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…
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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.…
Duarte, Calif.-based City of Hope has appointed Leo Wang, MD, PhD, as division chief of cell, gene and transplantation therapy in the department of pediatrics. Dr. Wang shared the news of his appointment Jan. 3 on LinkedIn. He joined City…
Lexington-based University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has become the first in the U.S. trial site for the novel immunotherapy drug Alveltamig, according to a Jan. 5 report from the Kentucky Lantern. The drug is being offered to patients with…
Richmond, Va.-based VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed Dimple Patel, PhD, as associate director of innovation, leadership and professional development. Dr. Patel will also lead operations and strategy of the Executive Leadership Academy for Cancer Centers, according to a…
Public safety retirees in Arizona now have access to broader cancer insurance benefits through a state law clarifying eligibility. Eligible retirees include former firefighters, law enforcement officers and corrections officers. The legislation passed in the spring, but the changes were…
Jacksonville, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health has opened an outpatient hospital for patients with cancer and blood disorders in Wilmington, Del. The Lisa Dean Moseley Foundation Institute for Cancer and Blood Disorders Outpatient Services and Day Hospital is more than five…
Radiologists at Providence St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., have adopted AI technology to detect breast cancer earlier and more accurately. The hospital has used an AI algorithm developed by ICAD for about a year to analyze mammograms alongside human…
University of Chicago Medicine has extended its research partnership with the biopharmaceutical company AbbVie through 2027. The partnership was established in 2016 and focuses on accelerating outcomes for cancer patients through translational and clinical research, according to a Dec. 17…