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

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

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Vol.52 No.20

By Claire Marie Porter

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DOJ alleges that Yale and UCLA discriminated based on race in medical school admissions

The U.S. Department of Justice issued a letter alleging that Yale Medical School of violating anti-discrimination laws and instititing policies that disadvantaged white and Asian applicants while favoring Black and Hispanic applicants. The DOJ investigation, which was launched a year ago, reviewed the school’s admission policies for the class of 2023, 2024, and 2025, the...

At AACR, Letai announces prevention and screening project for southern Appalachia, describes a future without paylines
There’s “clear evidence that funding is moving and the system is working.”

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Cancer Center at Illinois is recognized as NCI Basic Cancer Center, becoming the first new institution to earn this designation in 40 years

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NCI Director Letai wants you to know: Grant money is flowing again post-government shutdown

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