41-33 GAO to Investigate Power Morcellation Harms

Harold Varmus reflects on the life of John Edward Porter, a House appropriator—and his friend
Porter helped orchestrate the doubling of the NIH budget between 1998 and 2003

On June 3, two days after his 87th birthday, John Edward Porter, who represented the 10th Congressional District of Illinois as a Republican for over twenty years, died of pneumonia in a hospital in Northern Virginia.

June 24, 2022

Vol.48 No.25

By Harold Varmus

Capitol Hill

ARPA-H placed outside NIH in authorization bill approved in a 336-85 House vote

The House of Representatives on June 22 voted 336-85 to pass legislation that would establish the authorities of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Health (ARPA-H), President Joe Biden’s proposed high-risk, high-reward biomedical research agency.

June 24, 2022

Vol.48 No.25

By Alice Tracey

NCI strategy for evaluating MCED assays may bypass cancer clinical trials groups

NCI is moving forward with a plan to evaluate multi-cancer early detection tests, a technology that is rapidly making inroads into the healthcare system.

June 24, 2022

Vol.48 No.25

By Paul Goldberg and Alice Tracey

NCI BSA approves eight new, nine reissued concepts

The NCI Board of Scientific Advisors unanimously approved eight new concepts and nine reissued concepts at a meeting June 13-15.

Survivor Stories: Rob Krigel, Nedra Bonds, Stacey Smith

The Cancer History Project is highlighting survivor stories throughout the month of June, which we jumpstarted with interviews conducted by guest editor Deborah Doroshow, assistant professor of medicine at Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

June 24, 2022

Vol.48 No.25

In Brief

Alex A. Adjei named chair of Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

Alex A. Adjei was named chair of Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute. He succeeds Jame Abraham, who has been interim chair of Taussig Cancer Institute since May 2021.

June 24, 2022

Vol.48 No.25

41-33 GAO to Investigate Power Morcellation Harms

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41-33 GAO to Investigate Power Morcellation Harms

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Harold Varmus reflects on the life of John Edward Porter, a House appropriator—and his friendPorter helped orchestrate the doubling of the NIH budget between 1998 and 2003

ARPA-H placed outside NIH in authorization bill approved in a 336-85 House vote

NCI strategy for evaluating MCED assays may bypass cancer clinical trials groups

NCI BSA approves eight new, nine reissued concepts

Survivor Stories: Rob Krigel, Nedra Bonds, Stacey Smith

Alex A. Adjei named chair of Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute

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Harold Varmus reflects on the life of John Edward Porter, a House appropriator—and his friend
Porter helped orchestrate the doubling of the NIH budget between 1998 and 2003