Houston Public MediaMay 28, 2025

The recent theft of several catalytic converters from employee shuttle vehicles at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is causing route delays but is not affecting patient services, according to the Houston hospital.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2025/05/28/522445/catalytic-converters-stolen-from-md-anderson-employee-shuttle-vehicles-houston-hospital-says/

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Catalytic converters stolen from MD Anderson employee shuttle vehicles, Houston hospital says

The weekend theft did not impact any of the hospital's patient shuttles, which normally traverse between buildings in the hospital complex Monday through Friday.

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Houston Public MediaMay 14, 2025

A $150 million donation by the Kinder Foundation will fuel a new healthcare facility focused on combating childhood cancer as part of a joint venture between two of Houston’s largest hospitals.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/05/14/521354/kinder-foundation-donates-150-million-to-md-anderson-texas-childrens-for-new-childhood-cancer-facility/

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Kinder Foundation donates $150 million to MD Anderson, Texas Children’s for new childhood cancer facility

The two Houston-based hospitals will be joining forces to run the Kinder Children’s Cancer Center.

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Houston Public MediaApr 30, 2025

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, considered a global leader in cancer treatment and research, has implemented a partial hiring freeze.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/04/30/520197/houstons-md-anderson-cancer-center-implements-partial-hiring-freeze/

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Houston’s MD Anderson Cancer Center implements partial hiring freeze

The hospital system, which last year served about 187,000 patients in the Texas Medical Center and its other Houston-area locations, said in a statement this week that it’s “prioritizing the hiring of direct patient care positions and has paused hiring for new administrative positions.”

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Houston Public MediaFeb 21, 2025

Two of the Houston area’s largest hospitals have announced they will soon be entering a joint venture to combat childhood cancer.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/02/21/514516/houstons-md-anderson-texas-childrens-hospital-announce-collaboration-to-end-childhood-cancer/

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Houston’s MD Anderson, Texas Children’s Hospital announce collaboration to combat childhood cancer

MD Anderson says the collaborative, set to begin in 2026, will combine the two institutions’ patient populations to “increase pediatric cancer clinical trials.”

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Houston Public MediaNov 20, 2024

Cancer Moonshot is a program the Biden Administration revived in 2022. It's poured hundreds of millions of dollars into cancer research. President-elect Donald Trump has not yet addressed the fate of the initiative.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/20/506551/whats-next-for-cancer-moonshot-leaders-gathered-in-houston-to-discuss/

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What’s next for Cancer Moonshot? Leaders gathered in Houston to discuss

Cancer Moonshot is a program the Biden Administration revived in 2022. It has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into cancer research. President-elect Donald Trump has not yet addressed the fate of the initiative during his second term in the White House.

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Houston Public MediaOct 28, 2024

Beginning next month, MD Anderson will no longer accept Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas's Medicare Part C plan.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/10/28/504274/md-anderson-to-stop-accepting-blue-cross-blue-shield-texas-medicare/

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MD Anderson to stop accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas Medicare

Currently, the health care provider has not released a specific reason for the termination.

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