OncoHealth, Blue Note Therapeutics partner to provide a digital therapeutic for cancer-related anxiety and depression

In The Headlines: Kimryn Rathmell on loss and caring for our community in uncertain times

In this episode of In the Headlines, former NCI Director Kimryn Rathmell speaks with Paul Goldberg, publisher of The Cancer Letter, and Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, about the HHS layoffs and their potential impact on mental health. These layoffs—and the broader uncertainty introduced by the current administration’s actions—are a form of trauma, Rathmell says.

February 19, 2025

Vol.51 No.06

Guest Editorial

Preparing to take care of each other in ways we never imagined

Being summarily dismissed, denigrated, and divided is both dehumanizing and taking place in a radical and disorienting manner. The effect is traumatizing.

February 14, 2025

Vol.51 No.06

By W. Kimryn Rathmell

Clinical Roundup

Psychedelic drug therapy may address mental health concerns in people with cancer and addiction

One or two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, may improve the mental health of cancer patients when accompanied by psychotherapy, a new report suggests. A second new study found that treatment with psilocybin resulted in lasting, positive personality changes in patients with alcohol use disorder.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Drugs & Targets

Dewpoint Therapeutics and ConcertAI form drug development partnership

Dewpoint Therapeutics and ConcertAI announced the first phase of their Translational Oncology partnership, aligned around Dewpoint’s latest drug candidate, DPTX3186.

December 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.46

Drugs & Targets

Humana and Evolent expand partnership to enhance oncology care

Humana Inc. and Evolent Health Inc. announced an expansion of their strategic medical oncology partnership to modernize and streamline prior authorization processes to include radiation and surgical oncology services.

November 15, 2024

Vol.50 No.43

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

A simple intervention could help address overlooked pain among older adults with cancer in rural America

A recent article in JAMA Network Open published by myself and my research collaborators—Jill Harrison at Brown University, Sarah Yarborough at Fred Hutch, and Tammy Stokes at Maury Regional Medical Center—examined the potential for a brief communication-based intervention to help older adults with cancer who live in rural settings better manage their pain.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

By Megan J. Shen