VCU Massey’s David Wheeler awarded $1.7M to study long-term effects of neighborhood exposures and racial segregation on cancer risk

“Page Not Found:” HHS agencies purge web pages that hint at DEI, health equity, and gender
Medical group sues over removing “information used every day by health professions”

The web page for the FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity is no more. The pages for the NCI Diversity Training and Biomedical Workforce Development Branch and Disparities Research Branch are kaput as well.

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Vol.51 No.05

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Katie Goldberg

Black History Month In the Archives

Marsha Henderson: “You have to continue to push for what you think is the right thing for public health.”
Preserving an oral history by the former FDA associate commissioner of women’s heath

When Marsha B. Henderson, former FDA Associate Commissioner of Women’s Health (1998-2019), sat down for an oral history interview upon her retirement from the agency, she could not have foreseen becoming party to a government digital purge 7 years later. Over the past week, the Trump administration has been busy at work deleting government webpages...

COA proposes health care reform blueprint

The Community Oncology Alliance released the COA Prescription for Health Care Reform, a blueprint that diagnoses the fundamental challenges facing the U.S. healthcare system, outlines the consequences for patients across America, and presents “actionable solutions .”

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Vol.51 No.05

In Brief

Report shows UPMC Hillman’s nearly $4B economic impact in Pennsylvania

A recent report showed that UPMC Hillman Cancer Center generated $3.98 billion in total economic impact in Pennsylvania through its clinical, research, and educational missions in 2023.

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Vol.51 No.02

In Brief

Johns Hopkins, Howard University reform collaboration to advance health equity

A collaborative effort to eliminate cancer health disparities among African Americans and other underserved populations in the Washington, DC, area is being reignited at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Howard University Cancer Center.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

In Brief

UH Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine form initiative focused on health outcome disparities in Hawai‘i and the Pacific

The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are forming Ka ʻUmeke Lama, an initiative to transform cancer care in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

VCU Massey’s David Wheeler awarded $1.7M to study long-term effects of neighborhood exposures and racial segregation on cancer risk

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“Page Not Found:” HHS agencies purge web pages that hint at DEI, health equity, and gender
Medical group sues over removing “information used every day by health professions”

Marsha Henderson: “You have to continue to push for what you think is the right thing for public health.”
Preserving an oral history by the former FDA associate commissioner of women’s heath