April 07, 2026

Two Major Cancer Centers Announce Appointments of New Directors

Last week, Dartmouth Cancer Center and Fox Chase Cancer Center announced the appointments of new directors—both experts in the treatment of lung cancer.

The ASCO Post

March 31, 2026

Suspended Waveguide Chip Sniffs Gases at Parts-per-Billion Levels

Air-clad photonic design boosts light-gas interaction and heat retention for ultra-sensitive on-chip sensing

The Analytical Scientist

March 31, 2026

Novel CABG Technique Demonstrates Improved Right Ventricular Function in High-Risk Patients

Temple Health cardiovascular surgeons describe a differentiated surgical approach to coronary revascularization with implications for patients with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure

Temple Health

March 25, 2026

Meet Raymond Lee, MD

Raymond Lee, MD, is a cardiac surgeon with the USC Transplant Institute, part of Keck Medicine of USC, with specialized expertise in artificial heart and lung support devices and complex valve repair. Here’s what you won’t find on his resume.

Keck Medicine of USC

March 18, 2026

Medical Oddities: Friends, Family… and Faster Aging?

From gut gas trackers to bat vaccines, relationships and aging, GLP-1 hair shifts, and bug-based delivery—medicine keeps getting creative.

Conexiant

March 12, 2026

Medical Oddities: Allergies, Meet Your Match in Matcha

Matcha muting sneezes, snack foods nudging fracture risk, firstborns navigating baby-number-two drama, and more this week.

Conexiant

March 06, 2026

Five-Year Outcomes With First-Line Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Unresectable Pleural Mesothelioma

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Scherpereel et al, 5-year findings in the phase III CheckMate 743 trial showed continued overall survival benefit of first-line nivolumab plus ipilim...

The ASCO Post

March 05, 2026

Medical Oddities: The Calmest Move in Cardiology?

Yoga for SVT, romantic brain bias, dog-made air chemistry, math learning clues, selenium tea, and glaucoma pillows—medicine’s weekly roundup of strange.

Conexiant

February 26, 2026

‘You Aren’t Trapped’: Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada

Workforce shortages on both sides of the border add urgency.

KFF Health News

February 19, 2026

COPD Clinical Trials at Temple Lung Center

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains a major cause of morbidity, and many patients continue to experience symptoms despite optimal therapy. As one of the world’s largest and most experienced COPD research programs, the Temple Lung Center offers access to clinical trials evaluating new pharmacologic, device-based, and comprehensive treatment approaches.

Temple Health