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Mount Sinai hospital unveils $50M ED expansion to cut wait times

Mount Sinai South Nassau, a 455-bed hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., opened a newly renovated emergency department March 5 that doubles its previous capacity. 

'Not just adding another drug to your pharmacy': CAR T, explained

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center recently opened the Roswell Park GMP Engineering & Cell Manufacturing Facility, a $98 million cell and gene therapy hub aimed at growing the center’s capabilities for cancer cell therapy rese…

Moffitt Cancer Center partners with Nikon on imaging center

Tampa, Fla.-based Moffitt Cancer Center has opened a Nikon Center of Excellence, becoming the first standalone cancer center in the world to do so. 

Englewood Health names chief of radiation oncology

Englewood (N.J.) Health has named Malay Rao, MD, PharmD, as chief of radiation oncology at the system’s Lefcourt Family Cancer Treatment and Wellness Center.

CDC sends 'disease detectives' as measles cases rise: 5 notes

The CDC has deployed a team of epidemiologists to West Texas as the state battles a growing measles outbreak, according to an agency post on X. 

CVS sells Medicare shared savings business

CVS Health has sold its Medicare share savings program business to Wellvana. 

PeaceHealth taps new network CFO

Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth has named Mary Lou Tate CFO of its Oregon network, effective April 7.

CDC reverses some staff cuts + 2 more federal health updates

Healthcare policy mentions were largely absent from President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress on March 4. 

3 GLP-1 updates

As patients scramble for Ozempic and other blockbuster GLP-1 medications, the FDA has set a deadline for compounded versions and health plans are continuing to further restrict coverage.  

The advice 3 cancer leaders keep coming back to

Effective leaders commonly have one piece of advice they always come back to. Three cancer center leaders shared with Becker’s the wisdom that guides them, from staying curious to loving what you do.