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New Hope for Lung Cancer Patients With a HER2 Genetic Mutation
LONDON, England, Oct. 18 -- The Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2025:

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New hope for lung cancer patients with a HER2 genetic mutation

A trial testing the use of the targeted drug zongertinib as a first line treatment for lung cancer patients with a HER2 genetic mutation has shown significant findings, according to data presented at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025.

Professor Sanjay Popat, Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Professor of Thoracic Oncology at ... Show Full Article

Annual Funded Grants - CRISPR and Prime Editing Technologies
COLUMBIA, Maryland, Oct. 18 -- The Foundation Fighting Blindness issued the following news on Oct. 17, 2025:

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Annual Funded Grants - CRISPR and Prime Editing Technologies

Funded grants for CRISPR and prime editing approaches.

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The Foundation Fighting Blindness is proud to announce funding for several projects based on CRISPR and prime editing technologies.

* Stephen Tsang - $200,000

Columbia University

"ARMS2/HTRA1 in non-cell-autonomous oxidative and anti-inflammatory therapeutic targeting"

Drs. Tsang and Olah will use CRISPR to identify the causative allele of AMD pathologies and ... Show Full Article

WLF Asks Fifth Circuit to Grant En Banc Rehearing in Constitutional Challenge to FDIC's Structure
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025:

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WLF Asks Fifth Circuit to Grant En Banc Rehearing in Constitutional Challenge to FDIC's Structure

"The panel's decision allows agencies to evade constitutional scrutiny and shields structural flaws from timely Article III review."

--Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation

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Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to grant rehearing en banc to revisit a panel's flawed ruling that federal courts lack jurisdiction ... Show Full Article

Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Best Practices to Prevent Misuse of Opioid Settlement Funds
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 17 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 16, 2025:

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Best practices to prevent misuse of opioid settlement funds

States should adopt clear guidelines to ensure settlement funds support evidence-based treatment and recovery.

By Layal Bou Harfouch, Drug Policy Analyst; and Mariana Trujillo, Managing Director

To address the damages caused by the growing opioid epidemic, state and local governments filed thousands of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, accusing them of fueling the crisis through misleading ... Show Full Article

Foundation for Economic Education Issues Commentary: Beyond the Welfare State
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 17 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Oct. 16, 2025:

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Beyond the Welfare State

How civil society can succeed where welfare has failed.

By Nathan Mayo

Since the launch of the War on Poverty in the 1960s, the rate of those living in poverty, as defined by the US government, has stubbornly persisted. Yet before that, the American poverty rate was dropping fast. It was around 32% in 1950, but postwar prosperity and a booming job market lifted thousands out of destitution, bringing it to 12.8% by the time the War's programs took ... Show Full Article

City of Everett Employee Appeals to Washington State PERC in Case Challenging Unconstitutional Money Seizures by AFSCME Officials
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release:

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City of Everett Employee Appeals to Washington State PERC in Case Challenging Unconstitutional Money Seizures by AFSCME Officials

Appeal: Employer botched handling employee request to cut off dues deductions, AFSCME union officials refuse to return ill-gotten money



Olympia, WA (October 17, 2025) - City of Everett employee Xenia Davidsen is asking the Washington State Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) to reverse a ruling letting union bosses and city ... Show Full Article

AmfAR Awards $2.4M in New HIV Cure-Focused Research Grants
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- AmfAR-the Foundation for AIDS Research issued the following news release:

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amfAR Awards $2.4 Million in New HIV Cure-Focused Research Grants

Research teams in North America, Africa, and Australia will receive support to test a range of bold and innovative cure strategies

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amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, announced a new round of grants Thursday to research teams across three continents targeting novel HIV cure strategies. It marks the first time amfAR has funded five grants in a single round, reaffirming the organization's commitment to funding bold, innovative ... Show Full Article