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Barbra Watson

@Barbjwatson

Public relations, *Tweets are my own.

 Boston, MA
Joined January 2013
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Little mix up this morning @tamronhall and @kellymarklive
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3-drug combo leads to 'unprecedented' response in pancreatic cancer models fiercebiotech.com/research/t…
3-drug combo leads to 'unprecedented' response in pancreatic cancer models

3-drug combo leads to 'unprecedented' response in pancreatic cancer models

Criminal profiling can be the key to catching a killer. | Systematically profiling the way pancreatic cancer cells suppress the immune system led scientists to a treatment that showed long-term,...

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This is what you get when you ask the sports guy to come in to cover a blizzard in the morning show.
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A tripledemic hurricane is making landfall. We need masks, not just tent hospitals statnews.com/2022/11/22/trip… via @statnews
Shares of Merrimack, a dormant drugmaker, soar after cancer drug succeeds in trial statnews.com/2022/11/09/merr… via @statnews
Shares of Merrimack, a dormant drugmaker, soar after cancer drug succeeds in trial

Shares of Merrimack, a dormant drugmaker, soar after cancer drug succeeds in trial

Shares of Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, a shuttered drugmaker, more than doubled Wednesday because of a $225 million windfall that it will receive due to the success of a treatment for pancreatic cancer.

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Medical error: An epidemic compounded by a culture of silence statnews.com/2022/08/17/medi… via @statnews
Medical error: An epidemic compounded by gag laws

Medical error: An epidemic compounded by gag laws

Every disease comes in dozens of guises and new, sometimes complex treatments routinely emerge. The only way doctors can keep up is to share what they miss, to pinpoint how the real world diverges...

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Two deadly days in St. Louis: An overdose cluster kills 8 Black people — and shows the new shape... statnews.com/2022/07/25/st-l… via @statnews

Two deadly days in St. Louis: An overdose cluster kills 8 Black people — and shows the new shape of...

"Everyone should be running around with Narcan in their cars. There should be much more urgency.”

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Teen Is Cured from Cancer After Groundbreaking Therapy: 'It's a Miracle I'm Alive' people.com/health/teen-is-cu…

Teen Is Cured from Cancer After Groundbreaking Therapy: 'It's a Miracle I'm Alive'

Emily Whitehead, 17, and her parents Tom and Kari opened up to PEOPLE about her miraculous recovery after being diagnosed with leukemia at 5 years old

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via @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2022/07/07/opini…
Great article highlighting the importance of diversity in clinical research. @angRchen This clinical trial wanted to end breast cancer disparities. But first it needed to enroll Black women statnews.com/2022/06/30/this… via @statnews
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Heather recently underwent focused ultrasound therapy to treat her liver tumors as part of the #HOPE4LIVER clinical trial. Diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2014, Heather had been in remission for several years. spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwauk…

Clinical trial in Wisconsin uses sound waves to treat cancer

New clinical trial uses sound waves to treat cancer

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She’d run out of treatment options and her metastatic pancreatic cancer was winning. Then she found a clinical trial testing a highly personalized immunotherapy nytimes.com/2022/06/01/healt…
Reprogrammed Cells Attack and Tame Deadly Cancer in One Woman (Published 2022)

Reprogrammed Cells Attack and Tame Deadly Cancer in One Woman (Published 2022)

Another patient who had the same treatment did not survive. But the demonstration of the technique could help with other cancers.

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“I hope we’re not halfway through a nightmare.” nytimes.com/2022/06/10/healt…
Blood Tests That Detect Cancers Create Risks for Those Who Use Them (Published 2022)

Blood Tests That Detect Cancers Create Risks for Those Who Use Them (Published 2022)

The tests screen for cancers that often go undetected, but they are expensive and some experts worry they could lead to unnecessary treatments without saving patients’ lives.

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Breast Cancer Drug Trial Results in ‘Unheard-Of’ Survival nytimes.com/2022/06/07/healt…
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nytimes.com/2022/06/05/healt… “I believe this is the first time this has happened in the history of cancer.” Rectal tumors disappeared in every patient
A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient (Published 2022)

A Cancer Trial’s Unexpected Result: Remission in Every Patient (Published 2022)

The study was small, and experts say it needs to be replicated. But for 18 people with rectal cancer, the outcome led to “happy tears.”

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One Canadian killed by gun violence is one too many. That’s why we’ve banned 1,500 types of military-style assault firearms. And that’s why, today, we’ve introduced legislation to further strengthen gun control in Canada. Thread ⤵️
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The time is right: Another shot to end cancer as we know it medcitynews.com/2022/05/the-…

The time is right: Another shot to end cancer as we know it - MedCity News

Government-funded initiatives such as the Cancer Moonshot support not only the primary science that often serves as a foundation for medical advances, but also ensure that patients with rare cancers...

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A critically important read. ‘It’s Life or Death’: The Mental Health Crisis Among U.S. Teens nytimes.com/2022/04/23/healt…
Global health should not be determined by pharma investors and shareholders statnews.com/2022/05/03/phar… via @statnews

Global health should not be determined by pharma investors and shareholders

Decision-making about the availability of essential health technologies for global health cannot be left to the whims of casino capitalism in which speculative investors bet on intangible assets for...

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