The Great Assets
  • Business
  • World News
  • Politics
  • Investing
  • Business
  • World News
  • Politics
  • Investing

The Great Assets

Politics

Trump signs executive order to harness AI in fight against childhood cancers

by admin October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
Trump signs executive order to harness AI in fight against childhood cancers

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at improving ways to identify and treat pediatric cancers using artificial intelligence. 

Specifically, the executive order instructs the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission to work with the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy to employ AI on how to use it to diagnose and treat childhood cancers and identify new cures. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spearheads the MAHA Commission. 

The president was joined in the Oval Office by Kennedy, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Director of the National Institutes of Health Jay Bhattacharya and others. 

The president signed the order surrounded by children, many who have survived cancer themselves. 

The president said that in signing the order the U.S. is adding another $50 million to the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative.

‘I’m also directing the federal government to fully utilize artificial intelligence to supercharge pediatric cancer research,’ Trump said. ‘It’s pretty amazing what’s happening.’ 

The president added, ‘I want to just say that we’re going to defeat childhood cancer once and for all.’

Trump’s initiative in his first term establishing the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative has laid the groundwork for utilizing AI to administer clinical research and patient care to address pediatric cancers in the U.S., according to the White House.

The effort has collected a host of information over the years, including tracking molecular characteristics and genetic information of childhood cancers that has already been organized in a ‘vast’ database. 

‘Leveraging this data infrastructure, researchers will deploy artificial intelligence to improve clinical trials, sharpen diagnoses, fine tune treatments, unlock cures, and strengthen prevention strategies using artificial intelligence, researchers will be able to, for example, build scalable models to predict how a child’s body responds to therapies, letting doctors forecast cancer progression and minimize treatment side effects, delivering better treatments that save more lives,’ Michael Castillo, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, told reporters earlier Tuesday. 

The executive order also will bolster funding for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative, which is housed within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 

‘It’s a $50 million investment in the immediate future that we’re announcing today. But there will be more investments to come as we start to implement this’ executive order, a White House official told reporters. 

As a result, the executive order also will be a funding call for research proposals related to the application of AI in childhood cancers, the official said.

‘This is just a tremendous kind of application area where we have existing data sets, a lot of existing work that’s been done over the past six years in this area,’ a White House official said. ‘And it’s something that’s ripe for both scientific exploration and direct impact to the lives of these children.’ 

Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s budget request calls for cutting funding from $7.2 billion to $4.5 billion for the National Cancer Institute within the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2026. 

However, the White House pushed back on characterizations that the administration was seeking to cut cancer research funding, and said the budget for the next fiscal year is ‘still being worked out.’ 

Government funding is set to expire at midnight — or else a lapse in funding will trigger a government shutdown. 

Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease after infancy in children, according to the National Cancer Institute. However, survival rates are on the rise. 

The five-year survival rate for children between the ages of zero to 19 years old is currently more than 83%, up from the 1970s rates of 58% for children aged 14 and under and 68% for children between the ages of 15 and 19, according to the agency. 

This post appeared first on FOX NEWS

previous post
Cartier Starts Metallurgical Testwork Program at Cadillac
next post
EXCLUSIVE: Unearthed Biden note cards reveal he had bios, photo reminders on Hillary Clinton, Schumer

Related Posts

Funeral held for Shiri Bibas and her sons...

February 26, 2025

‘Fully justified’: Graham plows ahead with Trump border...

June 13, 2025

Recess on ice as Republicans hunker down for...

August 2, 2025

Dr. Oz becomes next head of Medicare and...

April 4, 2025

Pandemic, price tags and privacy concerns: Why it...

April 22, 2025

GOP rebels push for $2.5 trillion cuts in...

February 6, 2025

Dem delay tactic ends, debate begins on Trump’s...

June 30, 2025

Is Putin stringing Trump along to sidestep US...

August 30, 2025

Meet the team Trump picked to negotiate ending...

February 18, 2025

SCOOP: Top GOP Sen. Cotton to meet with...

February 20, 2025

    Join our mailing list to get access to special deals, promotions, and insider information. Your exclusive benefits await! Enjoy personalized recommendations, first dibs on sales, and members-only content that makes you feel like a true VIP. Sign up now and start saving!


    By opting in you agree to receive emails from us and our affiliates. Your information is secure and your privacy is protected.

    Editors’ Picks

    • 1

      Top 11 Countries by Rare Earth Metal Production

      February 27, 2025
    • 2

      Top 10 Copper-producing Companies

      February 12, 2025
    • 3

      Rare Earths Reserves: Top 8 Countries

      February 5, 2025
    • 4

      Capital One outage drags into Friday afternoon, leaving some customers without deposit access

      January 23, 2025
    • 5

      Netflix shares soar as company reports surging revenue, tops 300 million subscribers

      January 23, 2025
    • 6

      Bank of America CEO says financial industry will jump into crypto payments if regulators allow it

      January 23, 2025
    • 7

      Uranium Stocks: 5 Biggest Companies in 2025

      May 20, 2025
    • About us
    • Contacts
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Email Whitelisting

    Disclaimer: thegreatassets.com, its managers, its employees, and assigns (collectively “The Company”) do not make any guarantee or warranty about what is advertised above. Information provided by this website is for research purposes only and should not be considered as personalized financial advice. The Company is not affiliated with, nor does it receive compensation from, any specific security. The Company is not registered or licensed by any governing body in any jurisdiction to give investing advice or provide investment recommendation. Any investments recommended here should be taken into consideration only after consulting with your investment advisor and after reviewing the prospectus or financial statements of the company.


    Copyright © 2025 thegreatassets.com | All Rights Reserved