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 ...

U.S. Representative Elaine Luria of Virginia has introduced legislation to prohibit state courts from removing cases to the federal court system. Throughout the United States, when asbestos victims seek restitution from the companies that knowingly ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated Fast Track status to a new therapeutic drug therapy for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) in patients with unresectable NF2-deficient tumors. The drug, IK-930, was granted ...

This past April, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed banning the use, manufacture and import of the most pervasive type of asbestos, chrysotile. Although advocates continued to demand a complete ban of all forms of asbestos, the EPA’s ...

As Europe aims to reach climate neutrality by 2050, it is grappling with the risk of exposing construction workers to asbestos. Although admirable, Europe’s goal to renovate 220 million buildings in order to “slash energy emissions, ...

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 ...

Despite the recent EPA proposed ban on the use, manufacture and import of Chrysotile asbestos, the U.S. still faces the ongoing crisis of confronting the asbestos that remains in public buildings and homes. Also known as “legacy” ...

HBO’s new documentary series, Not So Pretty, takes a critical investigative look at the beauty industry and the numerous health risks associated with certain cosmetics products. The first episode, “Makeup,” highlights the hidden ...