Kennedy: “We’re going to end the war at FDA against alternative medicine”

HHS seems poised to exert control over USPSTF
Ransohoff: The task force is the pinnacle of evidence-based medicine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week cancelled a scheduled meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a 16-member panel that writes guidelines for screening and prevention based on the principles of evidence-based medicine.

Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology

The Pazdurs in their garden with their dog, Cleo. The dog’s full name is Cleopatra, Queen of Denial.In 1999, Rick Pazdur went in for a “perfunctory” final interview at FDA. Thinking it would only take a few minutes, his wife, Mary, decided to wait and have a quick cup of coffee at a nearby restaurant—Hooters.

In the name of “radical transparency,” FDA touts publication of 200 complete response letters

In a move advertised as being in line with FDA’s goal of “radical transparency,” the agency July 10 announced the publication of more than 200 complete response letters.

HHS asks employees to report instances of “DEI policies that caused discrimination”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is searching for examples of employees, grant recipients, and contractors harmed by DEI efforts of the federal government in the last five years, as part of the Trump administration’s mission to end initiatives set up to diversify the workforce and bolster opportunities forhistorically disadvantaged groups.

Publications based on NIH-funded science must be made free immediately, HHS decrees

Researchers funded by NIH will now be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are published in a peer-reviewed journal.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

NIDA director Volkow gets candid on addiction in Bhattacharya’s podcast

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has started his own podcast called “The Director’s Desk,” where, according to the description on YouTube, he plans to host weekly conversations on scientific careers, leadership, and innovation at NIH.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

Kennedy: “We’re going to end the war at FDA against alternative medicine”

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In the name of “radical transparency,” FDA touts publication of 200 complete response letters

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Publications based on NIH-funded science must be made free immediately, HHS decrees

NIDA director Volkow gets candid on addiction in Bhattacharya’s podcast

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HHS seems poised to exert control over USPSTF
Ransohoff: The task force is the pinnacle of evidence-based medicine

Rick and Mary Pazdur on facing “the other side of the stethoscope”
A few months before Mary died of ovarian cancer, the couple shared how this experience shaped their perspectives on oncology