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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
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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Inside the Center's MDD Value Model and Its Use of Dynamic Pricing
May 13th 2025Larragem Raines, MS, of the Center for Innovation & Value Research, discusses the organization's major depressive disorder (MDD) open-source value model, dynamic pricing, and the future role of artificial intelligence in care.
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