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Community and hospital leaders recently broke ground on an addition to the cancer center at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va., part of Bon Secours Hampton Roads Health System, according to a health system news release.

Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku, Hawaii, has begun its cardiology program, according to a Maui News report.

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket is partnering with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston instead of nearby Miriam Hospital or Rhode Island Hospital, both in Providence, for cardiac care, according to a Providence Journal report.

A study published in Archives of Internal Medicine found that imaging tests helped physicians make a diagnosis in only one in three cases, according to a Reuters report.

Crowding in the emergency department does not adversely affect door-to-balloon time for heart attack patients, according to research published in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Patients' severity of pain is not associated with the likelihood of having a heart attack, according to a study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Archbold Memorial Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., is the first in the state and second in the world to use mesh brachytherapy and the daVinci robot in lung cancer surgery, according to a hospital news release.

Stress magnetic resonance imaging in an emergency department can reduce costs without negatively affecting outcomes, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions and reported in MedPage Today.

Mayo Clinic will receive $10 million in research funding from the European Union to support cardiovascular and neurological studies in Europe, according to a health system release.

The rate of obstructive coronary artery disease found at elective coronary angiography varied from 23-100 percent among hospitals, according to an article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.