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100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to Follow on Social Media in 2025

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100 Influential Women in Oncology: Key Opinion Leaders to Follow on Social Media in 2025 / 100 Influential Women in Oncology, 100 Influential Women in

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September 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM

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Some good news. The senate committee rejected the 40% budget cut for NIH and instead endorsed a $400 million budget increase. Science for the win.

July 31, 2025 at 11:36 PM

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American science to soon face its largest brain drain in history

July 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM

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The essence of global health equity is the idea that something so precious as health might viewed as a right.
-Dr.Paul Farmer

July 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM

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CancerWorld - From the Lab to The White House: The Story of Catharine Young
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From the Lab to The White House: The Story of Catharine Young - CancerWorld

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July 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM

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The EU has officially released their “Choose Europe for Science” plan

May 23, 2025 at 4:16 PM

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We’re going to lose an entire generation of scientists. NSF, one of the largest federal funders of STEM education has seen an 80> reduction in , including support for trainees so far this year. You can’t have science without scientists.

May 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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In case anyone needs to hear this: some forms of prostate cancer are aggressive and can progress rapidly, often undetected until they are advanced. Speculative narratives and misinformation around late-stage diagnoses are damaging to the entire cancer patient community.

May 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM

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There has never been a president who fought harder for cancer patients than Joe Biden. This diagnosis hits so many deeply, but I remain profoundly grateful for his unwavering service and commitment to those working to save lives and to ease the suffering of so many.

May 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM

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Nearly $400M in taxpayer investment was thrown away by canceling critical research midstream, halting studies before results could benefit the public. That 💯 is not reform.

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NIH Grant Cuts Aren't Saving Money. They're Wasting It.

The Trump administration says the canceled funding is about cost efficiency, but data shows that the opposite is happening.

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May 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM

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The director of the National Science Foundation has announced his resignation amid plans to slash the agency’s budget by 55%, eliminating half the staff, and canceling over $1 billion in scientific grants.

April 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM

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April 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the incredible women who are juggling it all and making our world a better place.

March 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM

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Love this. Also a reminder that there is currently only one science PhD in Congress in case someone is interested in a career pivot 😬

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Democrats launch effort to get 100 doctors into elected office

The campaign comes after all four Senate GOP physicians voted to confirm RFK Jr. as the nation’s health secretary.

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March 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM

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HHS just scrapped a 54-year-old policy requiring public input on regulations for grants, benefits, and contracts. This guts transparency and shuts out stakeholders from key health policy decisions - completely contradicting any claim of radical transparency.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM

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When fiction becomes reality.

February 28, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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I’m becoming increasingly concerned about how some members of the public are so blatantly against science. Like vehemently against it. I want to fight the good fight on X but decided to retreat here for a moment of reprieve 😅. Please say hi if you’re able. Or drop a dog pic.

February 16, 2025 at 2:48 AM

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Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue. But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.

February 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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Seen on the DC metro, “I will no longer accept the things I cannot change. I will change the things I cannot accept.” Angela Davis

January 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM

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ICYMI: On Jan 1st - adults on Medicare will spend no more than $2,000/year on prescription drugs when a new price cap on out-of-pocket payments from the Inflation Reduction Act goes into effect - which is expected to provide major relief for cancer patients #BidenCancerMoonshot

December 28, 2024 at 2:05 PM