Texas Health Fort Worth becomes first hospital in Tarrant County to offer innovative technology FORT WORTH, Texas – December 1, 2017 — Paul Johnson suffered from a widow-maker, one of the most common and most lethal kinds of heart attack, last November. He now has a Bluetooth loop recorder that constantly monitors his heart rhythm, […]
New York, NY, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today the authorization of MSK-IMPACT™ (which stands for integrated mutation profiling of actionable cancer targets), a high throughput, targeted-DNA-sequencing panel for somatic mutations. Created by the Department of Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), MSK-IMPACT is a […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 6, 2017 – Carolinas HealthCare System announced today a $1 million commitment from the Mattei Foundation to launch the Mattei Cardiovascular Innovation Fund. The fund will support the latest in innovative medicine, research, cutting-edge technology and healthcare delivery at Carolinas HealthCare System’s Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. In recognition of the gift, […]
Carolinas HealthCare System and CaroMont Health are connecting patients’ electronic medical records to improve patient care across the region CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On Nov. 2, 2017, Carolinas HealthCare System and CaroMont Health announce a partnership to merge critical patient information, creating a secure environment for providers to access the important patient records they need to […]
Patients can now find closest Urgent Care and Emergency Room and check wait times using Amazon’s Alexa technology. CHARLOTTE, N.C., October 26, 2017 – Carolinas HealthCare System patients can now use Amazon’s electronic personal assistant Alexa to locate the nearest urgent care and emergency department and get current wait times. “Carolinas HealthCare System is always […]
Uniondale, NY, Thursday, October 19, 2017 – Memorial Sloan Kettering, one of the nation’s top cancer treatment and research institutions, is expanding its reach on Long Island with a new 114,000-square-foot freestanding cancer treatment center in Nassau County. Once complete, MSK Nassau will house the area’s most comprehensive cancer care program, centrally located and staffed […]
Norwalk, Connecticut, Monday, October 16, 2017 – Norwalk Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced MSK Physicians at Norwalk Hospital, a new cancer care collaboration that will integrate MSK medical and radiation oncologists and care practices with the existing cancer program at the C. Anthony and Jean Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk […]
New York, NY, Thursday, October 5, 2017 – Cancer immunologist Andrea Schietinger, PhD, of the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) has been honored with the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award. Dr. Schietinger was selected as a winner for her groundbreaking work in immune responses to cancer, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 11, 2017 – While most fourth-year medical students just recently learned where they will be completing their residencies, Tommy Kelsey has already spent five weeks training for his post-graduation destination – the U.S. Navy. Kelsey, a member of the Wake Forest School of Medicine Class of 2017, will serve as a […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Sept. 11, 2017 – Wake Forest School of Medicine students will offer free screenings and health information at the second annual Boomer Share the Health Fair, which served more than 50 people last year. The event will be held this Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Thankful […]