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Chicago-based Northwestern University has appointed Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, as chair of the department of radiation oncology. Dr. Abazeed is an associate professor of radiation oncology and ...
Steven Leach, MD, will step down as director of the Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Cancer Center and as the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at Hanover, N.H.-based ...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the Community Pharmacy Relief Act into law April 15, a measure supported by pharmacy employees who staged a walkout at more than 100 pharmacies across the state.  The ...
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth will invest $43.2 million to establish AdventHealth Cancer Institute at Winter Garden (Fla.). The new facility will offer radiation, medical oncology and ...
Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview is improving culturally appropriate care and changing maternal screening practices in its commitment to health equity, according to an April 15 news release. In ...
Valley Hospital is located in one of the most scenic communities in the U.S. The critical access hospital serves a unique patient population of active locals and vacationers who need services. Aspen ...
Community MD Anderson, a clinical and operational partnership between Indianapolis-based Community Health Network and Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has opened its newest ...
Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System, has added radiation oncology services at its Plantation, Fla., facility.  Sylvester Comprehensive ...
The Lown Institute issued a report April 16 analyzing federal, state and local tax benefits received by more than 1,800 hospitals across 20 states by comparing them to the hospitals’ spending on ...
Measles cases in the U.S. have already more than doubled 2024’s total — and the true number may be even higher, a CDC expert warned, according to NBC News. Four updates: 1. The CDC has confirmed 712 ...
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Health Care has developed AI to message patients with test results and answer billing questions. After becoming an early adopter of an Epic and Microsoft program to ...
The Leapfrog Group has created a learning collaborative program to provide resources and guidance to hospitals that serve a disproportionately high share of low-income and uninsured patients. Four not ...