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Don’t confirm RFK Jr. for HHS, 77 Nobel laureates urge the Senate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for HHS secretary, is unfit for that role and should not be confirmed, 77 Nobel laureates said in a letter to members of the U.S. Senate.

December 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.46

By Yiqing Wang

In Brief

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun share 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

In Brief

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper receive 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

In Brief

Paul Nurse receives 2024 Block Memorial Lectureship

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October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

Clinical Roundup

Mayo Clinic performs world’s first known successful total larynx transplant in a patient with active cancer

A multidisciplinary team of doctors at Mayo Clinic in Arizona performed the third known total larynx transplant in the U.S.

July 12, 2024

Vol.50 No.28

Clinical Roundup

Cyclophosphamide may expand transplant donor pool for patients with blood cancers

A new treatment approach using an older drug may enable more patients with high-risk blood cancers to receive transplanted stem cells from unrelated, partially matched donors, according to a study conducted by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and colleagues.

May 24, 2024

Vol.50 No.21

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