The president of an environmental services company received six and a half years in prison after he knowingly left large amounts of asbestos-containing materials at an Illinois demolition site after being hired to remove them. 58-year-old Carl Fioravanti of Lansing, Illinois, was sentenced by a...
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By: Devin Golden
July 11, 2025
In an about-face following public backlash from the scientific and patient advocacy communities – along with the general public – President Donald Trump and his administration...
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In the world of cancer treatment, innovation is everything – and one of the most exciting frontiers today is the emergence of CAR T-cell therapy. While this therapy has made...
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By: Dr. Stephen Williams
July 3, 2025
When it comes to cancer, not all diagnoses are created equal. While some cancers, like breast or lung cancer, benefit from extensive research, abundant clinical trials, and a...
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By: Devin Golden
June 28, 2025
Update (06/28/2025): The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania filed criminal charges against the School District of Philadelphia. The filing alleges...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug status to an oncolytic virus developed for mesothelioma. This special designation allows quicker review of the...
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A little more than one year after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ban of the most popular type of asbestos, the historic decision is being reconsidered...
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A jury in New Orleans awarded the family of a deceased woman $3 million in a mesothelioma lawsuit involving Johnson & Johnson. This verdict is the latest against the health...
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Mesothelioma is a unique type of cancer. Tumors spread quickly and as little specks rather than one large, ever-growing mass. This creates challenges for treatment, particularly...
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A well-known asbestos screening clinic in Libby, MT – one of the hotbeds of asbestos mining and exposure in the United States – closed last week. The Center for Asbestos-Related...
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Wickii Vigneswaran, MD, is part of the treatment team at the James A. Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, FL. Dr. Vigneswaran is an internationally recognized thoracic surgeon and a...
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