THE KARMANOS CANCER INSTITUTE recently promoted five scientific staff members: Jennifer Beebe-Dimmer, Michele Cote, Justin Klamerus, Larry Matherly, and Hayley Thompson. Beebe-Dimmer was appointed co-leader of the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine. She is an associate professor in the Department of Oncology. Her […]
JEAN-YVES DOUILLARD was appointed the first chief medical officer of the European Society for Medical Oncology. A senior staff position based at the Society’s headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland for a fixed two-year term, the CMO will lead the development of ESMO’s scientific strategy and activities. Douillard’s appointment follows a six-month selection process open to all […]
Glenn Dalrymple, a radiology professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center from 1990 to 1996, died March 9 in Omaha after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 81.
Update: The New England Journal of Medicine's subsequent response after this article is published is appended at the end.
Michael Brattain, University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Institute professor and associate director for basic research in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, died unexpectedly in his sleep March 5. He was 68.
On May 25, 2012, I received an email from Len Zwelling:
Is Average Sales Price plus 6 percent the right amount to pay doctors under the Medicare Part B program?
After my conversation with Gilman, I called MD Anderson and asked to talk with somebody about the $18 million grant for a biotech incubator.
When the White House proposed a $1 billion startup fund for the National Cancer Moonshot, a largely unexpected directive to reform FDA raised many questions among oncology insiders.
