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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Sunday March 16, 2025 ( 3 items )  

UPenn Perelman School of Medicine: Immunotherapy May Boost KRAS-Targeted Therapy in Pancreatic Cancer
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer Preclinical study offers foundation for a combination strategy in future clinical trials PHILADELPHIA - Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic cancer at bay in preclinical models for significan  more

UPenn School of Arts & Sciences: Recording Oral Histories in Rural Uganda
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Recording oral histories in rural Uganda Fifteen students in a Penn Global Seminar spent 10 days in Africa filming members of local Jewish communities. In a village in Uganda, Penn students set up their cameras under trees, shaded from the sun and the heat, ready for the interviews they had prepared for throughout the fall semester. The students would, over the   more

With Bird Flu in Raw Milk, Many Still Do Not Know Risks of Consuming It
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * With Bird Flu in Raw Milk, Many Still Do Not Know Risks of Consuming It Although the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) located H5N1 bird flu virus in samples of raw, or unpasteurized, milk in tests in four states in April 2024, and bird flu has been detected in commercially sold raw milk, many Americans do not know that consuming raw milk and its products poses greater health r  more