A team at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has become the first in the world to perform a novel liver cancer treatment that delivers radiation directly to tumors through the bloodstream. The first three cases were performed March…
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Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health has begun construction on the new Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital. The health system marked the expansion with a wall-breaking ceremony April 1, according to an April 2 news release shared with Becker’s.…
New legislation in West Virginia is aimed at tackling prior authorization hurdles under the state’s public employee insurance health plan. The move comes six months after a state employee died following repeated cancer treatment coverage denials, according to an April…
Madison, Wis.-based UW Health and the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health have named Christian Capitini, MD, director of the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center. Dr. Capitini will step into the role April 19 after serving…
Seattle-based Fred Hutch has launched a division of surgical oncology and appointed John Gore, MD, as the inaugural division director. Dr. Gore will also serve as senior vice president at Fred Hutch, according to an April 1 post on LinkedIn. …
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The University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center has reopened its Clinical Research Center after a 2022 flood forced the university to relocate operations to another building. The new facility has 30% more patient rooms, including two overnight rooms, seven exam…
CMS is piloting a new program that permits some clinicians to offer certain hemp-derived products to Medicare patients as part of their care plans. The new Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive is part of CMS’ Innovation Center model-testing framework, designed…
Tampa, Fla.-based USF Health Morsani College of Medicine and Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute will launch an initiative to address rural cervical cancer care through nearly $2 million in funding from the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund. The initiative will employ…
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has opened the Vista Pavilion, a $650 million building dedicated solely to cancer care services. Patients will begin receiving care at the facility on April 7, according to a March 31 news release from…
Houston-based University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center recently opened a colorectal cancer center, bringing subspecialty care teams together in one location. Y. Nancy You, MD, professor in the department of colon and rectal surgery and director of MD Anderson’s…