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She's trying to outrun pancreatic cancer. Breakthrough treatments give her hope

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.

Specialty Drug Costs and Complexity Steadily Rising Since 2025 | Drug Topics

Data from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy indicates that oncology and rare disease innovations now define over 85% of the drug development pipeline, moving the industry toward biomarker-driven, precision medicine. Although these breakthroughs improve survival rates and tolerability, they ...

The Promise and Peril of U.S.-China Summitry | Foreign Affairs

The United States and China approach ... of thoughtful negotiation by senior officials beforehand; otherwise, important agreements, much less major breakthroughs, at a two-day meeting are nearly impossible....

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Britain’s Starmer refuses to quit as PM, challenges Labour Party rebels to oust him

Prime Minister Keir Starmer defiantly doubled down Tuesday, insisting he would remain in office despite mounting demands to quit after disastrous election results.

UK junior minister Miatta Fahnbulleh resigns, urges PM Starmer to set exit timetable | Reuters

Britain's Miatta Fahnbulleh, a ‌junior minister in the housing and communities department, resigned ⁠from government on Tuesday.

UK to send drones, jets and warship to join defensive mission securing Strait of Hormuz | Reuters

Britain said on Tuesday it would contribute autonomous mine-hunting equipment, Typhoon ‌fighter jets and the warship HMS Dragon to a multinational defensive mission aimed at securing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

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King Hussein Award for Cancer Research Lifetime Achievement Recognition - fundsforNGOs

The award focuses on cancer research across multiple dimensions, including biomedical innovation, clinical oncology, translational research, and therapeutic development. It recognizes achievements in drug discovery, treatment protocols, diagnostic improvements, and scientific breakthroughs in ...

Trump-Xi summit: What to expect as US-China ties, Trade, Taiwan and Iran on the agenda - The Economic Times

But many issues are at stake in one of the world's most consequential relationships, with no easy end in sight. Few expect major breakthroughs to the long-running frictions between China and the U.S., which range from competition in technology to the thorny question of Taiwan, whose main unofficial ...

The CEO of FPT hopes to introduce indigenous artificial intelligence into the preservation of Hue's heritage.

The workshop was titled "Promoting the implementation of Resolution 57-NQ/TW of the Politburo on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and national digital transformation in the sustainable development of socio-economic sectors in Hue City".

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Nancy Guthrie Missing 100 Days: Sheriff Says Investigators 'Getting Closer' in High-Profile Abduction Case

TUCSON, Ariz. — Nearly 100 days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Catalina Foothills home north of Tucson, authorities report no major breakthroughs but insist the investigation is

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