The FDA has appointed hematologist-oncologist Vinay Prasad, MD, to lead the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, according to a May 6 NBC News report. As the head of CBER, Dr. Prasad will oversee the regulation of biologics, such…
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The largest cancer research organization in the U.S. is calling on Congress to reject President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 budget for the National Institutes of Health. The American Association for Cancer Research said the proposal would result in an almost…
Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute has opened a new simulation center to facilitate hands-on oncology nurse training. The Ning Zhao & Ge Li Simulation Center will provide nurses with the space to practice and refine technical skills associated with complex…
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has opened a new cancer center within its JFK University Medical Center, also in Edison. The facility marks a $14 million investment, with expanded space for surgical, medical and oncology services and double the number…
West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health and New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Cancer Institute will open the new Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center on May 13, also in New Brunswick. The Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center will be the first…
An outreach program at Oakland-based Kaiser Permanente Northern California more than doubled colorectal cancer screening rates in almost 20 years, from 37.4% in 2000 to 79.8% in 2019. The research, led by Douglas Corley, MD, PhD, Permanente Medical Group’s chief…
Coral Gables, Fla.-Baptist Health has filled two leadership roles at the Baptist Health Miami (Fla.) Cancer Institute. Michael Zinner, MD, CEO and executive medical director of Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute and Baptist Health Cancer Care has been named as…
Early-stage stomach cancer diagnoses increased by about 53% between 2004 and 2021, according to a study published May 3 in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and presented at the 2025 Digestive Disease Week annual meeting. Here are three notes on the study: Read…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare has opened a new cancer center as a care partner of New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Through the care partnership, physicians at the Hartford HealthCare Fairfield Cancer Center will collaborate and consult with experts…
While breast cancer incidence increased between 2018 and 2022, mortality rates for women ages 20 to 49 declined significantly between 2010 and 2020, according to new research presented April 29 at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting. Researchers…