Ahead of their rumored wedding, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donated $26 million to 20 charities across the country, including several children’s hospitals, according to ABC7 New York, which first reported the donations July 2. Among the recipients were MSK…
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New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has appointed Matthew Weiss, MD, as senior vice president and chair of the department of surgery for Hempstead, N.Y.-based Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Long Island Jewish Medical…
New York City-based Weill Cornell Medicine has tapped Timothy Donahue, MD, as chair of the department of surgery. Dr. Donahue will also serve as surgeon-in-chief at New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, according to a July 9 news release…
Joseph Fraumeni Jr., MD, a cancer epidemiologist and founding director of the National Cancer Institute’s Division Of Cancer Epidemiology And Genetics, died June 22, according to a July 9 report from The New York Times. He was 93. Dr. Fraumeni…
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green signed a bill July 8 that expands colorectal cancer screening coverage and creates state-funded assistance for uninsured residents. The legislation requires state-regulated fully insured plans to pay for colorectal cancer screening using all A and B…
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Chemotherapy drugs cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin and ifosfamide are in shortage again, but five health systems are managing without the treatment delays and drug rationing that defined 2023. Shortages of the drugs have been straining hospital supply chains since June, with…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has filed a Determination of Need application with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to reopen a radiation oncology clinic in partnership with Lawrence, Mass.-based Merrimack Health. The clinic would open on the Merrimack Health campus…
Among surveyed women, 84% said they were somewhat or very willing to use a self-sampling kit to test for human papillomavirus while receiving care in an emergency department, according to a study published July 7 in BMC Public Health. Researchers…
Cancer centers are prioritizing capacity management to relieve burnout and fuel growth in 2026
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The American Cancer Society projects 5,800 new cancer diagnoses each day, adding pressure to cancer and infusion centers that already care for an estimated 650,000 to 1 million U.S. patients annually. According to LeanTaaS’ State of Cancer Centers in 2026…
Rockville Centre, N.Y.-based Catholic Health is collaborating with New York City-based Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center to offer cancer clinical trials and investigational drug programs. Through the collaboration, Catholic Health is now a member…