Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has appointed Nida Shekhani to serve as deputy COO. Ms. Shekhani shared the news July 1 on LinkedIn. She will continue to serve as the cancer center’s chief strategy officer, a position she has held…
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Atlanta-based Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has tapped Neil Iyengar, MD, to serve as director of survivorship services. Dr. Iyengar will also serve as co-director of the breast medical oncology program at Emory University and care for patients at…
Tuscaloosa-based University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing has partnered with DCH Health System, also based in Tuscaloosa, to open a supportive care clinic at the system’s Lewis and Faye Manderson Cancer Center. The program, led by Kristi Acker, DNP,…
Uterine cancer incidence is projected to increase an average of 40.8% between 2018 and 2050, with a bulk of the increase expected to occur among Black women. Mortality rates may almost double, according to a study published July 1 in…
Reflecting on my career as a physician-scientist, I’m reminded of guiding reasons why this path has aligned my interests and strengths. In my practice, I balance caring for bladder and kidney cancer with discovery and translational research that integrates the…
New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and UnitedHealthcare have reached a multi-year agreement that ensures the health system will remain in network for commercial members. Memorial Sloan Kettering and UnitedHealthcare confirmed the deal was reached July 1, the…
Cancer care is among the most resource-intensive and strategically complex service lines in modern healthcare. In response to rising cancer incidence, workforce challenges and shifting patient expectations, health systems are rethinking how and where they deliver oncology services. From urban-adjacent…
The Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program at Las Vegas-based Sunrise Health’s MountainView Hospital has opened an outpatient facility to provide advanced blood cancer care. The Day Hospital, located on the MountainView Hospital campus, houses six exam rooms, six…
Burlington, Mass.-based Tufts Medicine has tapped Don Dizon, MD, as system chief of hematology-oncology for the cancer service line for Tufts Medicine. Dr. Dizon has also been named the Jane F. Desforges, MD, Chair in Hematology and Oncology at Tufts…
Data science and AI continue to make healthcare headlines because of their potential to change everything from how drugs are developed to revolutionizing information workflows. One area where we anticipate opportunities for significant impact is in the field of operations…