UCLA’s Roger Lo awarded $1 million to help prevent cancer relapse

She flew Black Hawks and battled cancer—now Col. Susan Fondy grapples with cuts to lymphedema research

Don’t try to convince Col. Susan Fondy that lymphedema doesn’t merit interest from medical researchers.

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In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cuts
The Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater

Source: NIH vigil organizerSince early May, a group of current and former NIH employees have gathered every Saturday at the Medical Center Metro station in Bethesda, MD, to mourn what they describe as the loss of scientific progress under the Trump administration.

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Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

In the Archives

Since 1991, the Women’s Health Initiative has saved lives, cut costs, and fostered team science

When the Women’s Health Initiative was announced in 1991, it was set to be the largest women’s health study ever conducted. The WHI scope is massive: the initiative has recruited more than 161,000 women and engaged more than 5,000 scientists from the U.S. and beyond.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

Cancer Policy

Congress passes Trump’s megabill featuring historically steep Medicaid cuts

The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping legislation that makes the biggest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s.

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Vol.51 No.26

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute awarded $3.3 million in grants to advance cancer care in Florida

Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC has been awarded two grants by the Florida Cancer Innovation Fund.

July 03, 2025

Vol.51 No.26

Capitol Hill

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.

June 27, 2025

Vol.51 No.25

By Claire Marie Porter

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In weekly vigils, current and former NIH staff grieve the impact of Trump cuts
The Saturday gatherings at NIH’s Metro station are part graveside service, part street theater

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