The Department of Health and Human Services said it will double funding for the NIH’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative to $100 million, part of a new executive order aimed at deploying artificial intelligence to accelerate pediatric cancer research. The plan calls for tapping electronic health records and claims data, partnering with private-sector firms, and maintaining parental control over patient information. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and newly sworn-in NCI Director Anthony Letai joined President Trump at the White House to underscore the push. Officials said the effort targets earlier detection, better trial design and improved treatments as pediatric cancer incidence has risen more than 40% since 1975.
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— NCI’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI)
— NIH All of Us Research Program
