Papal Address – Vatican
Pope Francis emphasizes the thesis that cancer prevention is a childcare issue at the 4th International Vatican Conference. Address of his Holiness Pope Francis
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New Models of Philanthropy to Accelerate Progress in Curing and Preventing Disease
Unite to Cure was created by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, the Stem for Life Foundation, Cura Foundation and STOQ Foundation, the Fourth International Vatican Conference united the world’s thought leaders across all disciplines to engage in a powerful conversation about the future of medicine. I was honored to participate in the New Models
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Unite to Cure
There’s no greater venue than the Vatican to bring together leaders from many fields so they can share their collective wisdom and articulate plans to make diseases history. Watch Clip Now
Global Approaches to a World Without Disease
Unite to Cure was created by the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Culture, the Stem for Life Foundation, Cura Foundation and STOQ Foundation, the Fourth International Vatican Conference united the world’s thought leaders across all disciplines to engage in a powerful conversation about the future of medicine. I was honored to participate in the Global Approaches
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Congress has been Good to Biomedical Research
The NIH budget has gone up by 23 percent between 2016 and 2018, the 21st Century Cures Act has been passed, the Biden Moonshot continues into the Trump administration, and the FDA cancer center has been formed. What changed? Why such success after a 13-year dry spell marked by flat budgets? Washington insiders say at
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A Failed Drug is Showing Unprecedented Success Against a Previously Impervious Mutation
During her years of struggle with lung cancer, Deanna Brinkman has avidly researched her specific type of disease. So when an immunotherapy drug failed to stop it in late 2016 she understood the implications all too well. “I called my oncologist,” she recalls. “We have a superb relationship. He knew that I knew what I
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After Raising Age For Tobacco Purchases, State Sees Decreased Sales To Minors
In June 2016, California became the second state in the country, after Hawaii, to increase the minimum tobacco sales age from 18 to 21. A report published last month in the journal Tobacco Control suggests the new law is already working. Seven months after it took effect, preliminary data show, the percentage of state retailers
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E-cigarettes: Where Do We Stand?
E-cigarettes are increasingly being used as a nicotine alternative as smokers seek ways to kick their habit. They work by heating a pure liquid called e-juice — composed of flavorings, propylene glycol, glycerin and often nicotine — until it vaporizes. The resulting vapor is much less offensive to many, both smokers and non-smokers. But their
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Even without Nicotine, E-cigarettes can still Damage Lungs
E-cigarette liquids sweetened with flavorings like vanilla and cinnamon may harm the lungs even when they don’t contain nicotine, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined what happened to monocytes, a type of white blood cell, upon exposure to flavoring chemicals used in popular e-cigarette liquids. None of the liquids contained nicotine, but the flavoring chemicals
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How to Drive Down Smoking in Groups that Still Light Up
Advertising campaigns, tobacco taxes and public bans have lowered rates of smoking significantly in the U.S. since the 1960s. And for people who never smoke or manage to quit, there are major health benefits: lower risk of cancer, heart problems and stroke. But 15 percent of Americans — about 40 million people — continue to
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