Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants

The White House last week considered, but ultimately abandoned, a plan to create a panel that would review NIH grants in an effort to weed out projects the administration regards as “woke.”

HHS issues direct final rule to reduce reliance on animal testing

FDA has issued a direct final rule that changes the language in its regulations so that “animal testing” is no longer described as the default or defining form of “nonclinical” safety testing.

September 25, 2026

Vol.52 No.35

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

UCLA researchers receive $7M NIH grant to launch trial for immunotherapy-related diabetes

UCLA researchers have received a grant worth up to $7 million over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to launch a first-in-human clinical trial evaluating whether drugs already used to treat autoimmune diseases can prevent or reverse immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced type 1 diabetes, a rare but often permanent complication of cancer immunotherapy.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

In Brief

VCU Massey researchers receive $2.5M NIH grant for targeted therapy for breast, pancreatic cancer

Researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center were recently awarded a $2.5 million R01 grant from NCI. The five-year grant will allow Massey to evaluate the efficacy of TROP2 targeted antibody-drug conjugates to further enhance therapeutic benefits in both breast and pancreatic cancer care.

September 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.34

Cancer History Project

25 years after 9/11, a smoking cessation program may have curbed lung cancer risk for first responders at Ground Zero
“We seem to have a risk of exposure that needed that extra boost of the cigarette to cause the cancer.”

Twenty-five years ago, the attack on the World Trade Center engulfed Ground Zero in a shroud of smoke, leaving Lower Manhattan covered in toxic dust for months.

FDA authorizes second e-cigarette with age-gating features

FDA cleared the JUUL2 e-cigarette in tobacco and menthol flavors. This is the second vaping device the agency has authorized that incorporates age-gating technology—features intended to block access to minors and to keep e-cigarettes out of the hands of never-smokers at a vulnerable age.

September 11, 2026

Vol.52 No.33

By Sara Willa Ernst

Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

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Health groups urge Bhattacharya, in his position of acting CDC director, to restore staff in the Office on Smoking and Health

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Trump weighs—and abandons—an executive order that would give OMB veto power over NIH grants

HHS issues direct final rule to reduce reliance on animal testing

UCLA researchers receive $7M NIH grant to launch trial for immunotherapy-related diabetes

VCU Massey researchers receive $2.5M NIH grant for targeted therapy for breast, pancreatic cancer

25 years after 9/11, a smoking cessation program may have curbed lung cancer risk for first responders at Ground Zero“We seem to have a risk of exposure that needed that extra boost of the cigarette to cause the cancer.”

FDA authorizes second e-cigarette with age-gating features

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25 years after 9/11, a smoking cessation program may have curbed lung cancer risk for first responders at Ground Zero
“We seem to have a risk of exposure that needed that extra boost of the cigarette to cause the cancer.”