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Cancer Treatments Grow More High-Tech: 'Smart Bomb' Drugs, Immune Boosters are Seeing Success
New research shows a sharp escalation in the weapons race against cancer, with several high-tech approaches long dreamed of but not possible or successful until now.
At a weekend conference of more than 30,000 cancer specialists, scientists reported:
—New “smart” drugs that deliver powerful poisons directly to cancer cells while leaving healthy ones alone.
—A new tool that helps the immune system attack a broad range of cancer types.
—Treatments aimed at new genes and cancer pathways, plus better tests to predict which patients will benefit from them.
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Source: The Washington Post
LLMs Show Promise, But Challenges Remain in Improving Inefficient Clinical Trial Screening
July 31st 2025Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 may offer a solution to the costly and inefficient process of manual clinical trial screening, which is often hindered by the inability of structured electronic health record data to capture all necessary criteria.
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Laundromats as a New Frontier in Community Health, Medicaid Outreach
May 29th 2025Lindsey Leininger, PhD, and Allister Chang, MPA, highlight the potential of laundromats as accessible, community-based settings to support Medicaid outreach, foster trust, and connect families with essential health and social services.
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