Saturday - November 23, 2024
*Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Saturday November 16, 2024 ( 3 items )  

American Association for Cancer Research: Adding Immunotherapy to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation May Improve Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Cancer Research issued the following news release: * * * Combination of radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy can shrink tumors and allow surgery, with much better survival rate rather than with non-surgical treatment alone * * * In patients with unresectable, locally advanced esophageal cancer, the triple combination of radiation, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy made tumors more amenable to surgery, which was   more

BAI and RMA Come Together to Form ProSight Financial Association
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12 -- The Risk Management Association issued the following news release: * * * ProSight provides unmatched resources in risk management, compliance and business strategy for financial services professionals * * * CHICAGO - BAI (Bank Administration Institute) and RMA (Risk Management Association) have merged to form ProSight Financial Association. This strategic combination brings together two of the most trusted organizations in the financial services industr  more

Internal Medicine Physicians Stress the Importance of Vaccines and Evidence-Based Public Health Policies
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians issued the following news release: Statement attributable to: Isaac O. Opole, MBChB, PhD, MACPPresident, American College of Physicians PHILADELPHIA November 15, 2024 Incidences of vaccine preventable diseases are increasing in the United States. Preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that as of the beginning of November, five times as many cases of pertussis  more