Schulam to Serve as Interim Director of Yale Cancer Center as Lynch Plans to Step Down

Kennedy calls for a “moonshot” targeted on the role of the microbiome in cancer

Top HHS officials last week called for a “moonshot” focused on the role of the microbiome in cancer.

May 22, 2026

Marcel van den Brink: Microbiome research is now in “critical phase” where evidence points to therapeutic use

As stirrings rise of a cancer “moonshot” focused on the relationship between the human microbiome and cancer, City of Hope’s Marcel van den Brink says this is the perfect time for such an influx of support.

NCI’s Letai gets softball questions from Senate appropriators at an otherwise contentious hearing

NCI has been getting what seems to be less austere treatment compared to its NIH counterparts.

USPSTF leaders John Wong and Esa Davis fired by Kennedy, leaving the panel rudderless

Esa M. Davis and John B. Wong have been fired from U.S. Preventive Services Task Force by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

May 22, 2026

Vol.52 No.20

By Claire Marie Porter

Guest Editorial

UMGCCC neuro-oncologist navigates the reality of his father’s pancreatic cancer

Once a week, the commute to the University of Maryland Medical Center serves as a bridge between two worlds for me. In one world, I am a neuro-oncologist navigating the rigors of brain tumor treatment. In the other, I am a son navigating the quiet, heavy reality of my father’s battle with pancreatic cancer.

FDA’s acting drug chief, acting vaccines chief, and chief of staff ousted in the wake of Makary departure

In further major FDA shake-ups, three top regulators left the agency on May 15, just days after the resignation of Commissioner Marty Makary.

May 22, 2026

Vol.52 No.20

By Claire Marie Porter

Schulam to Serve as Interim Director of Yale Cancer Center as Lynch Plans to Step Down

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