White House health initiative to focus on closing research gaps in women’s health

In The Headlines: Are cancer registries on the chopping block, and what does it mean if they are?

The National Cancer Registries Program, or NPCR, is a relatively small but highly impactful 33-year-old CDC program that gauges disparities in cancer and tracks progress against the disease. So, why was it left out of the Trump administration’s preliminary budget?

April 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.16

Cancer Policy

White House preliminary budget document provides no funds for highly impactful CDC cancer registries program

Over the past week, as cancer control experts scoured through a confidential budget document called the “passback” budget, they haven’t been able to find any trace of a relatively small but highly impactful program that funds state cancer registries.

DOJ letters to peer-reviewed journals allege partisan bias in medical literature

At least two medical journals have received letters from the Trump administration accusing them of political bias.

April 25, 2025

Vol.51 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter

Building a nationally integrated cancer research and treatment network

Cancer care is at an inflection point. The traditional boundaries between academic and community oncology are dissolving, requiring a reimagined approach to patient care and clinical research. At City of Hope, we are implementing a national model that integrates breakthrough research with accessible, advanced treatment across diverse geographic regions.

Trump’s tariffs will likely affect cancer drugs and devices—and may deepen drug shortages

For over a month since President Trump announced his intent to impose aggressive new tariffs on America’s friends and foes alike, lobbyists for hospitals, medical societies, and makers of branded and generic drugs have been trying to convince him to rethink.

March 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.11

By Claire Marie Porter and Jacquelyn Cobb

Guest Editorial

Health innovation and health equity: Ensuring technologies advance resilience, justice, and compassionate care

Technological innovations are often hailed as transformative tools capable of revolutionizing healthcare. From gene editing for conditions like sickle cell disease to AI predicting hospital readmissions, to telemedicine expanding healthcare access, these advancements have the potential to change the way we treat diseases.

March 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.11

By Jamillah Hoy-Rosas

White House health initiative to focus on closing research gaps in women’s health

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