Voters overwhelmingly support government action to make health care more affordable, including by extending the increased premium tax credits for purchasing health coverage on the Marketplace, and by closing the Medicaid coverage gap.
Michael Korengold, president and CEO of Enhanced Capital Partners, was named chair of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Board of Directors.
William C. “Bill” Culp made a $500,000 commitment to establish the Dr. William Culp Endowed Professorship in Interventional Radiology in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $2.5 billion increase for NIH in fiscal year 2023, as part of a June 30 markup of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies spending bill.
A team of researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center was awarded a Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Health Disparity Research Award for New Investigators.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced the 10 recipients of the 2022 Dr. Eddie Méndez award. The awards are named after a physician-scientist at Fred Hutch who focused on supporting early-career scientists underrepresented in science.
Noel Alaka was named vice president of life sciences COTA Inc.
Selwyn M. Vickers was named president and chief executive officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Alicia M. Terando was named the San Gabriel Valley regional medical director for surgical oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer at the Huntington Cancer Center.
Colleen Lewis was named vice president of nursing and research at Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, LLC.
