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Moderna and Merck Report Phase 3 Trial Success for Personalized mRNA Melanoma Vaccine

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ReasonBreakthrough, Highly promising

Moderna and Merck announced that their personalized mRNA vaccine met primary and secondary endpoints in a Phase 3 trial for Stage IIB-IV melanoma after surgical tumor removal. The vaccine, often combined with Keytruda, showed reduced recurrence and metastasis risk in earlier phases, with full data expected later this year. Approximately 112,000 Americans are diagnosed with melanoma annually and 8,500 die from it.

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[newsmax.com] MRNA Melanoma Vaccine Reduced Recurrence, Spread[cnn.com] Moderna and Merck say melanoma vaccine succeeded in large trial[Reason 🏛️] Breakthrough Personalized mRNA Vaccines Are Highly Effective Against Melanoma Skin Cancers

Trump Signs New Executive Orders Targeting Birthright Citizenship After Prior Order Struck Down

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Washington Examinerread the fine print, narrower isn’t the same as weaker
Reason⚠misguided executive orders, illegal grounds

President Trump signed two executive orders addressing birthright citizenship for children of parents with temporary legal presence in the United States. The Supreme Court had previously invalidated an earlier, broader order in Trump v. Barbara. The new orders follow the 1868 ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment and the 1898 Wong Kim Ark decision.

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[Washington Examiner 👤] Trump tries birthright citizenship again — and this time, he read the fine print[Reason 🏛️] Trump Courts Another Legal Defeat on Birthright Citizenship

Fifth Circuit Panel Rules FDA Exceeded Authority in Cigarette Warning Rule

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A Fifth Circuit panel held that the FDA's rule requiring eleven warnings on cigarette packages and advertising exceeded the nine statements listed in the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The decision, written by Judge Don Willett and joined by Judges Leslie Southwick and James Ho, affirmed a district court's temporary postponement of the rule. Plaintiffs were cigarette manufacturers and retailers.

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[reason.com] "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"[Reason 🏛️] "Trendy Eateries May Keep a Secret Menu; the United States Code Does Not"