ASCO and Innovative Oncology Business Solutions collaborate on medical home program

At House hearing, Democrats clash with RFK Jr. over “radical obstruction of congressional oversight,” vaccine policies
Rep. Lori Trahan: “People are going to die”

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health to defend the HHS fiscal year 2026 budget proposal, and faced criticism from several Democratic lawmakers on what they described as a lack of transparency and scientific rigor in the agency’s recent decisions.

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By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Trials & Tribulations

As cancer patients use AI chatbots, dangers lurk—but new safeguards can help

Patients affected by cancer are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence-powered chatbots, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, for answers to pressing health questions. These tools, available around the clock and free from geographic or scheduling constraints, are appealing when access to medical professionals is limited by financial, language, logistical, or emotional barriers.

June 27, 2025

By Ghulam Rasool, Brian D. Gonzalez and Katherine Chung-Bridges

Cancer Policy

Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay to retire as acting head of CDER at FDA

Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay, the acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research wrote in an email to colleagues that she will be retiring from the agency in July.

June 27, 2025

By Claire Marie Porter

Cancer Policy

RFK Jr.’s new committee votes on vaccine recommendations, despite Sen. Cassidy’s call for meeting delay

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), a key Senate health leader, June 23 called for the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to be delayed, citing concerns over the committee members’ lack of directly relevant experience and their potential bias against some vaccines.

June 27, 2025

By Claire Marie Porter and Jacquelyn Cobb

In Brief

Nicholas Jaidar named senior administrator for oncology at Johns Hopkins

Nicholas M. Jaidar was named senior administrator for oncology at the Department of Oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

June 27, 2025

In Brief

Phyllis Harris appointed chief legal and risk officer at ACS

Phyllis Harris was appointed chief legal and risk officer of American Cancer Society, effective June 23.

June 27, 2025

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Jacqueline Corrigan-Curay to retire as acting head of CDER at FDA

RFK Jr.’s new committee votes on vaccine recommendations, despite Sen. Cassidy’s call for meeting delay

Nicholas Jaidar named senior administrator for oncology at Johns Hopkins

Phyllis Harris appointed chief legal and risk officer at ACS

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At House hearing, Democrats clash with RFK Jr. over “radical obstruction of congressional oversight,” vaccine policies
Rep. Lori Trahan: “People are going to die”