I don't believe that most science is fraudulent as I have said before. To believe otherwise is misguided and misleads both the public and regulators.
Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP
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Physician-Scientist Oncologist, Director Legorreta Cancer Center, Associate Dean, past Faculty Exec Cmte member, Brown Univ, ACS Professor, Chair, WIN Consortium in Precision Oncology, Entrepreneur, Boat Captain, joined Nov 16 ‘24 Pubs: tinyurl.com/s98xg3u
It is notable to hear Dr. Ashish Jha say he now believes the COVID pandemic was most likely the result of a lab leak. And it is also important to hear him say that gain-of-function research is a global issue that should be addressed as such. I fully agree. x.com/ashishkjha/s...
Ashish K. Jha (@ashishkjha) on X
On @CNNSOTU with @DanaBashCNN this morning. I said three things: 1. Political leaders are accountable for public health decisions, not the scientists who advise them 2. The vaccine-autism question h...
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Concerned about the future of science in America.
I will disconnect at this time. Social Media takes too much of my precious time. Any time I have I would like to invest in science and medicine. And any posts will be strictly focused on discoveries and advances in cancer research and oncology. Thank you.
Here are images of two cancers that developed in the injected arm after COVID mRNA injections; lymphoma and sarcoma. link.springer.com/article/10.1... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Practice-changing results reported for Revolution Medicines pancreatic cancer drug www.statnews.com/2026/05/31/p...
Practice-changing results reported for Revolution Medicines pancreatic cancer drug
Much-awaited results at ASCO show that scientists have indeed found a way to drug a "greasy ball" involved in pancreatic cancer.
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Daily pill doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients www.bbc.com/news/article...
Daily pill daraxonrasib doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer patients
The drug, daraxonrasib, has been hailed as a breakthrough in managing the deadliest of all the major cancers.
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Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows Experts hail daraxonrasib as ‘gamechanger’ for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows
Experts hail daraxonrasib as ‘gamechanger’ for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer
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Nearly a decade ago in 2017 I wrote about needed improvements to electronic health record systems but in 2026 we still scan faxed records into an EHR that is often very difficult to access including pathology images that are still not electronically accessible. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-d...
What does a better EHR look like?
I tweeted recently "It is sad that electronic health records are designed around billing, not optimal patient care, utility, provider efficiency or satisfaction" (https://twitter.com/weldeiry/status/9...
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We’re pleased to announce our Featured Voices for #ASCO26! Get their expert insights into the science & ed sessions, what they view as practice changing & how they’ll bring what they’ve learned into the clinic. Follow & be a part of the conversation using the meeting hashtag. https://bit.ly/4uln3XV
Passing through Philly on way to LAX with some delays.
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Voluntary healthcare cost limits aren’t working. Should Rhode Island’s insurers face sanctions? As spending skyrockets, health insurance commissioner report recommends adding teeth to spending growth targets rhodeislandcurrent.com/2026/05/18/v...
Voluntary healthcare cost limits aren’t working. Should Rhode Island's insurers face sanctions? • Rhode Island Current
Per-person spending on hospital services, prescription drugs, and long-term care rose 9.1% from 2023 to 2024, nearly twice as fast as the 5.1% state target, according to a new report published Monday ...
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Life in academia: Working on three grant submissions in addition to clinic today.
Massive fraud uncovered. Dr Oz says 800 hospice providers suspended in California over alleged $1B Medicare fraud scheme www.foxnews.com/media/dr-oz-...
Dr Oz says 800 hospice providers suspended in California over alleged $1B Medicare fraud scheme
Dr. Oz announces suspension of 800 California hospice providers over alleged Medicare fraud, says Florida and other states also face scrutiny.
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Ensitrelvir for Covid-19 Postexposure Prophylaxis in Household Contacts “Ensitrelvir administered to household contacts of a patient with Covid-19 within 72 hours after symptom onset in the index patient was effective in preventing Covid-19 in the contacts.” www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
Ensitrelvir for Covid-19 Postexposure Prophylaxis in Household Contacts | NEJM
Ensitrelvir, an oral inhibitor of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 3C-like protease, is approved in Japan for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 ...
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At last, a pill that can prevent COVID after exposure to infected people Drug arrives years after pandemic’s peak, but could still offer protection to vulnerable populations. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
At last, a pill that can prevent COVID after exposure to infected people
Drug arrives years after pandemic’s peak, but could still offer protection to vulnerable populations.
nature.com
Training the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Cancer Scientists aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
Training the Next Generation of AI-Enabled Cancer Scientists
Summary:. Despite unprecedented opportunities at the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and cancer research, few scientists possess fluency in both domains. We propose a six-principle framewo...
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Checkpoint Breaches: Unexpected Effects of Anti–PD-1 Therapy on the Blood–Brain Barrier aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
Checkpoint Breaches: Unexpected Effects of Anti–PD-1 Therapy on the Blood–Brain Barrier
Summary:. Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer therapy, and their unintended side effects relate largely to inducing autoimmunity; effects on vascular functions have only rarely bee...
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Tissue-Specific Spatial Regulation of Innate Immune Checkpoints in Cancer aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
Tissue-Specific Spatial Regulation of Innate Immune Checkpoints in Cancer
AbstractNK and innate lymphoid cells (ILC) regulate tissue homeostasis and immune responses by acting as early sensors of cellular stress and tissue dysfunction. Their functions are tightly controlled...
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VITA-GBM: EPIC-0502-driven HIF1α degradation overcomes bevacizumab resistance and synergizes with TMZ in glioblastoma academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo...
VITA-GBM: EPIC-0502-driven HIF1α degradation overcomes bevacizumab resistance and synergizes with TMZ in glioblastoma
AbstractBackground. Glioblastoma (GBM) is characterized by extensive tissue hypoxia. This hypoxic microenvironment drives chemoresistance and promotes aber
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Deciphering the tumor microenvironment and role of immunotherapy in diffuse midline glioma: A scoping review academic.oup.com/neuro-oncolo...
Deciphering the tumor microenvironment and role of immunotherapy in diffuse midline glioma: A scoping review
Abstract. Diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered, formerly known as diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, (DIPG/DMG) is the most aggressive form of pediatric b
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Natural killer cell immunotherapy reverses lung fibrosis by eliminating senescent fibroblasts www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Natural killer cell immunotherapy reverses lung fibrosis by eliminating senescent fibroblasts
NKG2A checkpoint inhibition promotes lung fibrosis resolution.
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Ended for futility, BIOMEDE validated prognostic biomarkers as well as informative theranostic biomarkers for future DIPG trials👇 Targeted therapies plus radiotherapy for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: the randomized phase 2 BIOMEDE trial www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Targeted therapies plus radiotherapy for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: the randomized phase 2 BIOMEDE trial - Nature Medicine
In a biomarker-driven trial evaluating radiotherapy with erlotinib, everolimus or dasatinib in patients with newly diagnosed diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, the primary endpoint of overall survival ...
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Oncogenic and tumor-suppressive forces converge on a progenitor niche at the benign-to-malignant transition www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Oncogenic and tumor-suppressive forces converge on a progenitor niche at the benign-to-malignant transition
Opposing oncogenic and tumor-suppressive forces establish a progenitor-like state that builds a self-reinforcing niche to drive benign-to-malignant transition in pancreatic cancer models. Disruption o...
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Brain tumor in 5-year old after AAV gene therapy for an inborn error reported in the New England Journal of Medicine👇 Neuroepithelial Tumor with AAV Integration after Intracisternal Magna Vector Delivery www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Neuroepithelial Tumor with AAV Integration after Intracisternal Magna Vector Delivery | NEJM
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are predominantly nonintegrating, but rare genomic integration events have been associated with oncogenesis in neonatal murine models. Here we repor...
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Scientists link boy's tumor to gene therapy viruses, in rare finding www.statnews.com/2026/05/13/g...
Scientists link boy’s tumor to gene therapy viruses, in rare finding
Doctors have linked a boy's tumor to a gene therapy, but say the rare risks need to be weighed against the profound benefits such medicines can offer.
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Beautiful Narragansett Bay waters in Rhode Island.
When in Barrington, Rhode Island the hot pastrami bagels at Bagels, Etc. are a treat.
At Harvard, over 60% of grades given last year were A’s. Now the university is weighing a grade inflation crackdown College faculty are voting on a proposal to cap that top score to 20% of the undergraduate class, with results due next week. www.fastcompany.com/91541900/har...
At Harvard, over 60% of grades given last year were A's. Now the university is weighing a grade inflation crackdown
College faculty are voting on a proposal to cap that top score to 20% of the undergraduate class, with results due next week.
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