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Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital has become the first hospital in the state to perform bronchial thermoplasty, a non-drug procedure for patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well-controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists, according to a hospital…

Michael B. Kastan, MD, a renowned cancer scientist and director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, based in Memphis, Tenn., has been named the executive director of the Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, N.C.

Patients with small kidney tumors are more likely to be offered treatment options based on surgeons' case volume and type of practice than on tumor characteristics, according to Mayo Clinic research findings.

Physicians at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati are the first in the Greater Cincinnati region to utilize technology in order to perform heart valve replacement on patients who do not qualify for surgery, according to a hospital news release.

A study conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic shows oral therapy is a viable treatment option for acute myeloid leukemia, according to a hospital news release.

More physicians are performing cardiac catheterizations by accessing the heart through wrist arteries rather than those in the leg, reducing patient recovery time, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. Many payors pay for the alternate site and there is less…

High-risk patients undergoing heart transplants at low-volume transplant centers have a higher mortality than rate than those at high-volume centers, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery. George J. Arnaoutakis, MD, of…

Fort Collins, Colo.-based Poudre Valley Health System has announced its plan to develop a $6.3 million regional cancer center at its Harmony Campus in Fort Collins, according to a PVHS news release.

Larry Parrish, MBA, administrator of Illinois Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Center in Morton Grove, Ill., makes eight points about scheduling cases in an ambulatory surgery center.  

Intraoperative use of epidural anesthesia was associated with a longer relapse-free period after surgery in ovarian cancer patients compared to other forms of anesthesia, according to a study published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.