The new head of America’s top children’s hospital sees ‘the dawn of a new era’ for kid cancer treatment

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St. Jude CEO Dr. Charles W. M. Roberts said he believes this is a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" to achieve the dream of treating cancer in children.

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Moderna’s and Merck’s personalized mRNA vaccine shows real promise against deadly skin cancer melanoma in late stage trial and sends stocks soaring

The shot, paired with Merck's Keytruda, cut the risk of melanoma recurrence in a trial of more than 1,100 patients.

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India ramps up aid to Palestine, signs MoU for 200-bed super-speciality hospital

India ramps up aid to Palestine, signs MoU for 200-bed super-speciality hospital — full report at Times of India.

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How we found a new transmissible cancer in bullhead catfish

For more than a decade, anglers on Lake Memphremagog—which straddles the Quebec–Vermont border—have been catching brown bullhead catfish marked with distinctive black lesions.

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Moderna, Merck unveil mRNA-based cancer vaccine that cuts spread

Moderna's mRNA vaccine Intismeran shows promise, reducing melanoma recurrence and spread in late-stage trials.

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Cancer vaccine from Moderna, Merck shows promise in late-stage trial; both stocks soar

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Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial

A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.

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