As every non-profit organization knows, it is our obligation to be purpose-driven. Most NPO founders and the people who work for them have been thrown into this space as a result of life experiences. It is our passion rather than a job to simply collect a paycheck.
A report by the American Society of Clinical Oncology points to a growing challenge in cancer care access driven by a widening gap between the number of available oncologists and increasing patient demand.
President Donald Trump had threatened pharmaceutical companies with a 100% tariff, with an ultimatum set for Oct. 1.
Jim O’Neill, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced that he has signed off on a slew of recommendations that change the childhood vaccination schedule.
NIH has published a policy that prohibits U.S. researchers and NIH grant recipients working with human biospecimens to share this data with “countries of concern.” That list includes China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela.
Governor Gavin Newsom Oct. 6 signed into law SB 351—a piece of legislation that prohibits hedge fund and private equity groups from interfering with the medical decisionmaking of physicians and their patients.
United for Medical Research conducted a report surveying patients and researchers on why NIH, and NIH funding matters to them.
Cornelia UlrichDiane M. SimeoneBarry P. SleckmanCornelia Ulrich was selected to serve as vice president/president-elect of the Association of American Cancer Institute’s board of directors. Ulrich is chief scientific officer and executive director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.
Paul Boutros was named director of the NCI-designated Basic Laboratory Cancer Center at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.
NCI has awarded a five-year, $11.2 million Cancer Health Disparities Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Endometrial Cancer grant to Victoria Bae-Jump and Hazel Nichols at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.
