In the new episode of Driving Research, Ted talks with Dr. Laura Heiser (OHSU) about treating the toughest cancers—and how teaming up with JKTG brought unexpected lessons, in and out of the lab.

How many legs does a dog have if you call a tail a leg? Still four. Saying it doesn't make it true. To get to the “truth” we need to filter out things that could alter our perception.

New project reflects JKTG focus on building collaborative research to fast-track cancer breakthroughs

The variation in cost of living across the country factors into recent discussions of the One Big Beautiful Bill but rarely gets any focus. Uniform application of deductions or limitations raises questions of fairness and equity related to where live across the country.

With all the recent negotiations in Congress related to the new One Big Beautiful Bill, I thought I would offer an outline of the various...

The point: you need to get into the details and find out how things are put together; how exactly they work. to move forward effectively and efficiently...in racing and in cancer research.

If we would look at things under the umbrella of finiteness, tough choices would be much clearer– and our goals would be achievable.

Today ,we face a massive national debt – $36 trillion – regularly spending more as a country than we take in. This is unsustainable and more importantly unbearable for future taxpayers. But to better understand our nation’s finances and debt, there are four important questions we need to answer.

The trick is to spread all your peanut butter evenly without tearing the bread. It’s the same when you budget. Think about this in the context of the Federal budget. The peanut butter is funding or resources, and the bread are the programs funded. Too little funding in one spot, and something suffers. The federal budget and related Congressional debates can feel far removed for most of us, but putting it in a different context hopefully helps people engage.

New podcast, Driving Research hosted by Ted Giovanis, features conversations with the scientists/clinicians partnering with the JKTG Foundation to change the way we discover, diagnose, and treat cancer.

This year’s event, titled Improving Breast Cancer Outcomes: Revealing and Targeting Tumor-Immune Interactions, will take place October 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

In public policy conversations the terms beneficiary and recipient are used interchangeably but they shouldn’t be.

Two simple and free tests -- how fast we walk and how fast we talk -- allow us to monitor our health, but the best way to live long and live well is to begin a physical and mental fitness program as early as possible.

Ted Giovanis was invited to speak at Johns Hopkins University as part of the 2025 Leading Change: Perspectives from Outside of Medicine Conversation Series, hosted by Dr. Elliot K. Fishman. In his talk, titled “Data, Risk, Adaptation, Resilience – What Real Life Experiences Can Tell Us About Health Care Today,”

The Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy (JKTG Foundation) today announced funding to better understand how and why some breast cancer spreads, or metastasizes, to the lungs, resulting in possible new treatments for breast cancer patients. The four-year project, receiving just under $1M, will be led by Charles Perou, Ph.D., professor of Genetics and Pathology at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center in Chapel Hill.

Let’s face it: philanthropists or large contributors get asked for money virtually in every conversation. Successful development teams

The wars being fought globally are all over the news (or any war for that matter). Aside from the fighting force, one thing that stands out

Let’s face it, there will always be problems in our lives and our country that need to be addressed. When they arise, we need to look at the

When you go to buy a car, there’s often a difference between what a car dealership charges – the sticker on the car window – versus what you

As we talk and plan for improvements in virtually anything, it’s important that we examine what our role in that process is and should be.