Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP

Beautiful photo of City Hall in Philadelphia.

After 31 years of continuous medical licensure in Pennsylvania. The renewal should be less onerous.

Twenty one hours of mandatory work in PA to renew medical license. Quite difficult when you don’t have another 21 hours to give away, either personal or professional.

It’s cold.

Always love coming back to Bryn Mawr, PA.

R.I. legislative commission recommends medical school at URI, suggests $20m in ‘seed funding’ - The Boston Globe “We need to take decisive action to bring primary care providers here and make them want to stay,” the commission’s co-chairwoman said.

R.I. legislative commission recommends medical school at URI, suggests $20m in ‘seed funding’

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R.I. plans to direct $18m to Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals to keep them from closing - The Boston Globe The state’s attorney general also filed a stipulation in bankruptcy court that would allow companies besides the Centurion Foundation to apply to purchase the two hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdi...

R.I. plans to direct $18m to Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals to keep them from closing

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Women & Infants Hospital launches loan repayment program for nursing students - The Boston Globe Nursing students who commit to working at the Providence hospital could receive up to $45,000 in student loan repayments.

Women & Infants Hospital launches loan repayment program for nursing students

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New Treatment Wipes Out Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue A dual-action nanomaterial uses cancer’s own chemistry to destroy tumors while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

New Treatment Wipes Out Cancer Cells Without Harming Healthy Tissue

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Why colorectal cancer breaks the immune system’s rules Colorectal cancer has long baffled scientists because, unlike most tumors, patients often do better when their cancers are packed with immune-suppressing regulatory T cells. New research finally expla...

Why colorectal cancer breaks the immune system’s rules

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Mesothelial cells promote peritoneal invasion and metastasis of ascites-derived ovarian cancer cells through spheroid formation Ovarian cancer cells form spheroids with surrounding mesothelial cells in the ascites, altering them to facilitate metastasis.

Mesothelial cells promote peritoneal invasion and metastasis of ascites-derived ovarian cancer cells through spheroid formation

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Spanish pancreatic cancer breakthrough sees triple therapy erase tumors in mice, experts urge caution Wafik El-Deiry, Director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University: - Anadolu Ajansı

Spanish pancreatic cancer breakthrough sees triple therapy erase tumors in mice, experts urge caution @anadoluagency v.aa.com.tr/3822490

Traveling on the new Acela in the northeast corridor.

Tumour–brain crosstalk restrains cancer immunity via a sensory–sympathetic axis - Nature Mouse models demonstrate that vagal sensory neurons transmit signals from lung adenocarcinoma to the brain, increasing sympathetic efferent activity in the tumour microenvironment and thereb...

Tumour–brain crosstalk restrains cancer immunity via a sensory–sympathetic axis

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My message from the WIN Consortium on 2026 World Cancer Day Feb 4, 2026. @WIN_Consortium

Open-source AI tool beats giant LLMs in literature reviews — and gets citations right Researchers can deploy the cheap and transparent model on their own computer system.

Open-source AI tool beats giant LLMs in literature reviews — and gets citations right

Researchers can deploy the cheap and transparent model on their own computer system.

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Public-private EU consortium awarded $17.6M for cancer research The PreciseOnco consortium has been awarded $17.6 million from the EU’s Innovative Health Initiative for precision cancer treatment.

Public-private EU consortium awarded $17.6M for cancer research

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beHuman raises $4M seed round to expand AI-driven early cancer detection - Refresh Miami beHuman is building earlier, more accessible cancer detection using AI, automation, and a care model designed around real patients, not perfect systems, says

beHuman raises $4M seed round to expand AI-driven early cancer detection

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Pancreatic cancer survival rate stalls at 13% for third straight year Pancreatic cancer’s five-year survival rate has stalled at 13% for a third straight year, and just 8% for pancreatic adenocarcinoma — still the lowest among major cancers.

Pancreatic cancer survival rate stalls at 13% for third straight year

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AMA President Shares Brain Cancer Journey on World Cancer Day | CURE After a brain cancer diagnosis, Dr. Bobby Mukkamala says becoming a patient highlighted care barriers, emotions and the need for access and support.

AMA President Shares Brain Cancer Journey on World Cancer Day

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Tumour–brain crosstalk restrains cancer immunity via a sensory–sympathetic axis - Nature Mouse models demonstrate that vagal sensory neurons transmit signals from lung adenocarcinoma to the brain, increasing sympathetic efferent activity in the tumour microenvironment and thereb...

Tumour–brain crosstalk restrains cancer immunity via a sensory–sympathetic axis

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A first-in-class small-molecule inhibitor targeting AVIL exhibits safety and antitumor efficacy in preclinical models of glioblastoma A first-in-class compound targeting the oncogene AVIL demonstrated efficacy and safety in mouse models of glioblastoma.

A first-in-class small-molecule inhibitor targeting AVIL exhibits safety and antitumor efficacy in preclinical models of glioblastoma

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Dana-Farber and MGB announce major gifts for competing cancer visions - The Boston Globe The arms race over the future of cancer care in Boston intensified on Wednesday when Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham both announced big donations.

Dana-Farber and MGB announce major gifts for competing cancer visions

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Mutational scanning reveals oncogenic CTNNB1 mutations have diverse effects on signaling - Nature Genetics Saturation genome editing of a cancer mutation hotspot in CTNNB1, the gene encoding β-catenin, reveals a gradient of effects of missense mutations on Wnt signaling.

Mutational scanning reveals oncogenic CTNNB1 mutations have diverse effects on signaling

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More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds Many cancers are linked to two modifiable habits: tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.

More than one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds

Many cancers are linked to two modifiable habits: tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.

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CD8+ T cells in the tumor microenvironment modulate the response to endocrine therapy in breast cancer

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How One Woman Turned Cancer into a Catalyst for Change After surviving cervical cancer, Danielle Massi turned her diagnosis into action, sharing her story to inspire others to advance cancer research.

How One Woman Turned Cancer into a Catalyst for Change

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Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Th...

Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally

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Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention - Nature Medicine Global cancer estimates across 185 countries show that 7.1 million new cancer cases were attributable to modifiable risk factors in 2022, with smoking, infections and alcohol consumption being the lea...

Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention

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What to know about the partial government shutdown, now in its 3rd day

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