Congress must put an end to the emerging practice of “information blocking” by purveyors of electronic health record systems, American Society of Clinical Oncology urged at a Capitol Hill briefing.
NCI has funded five research teams to participate in its Pediatric Preclinical Testing Consortium.
President Barack Obama nominated Robert Califf to the post of Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
NCI is planning to increase funding for the Cancer Center Core Grants, Acting Director Douglas Lowy said to the National Cancer Advisory Board at a meeting Sept. 16.
The NCI Bypass Budget for 2017 asks for a 7-percent increase over fiscal 2016, followed by a series of annual 7-percent increases that would continue through 2026, when the institute's budget would double.
NIH, NCI and FDA should receive budget increases of at least 7 percent a year, the 2015 Cancer Progress Report by the American Association for Cancer Research recommends.
CVS Health marked the first anniversary of ending tobacco sales at its CVS/pharmacy locations, and released study data showing a reduction in cigarette purchases over the past year.
The 70th annual Lasker Awards went to: Evelyn Witkin and Stephen Elledge for basic medical research; James Allison for clinical research; and Doctors Without Borders for public service.
Gianni Bonadonna, 81, a pioneering cancer researcher whose work focused on Hodgkin's lymphoma and breast cancer, died Sept. 7.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office said it would investigate the controversy stemming from wide use of power morcellators, gynecological devices now known to spread undetected cancers during hysterectomies and myomectomies.
