Sep 12 WATCH: President Biden delivers remarks on ‘cancer moonshot’ initiative By Zeke Miller, Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new “national purpose" — his administration's effort to end cancer "as we know it."… Continue reading
Jun 18 Court rejects Trump-era EPA finding that Roundup weed killer is safe By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The California-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reexamine its 2020 finding that glyphosate did not pose a health risk for people exposed to it by any means — on farms, yards or roadsides… Continue reading
Apr 11 Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives? By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press It’s an open question whether such cancer blood tests — if added to routine care — could improve Americans’ health or help meet the White House’s goal of cutting the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over next 25 years By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday set a 25-year timeline to cut in half the cancer death rate, a lofty goal that is meant to “supercharge” an initiative started when he was vice president to eradicate the disease that killed his older son, Beau. Continue reading
Sep 09 Sen. Amy Klobuchar says she had breast cancer and is recovering By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she has been treated for breast cancer that was found in February and the treatment "went well."… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 8:00 Why Black women face a triple threat from breast cancer By Yamiche Alcindor, Lorna Baldwin For Black women in America, a breast cancer diagnosis brings with it a disturbing statistic. Black women are less likely to develop breast cancer but 40 percent more likely to die from it than white women, according to the Centers… Continue watching
Mar 23 WATCH: Biden to expand ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became law 11 years ago. Continue reading
Oct 06 Guitar rock legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer at 65 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press With his distinct solos, Van Halen fueled the ultimate California party band and helped knock disco off the charts starting in the late 1970s with his band's self-titled debut album and then with the blockbuster record "1984."… Continue reading
Sep 04 Chadwick Boseman and the changing landscape of who gets colon cancer By Lydia A. Flier, Gabriela Rico, Yamicia D. Connor, STAT News The death of actor Chadwick Boseman at age 43 is reinvigorating discussions about the rising incidence of colon cancer in young Black people. Continue reading
May 14 These 3 charts show how rural health care was weakened even before COVID-19 By Laura Santhanam Even before the emergence of COVID-19, hundreds of rural hospitals sat on the verge of closure, and vital services like obstetrics, chemotherapy and orthopedics were drying up, according to new analysis from the Chartis Center for Rural Health. Continue reading