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Asbestos Exposure & BansThe School District of Philadelphia is moving more than 400 students and 90 staff members out of Kensington High School after a contractor disturbed… -
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Legislation & LitigationUniroyal & Vi-Jon File Chapter 11 Over Asbestos and Talc Claims
Uniroyal Holding Inc. and Vi-Jon, LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within days of each other, as both companies faced mounting litigation tied… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsSeeking Mesothelioma Patients for New Cell Therapy Trial
A clinical trial testing a new type of cell therapy for mesothelioma is actively recruiting patients at sites across the country, including Moffitt Cancer… -
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Legislation & Litigation$5.5B Talc Settlement Offer May End Baby Powder Lawsuits
Johnson & Johnson is proposing a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve approximately 76,000 claims and could close out more than a decade of litigation… -
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Treatment & DoctorsNew Guidelines Say Surgery Benefits Select Mesothelioma Patients
A national panel of 15 mesothelioma specialists across surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology and pathology reached a consensus and issued new guidelines for surgery. -
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Research & Clinical TrialsGene Test May Predict Who Responds to New Mesothelioma Drug
The mesothelioma drug RSO-021 showed promise in an early trial this month. Now the same research team has a lead on who may respond… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsNew Mesothelioma Drug Controls Disease in Early Trial
A new mesothelioma drug controlled the disease in 2 out of 3 patients through 12 weeks of treatment. Researchers say it turns cancer’s own… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsMesothelioma Cells Rewire Genes to Resist New Drug
Mesothelioma cells have a survival trick. When researchers exposed them to an experimental drug that targeted one of the cancer’s main growth switches, the… -
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Asbestos Exposure & BansEPA Delays Legacy Asbestos Rule Again, Seeks Industry Data
The Environmental Protection Agency pushed back its timeline for a major asbestos rule again. On June 23, 2026, the agency reopened a request for… -
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Legislation & LitigationCompany Fined $500K and Given Probation Over Asbestos
A West Virginia company faces a $500,000 criminal fine and 2 years of probation in Michigan federal court for illegally demolishing a building known…