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Judge upholds Monsanto verdict, cuts award to $78 million
A Northern California judge on Monday upheld a jury's verdict that found Monsanto's weed killer caused a groundskeeper's cancer, but she slashed the amount of money to be paid from $289 million to $78 million.
Lawsuits alleging Roundup caused cancer can move forward
Hundreds of lawsuits alleging Roundup weed killer caused cancer cleared a big hurdle Tuesday when a U.S. judge ruled that cancer victims and their families could present expert testimony linking the herbicide to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Rockville firm gets Chinese patent for cancer technology
BioMarker Strategies LLC, a pharmaceutical research services firm based in Rockville, announced on Monday that it had received a Chinese patent for a cancer technology.
Hogan has skin lesions removed
A morning procedure in a doctor’s office had Gov. Larry Hogan looking a little different during an afternoon news conference. Hogan sported three small, flesh-colored bandages on his forehead during a […]
Bluefield Innovations funds first project, a cancer target
A collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and Deerfield Management to fuel early stage therapeutics has found its first project, the collaboration announced Thursday. Bluefield Innovations, founded last year, said it […]
Md. cell therapy company gets patent for new cancer treatment
American Gene Technologies International Inc., a leading gene and cell therapy company in Rockville, received a patent covering ways of treating cancer.
Price tag for NIH, FDA cancer ‘moonshot’ at $1B in Obama budget
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $755 million for cancer research in his upcoming budget, the White House said Monday, bringing the total price tag for Vice […]
In Fox interview, Hogan talks about cancer, recovery
In his first national television interview Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan discussed cancer, treatment and recovery on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace. The interview, which was taped a week before […]
Emotional Hogan declares ‘I am 100 percent cancer free’
Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday that doctors have told him his is cancer is in remission but that he will be starting maintenance therapy to prevent the cancer from returning.
Manno reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
State Sen. Roger Manno said Monday he is recovering at home after undergoing aggressive treatment for prostate cancer. Manno, D-Montgomery County and co-chair of the Spending Affordability Committee, made the […]
Md. Gov. Hogan out of hospital after first round of chemo
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is out of the hospital and back at work after his first round of chemotherapy for an aggressive form of cancer. Hogan posted messages […]
5 things to know as Gov. Hogan plans for cancer treatment
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer of the lymph nodes, calling it “very advanced and very aggressive.” Hogan vowed to continue […]
