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CHICAGO — During the ASCO Annual Meeting, Healio honored our inaugural Healio Disruptive Innovators in hematology/oncology. Edward S. Kim, MD, FACP, FASCO, and Shikha Jain, MD FACP, hosted the event in which Healio recognized eight awardees who changed the face of hematology/oncology and pushed the status quo toward the betterment of the field in different areas.

RI’s family leave wage replacement rate is the lowest in the U.S., currently at just 60%, compared to 95% in Connecticut and 80% in Massachusetts.

In an online poll over use of chemotherapy for premenopausal patients with early breast cancer, votes were split without consensus; debate on this issue continues.

Unsurprisingly, , looking at a digital platform to engage young women with breast cancer in self-management of symptoms, identified that the two most utilized domains were sexual and mental health. The authors conclude that these needs suggest that both are being suboptimally addressed in the clinic, but I would suggest that patients -- young women in particular -- may simply prefer the privacy of home or anonymity of digital health to engage in questions and management of their mental health an...