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FDA approves a next-generation Covid vaccine from Moderna, with restrictions

The FDA has approved Moderna’s new Covid-19 vaccine, though it placed restrictions on its use that the company’s existing Covid shot does not currently face.

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STAT+: A top Merck executive sees a ‘fragile’ situation at NIH, but less cause for alarm over Chinese competition

Amid ongoing uncertainty around funding for the NIH and what it could mean for U.S. innovation, a top Merck executive stressed that the agency is “a fragile thing.

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‘Breakthrough’ breast cancer therapy can slow advance of disease and prolong survival

Study shows combination treatment for aggressive breast cancer delays advance by average 17 months and chemotherapy by two yearsA new triple therapy for aggressive, advanced breast cancer slows the pr

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Chemo-Free Doublet in First-Line Boosts PFS in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Combining pembrolizumab (Keytruda) with sacituzumab govitecan (SG, Trodelvy) instead of chemotherapy as first-line treatment significantly reduced the risk of progress

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Novel Oral Agent for ESR1-Mutated Breast Cancer Boosts PFS in Second-Line

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The investigational oral agent vepdegestrant more than doubled median progression-free survival (PFS) versus fulvestrant (Faslodex) in previously treated estrogen rece

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T-DXd Prevails in Trial of Second-Line Therapies for HER2 Gastroesophageal Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Patients with progressive HER2-positive gastroesophageal (GE) cancer lived significantly longer when they received the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) trastuzumab deruxt

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Gene-Driven Adjuvant Therapy for NSCLC Leads to Big Improvement in DFS

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Biomarker-driven adjuvant therapy for intermediate/high-risk non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) led to significantly longer disease-free survival (DFS) as compared wit

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STAT+: Combination treatment reduces risk of tumor progression in aggressive form of breast cancer, study shows

The use of Gilead’s Trodelvy and Merck’s Keytruda together could be practice-changing based on the results of a new study presented at an ASCO meeting.

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Journalists Draw Link Between Internet Dead Zones, Threatened Medicaid Cuts, and Health

KFF Health News journalists made the rounds on national or local media recently to discuss topical stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.

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Vapers warned not to stockpile ‘fire risk’ disposables before UK ban

The ban, enforced from Sunday, is designed to reduce youth vaping and tackle environmental damageVapers have been warned not to stockpile soon-to-be-banned disposables before Sunday’s outright ban a

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