About 7.5 million Medicaid-enrolled adults may lose coverage for cancer screening within the first two years after implementation of the 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill, according to a study published Jan. 8 in JAMA Oncology. The 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill —…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Philadelphia based-Fox Chase Cancer Center has launched a partnership with Arima Genomics to strengthen diagnostic capabilities in clinical practice through 3D genomic sequencing and analysis. The Cancer Epigenetics Institute at Fox Chase will incorporate Arima’s technology in its diagnostic workflows…
Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has invested $2.4 million in Advarra’s clinical trial management system to expand its clinical trial capabilities. The Cancer Institute and the UAMS Translational Research Institute are using…
Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine has appointed Will Parsons, MD, PhD, as chief of the division of hematology-oncology in the department of pediatrics. Dr. Parsons has also been appointed director of Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center, according to a…
Marcee Chmait has been named head of emerging opportunities and ventures at Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope. She was previously head of digital partnerships and business development at Renton, Wash.-based Providence’s Digital Innovation Group, where she worked for eight years. She has…
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Nanoparticles developed at New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell Engineering can improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy, according to a study published Dec. 29 in Nature Nanotechnology. The particles, known as Cornell prime dots or C’dots, are ultrasmall fluorescent…
Most Commission on Cancer-accredited cancer centers have catchment areas with low health and minority-related vulnerability, according to a study published Dec. 23 in JCO: Clinical Cancer Informatics. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham used Medicare claims data to…
The Health Resources and Services Administration has updated its cervical cancer screening guidelines to include self-collection, aligning with recent guideline updates from the American Cancer Society and U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The HRSA’s guidelines include language requiring most insurance…
Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute has tapped Justin Dubin, MD, as director of men’s sexual health. Dr. Dubin joins the institute from Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System, according to a Jan. 5 news release from Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has opened a dedicated high-dose rate brachytherapy radiation medicine suite at Lake Success, N.Y.-based R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center. The suite was designed to enhance patient comfort and safety during treatment, according to a Jan.…