genetic counseling to its Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital.

From $700 million cardiovascular care initiatives to international AI applications, here are 10 recently announced cardiology partnerships:

The CDC and CMS added four NYC Health + Hospitals' facilities to the Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion list in 2024, which recognizes hospitals who have achieved blood pressure control for at least 80% of adult hypertension patients. 

With deaths from obesity-related heart disease reportedly increasing by 180% over the past 20 years, more research is being done to learn how GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound can address outcomes in cardiovascular health. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health's St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., has become the first community hospital in the nation to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery.

In recent years, remarkable progress has been made advancing child health, especially in areas such as genomics and congenital heart disease.