Laurie Mermet

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Laurie Mermet

Laurie Mermet is a STEM intern with the Sun Sentinel. She recently graduated from Columbia University鈥檚 Graduate School of Journalism and has produced over 100 published stories for South Florida and New York outlets, with experience covering environmental issues, AI and local government. She previously served as Florida Atlantic University鈥檚 news editor 鈥� earning a student journalism award for her coverage 鈥� and interned with , where she reported on climate change across South Florida.

Russ Reed with his wife, Marnie. Russ, who was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2024, is taking daraxonrasib, an FDA-approved drug that blocks a mutated protein fueling tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases. (Marnie Reed/Courtesy)

鈥業鈥檓 still here鈥�: Patients see early promising results from new pancreatic cancer pill

September 1, 2026 at 7:41 a.m.

South Florida patients using a newly approved drug for pancreatic cancer say using the medication has significantly extended their survival with the deadly disease.

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鈥業鈥檓 still here鈥�: Patients see early promising results from new pancreatic cancer pill