Health system leaders weighing oncology research investments may be overlooking a core access issue: where patients can actually receive cutting-edge care. In a recent episode of the “Becker’s Healthcare Podcast,” Marwan Fakih, MD, division chief of GI medical oncology at…
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Seth Karp, MD, system surgeon-in-chief and chair of the section of surgical sciences for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health, will step down Oct. 15 to join Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as surgeon-in-chief. Dr. Karp will also serve as chair of the…
Tempus AI and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles have launched a collaboration to advance precision medicine using artificial intelligence. The partnership will integrate AI-driven tools across the University of Southern California’s health system, which serves more than…
Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has named Jon Vineyard vice president of payer strategies, according to a post on his LinkedIn page. Mr. Vineyard joins Moffitt after more than 11 years at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic. He most recently served…
Two potential pancreatic cancer treatments are gaining recognition within the oncology community, according to reports from The New York Times and The Washington Post published April 21 and April 22, respectively. One treatment is a pill called darxonrasib. Developed by…
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Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital has opened a 14-bed, all-private oncology unit as part of Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health’s Smilow Cancer Hospital expansion. The inpatient oncology suite integrates clinical capabilities with an environment intentionally designed around the patient and family experience,…
Stanford (Calif.) Health Care has committed $10 million over five years to support development of a Hope Lodge in the Bay Area with the American Cancer Society. The Stanford-funded project would be the first Hope Lodge on the West Coast,…
Boston-based Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has received $5 million to support cancer prevention and early detection efforts. The gift will establish the Larry and Susan Marx Chair for Early Detection, according to an April 23 news release from the cancer institute. …
Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University has laid off 59 Knight Cancer Institute employees across multiple research projects. According to a statement shared with Becker’s, 30 employees were laid off from the Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center and 12…
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Baptist Health South Florida has received $2 million in support of the Al and Jane Nahmad Women’s Cancer Center at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health Cancer Care. The Nahmad Women’s Cancer Center is…