CNN recently took a critical investigative look at Johnson & Johnson—their iconic brand and products, and their never-ending legal woes stemming from their asbestos contaminated talcum powder. The hour-long episode delves into the ...

Following-up on his remarks from last year, in which he condemned Johnson & Johnson’s “cynical” and controversial bankruptcy plan, Senator Dick Durbin once again criticized Johnson & Johnson’s attempt to escape ...

A Phase 1 safety study of single-agent immunotherapy drug, Avelumab, combined with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) was well-tolerated by mesothelioma patients with no severe side effects. The study was led by researchers from Memorial ...

ProPublica has released a must-read investigative report on the remaining hold-out in the total ban of asbestos in America, the chlor-alkali industry. Specifically, two chemical companies, OxyChem and Olin Corp., whose insistence upon using ...

Hikers gathered on a beautiful, clear Sunday last month to commemorate the Pacific Mesothelioma Center’s 11th Annual Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma. In-person participants were greeted by ample sunshine and expansive city and mountain views atop ...

Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have managed to eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors within days on rodent subjects, laying the groundwork for future human trials. By combining cytokine “drug ...

The Pacific Meso Center’s 11th Annual Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma is less than a month away! The walk will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2022. You can either join other walkers at Kenneth Hahn Park in Baldwin Hills (family and animal ...

When it comes to asbestos cancer risks, should workers be treated differently than the general population? That is the question posed in a recent blog opinion published by the Environmental Defense Fund. Unfortunately, the EPA ’s recently ...

SELLAS Life Sciences Group (SELLAS) has announced promising results of a Phase 1 clinical trial of the combination of immunotherapy agents Galinpepimut-S (GPS) and nivolumab for patients with WT1 positive malignant pleural mesothelioma. GPS is an ...

Despite the overall decreased use of asbestos nationwide, mesothelioma deaths among women still managed to increase by 25% over the past two decades. This according to death record statistics published by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A Federal Appeals Court will revisit the controversial ruling allowing Johnson & Johnson to use the Texas Two-Step tactic to transfer individual talc lawsuits to mass bankruptcy claims. In February, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge sided with ...

The Pacific Meso Center’s 11th Annual Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma is coming up! The walk will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2022. You can either join other walkers at Kenneth Hahn Park in Baldwin Hills or choose to participate virtually with ...

Researchers in the U.K. have published a systemic review analyzing 598 pleural mesothelioma patients that have undergone hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (“HITHOC”) immediately following surgery in the hopes of eradicating ...