Amid continued anticipation about tariffs on pharmaceuticals, President Trump has signed an executive order to prioritize the onshoring of prescription drug manufacturing as part of his “America First” agenda.
FDA announced a meeting of the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee May 20 and 21. It will be the first ODAC meeting since President Trump was inaugurated.
President Trump nominated Casey Means as the U.S. surgeon general. Means, a wellness influencer, has “impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials,” Trump wrote in a post on X.
Timothy L. SwanJohnson B. LightfooteKurt A. SchoppeEric M. RubinTimothy L. Swan was elected president of the American College of Radiology during ACR 2025, the college’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Cynthia Moran, American College of Radiology executive vice president, Government Relations, Economics and Health Policy, as the 2025 William T. Thorwarth Jr., Award recipient at ACR 2025, the college’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Frank MinjaToma OmofoyeFrank Minja and Toma Omofoye received the American College of Radiology Foundation’s Global Humanitarian Award on May 4 at ACR 2025, the college’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.
Kristin HigginsKarthik SundaramKristin Higgins and Karthik Sundaram were named chairs of NRG Oncology’s Lung Cancer Committee and Imaging Committee.
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia and the CRUK Scotland Institute entered into a partnership to advance cancer research, build capacity in cancer care, and support evidence-based health policies.
The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025 provides $650 million in funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (The Cancer Letter, March 28, 2025). Congress provided further guidance for CDMRP program-level funding, including funding for the Rare Cancers Research Program.
Researchers at NCI have completed a comprehensive analysis of cancer statistics for different age groups in the United States and found that from 2010 through 2019, the incidence of 14 cancer types increased among people under age 50.
