Author(s): Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FACP, FASCO Chandler Park, MD, MSc, FACP. Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FACP, FASCO, and Chandler H. Park, MD, FACP, discuss updates in non–small cell lung cancer at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting. Now Viewing. Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FACP, FASCO, professor, Department of Hematology...

Dr Ramalingam on Updates in Lung Cancer Following the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Rhode Island State

The Rhode Island Foundation invites applications for its Clean Competition Fund. Since 2013, the fund has granted more than $1.3 million through continued annual support to the Rhode Island Interscholastic League’s Operation Clean Competition programming, providing educational messages to student athletes, coaches, and parents about the negative impacts of human growth hormone (hGH) and other performance-enhancing drugs; multiple grants to the University of Rhode Island for research on the detection of steroids and hGH and improving student athlete wellness through drug-free competition; and support for Bryant University’s Ocean State Clean Competition workshop.

Rhode Island Foundation invites applications for Clean Competition Fund

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

SurvivorNet

Beloved to millions, Hollywood heartthrob Michael Landon, who died from pancreatic cancer in 1991 at age 54, used to avoid doctors and unfortunately would not make his health a priority, his daughter Leslie Landon Matthews shared as she reflected on her late father, who was beloved to millions.

‘Little House’ Star Michael Landon Was ‘Stubborn’ And Avoided Doctors Before Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis, Says Daughter

Journalist Katie Couric is urging the crucial importance of eye cancer screenings after her beloved friend Cherie Martorana Neve, co-founder and lead singer of the '80s tribute band RUBIX KUBE, underwent surgery in her fight against a rare eye cancer called Uveal melanoma.

Katie Couric, 67, Urges Eye Cancer Screenings After Friend & Lead Singer of ’80s Tribute Band Diagnosed With Uveal Melanoma

Houston, TX

Researchers from the University of Houston identified CD8-fit T cells with high motility and serial killing abilities, potentially enhancing T-cell cancer therapies. The study used the TIMING approach and RNA sequencing, revealing molecular signatures that predict positive patient outcomes. A group of cancer researchers from the University of Houston has...

Cancer Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Game-Changing New Type of T Cells

Cancer Health

Since his diagnosis with incurable Stage IV brain cancer in 2023, Australian doctor Richard Scolyer revealed that he has been cancer-free for a year after undergoing a world-first treatment based on his own research on immunotherapy to treat melanoma, a type of skin cancer, according to BBC. Last year, following...

Doctor Is Cancer-Free Following World-First Treatment He Developed

Digital twin technology could personalize treatment for pulmonary hypertension, according to a recent study. A new perspective article published in Pulmonary Circulation explores the potential of using digital twin technology to enhance patient-specific care.1 A detailed review of existing computational models is presented, and a roadmap is laid for integrating these models to create personalized treatment plans for patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH).

Optimizing Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment With Digital Twin Models

Virginia State

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The weather is heating up, and many Virginians enjoy a soft drink to cool off. If you will be drinking a glass of soda pop at a restaurant, you should know that there has been a recall.

Four soft drinks that are sold in restaurants have been recalled due to the ingredients

Factors such as age, sex, and family history can impact a person’s risk of getting pancreatic cancer. It is more likely to occur later in life. Certain conditions can also increase the likelihood of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer develops in the tissues of the pancreas. This organ secretes digestive...

Who is most likely to get pancreatic cancer?

Norfolk, VA

Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Medical News Today

Giving the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before surgery instead of chemotherapy may help improve cancer-free outcomes for people with a genetic type of colorectal cancer, a new study finds.

Immunotherapy drug may help 'cure' advanced colorectal cancer without surgery

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Ohtuvayre is the first inhaled product with a novel mechanism of action for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to be approved in 20 years. The FDA has approved Verona Pharma’s Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adult patients. Classified as a first-in-class selective dual inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 3 and 4 (PDE3 and PDE4), the treatment combines bronchodilator and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory effects in one molecule. According to the company, this marks the first time in 20 years that an inhaled product with a novel mechanism of action has been approved for COPD maintenance.1.

FDA Approves Verona’s Ohtuvayre for the Maintenance Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Assembly Bill 230, set to come into effect in California on July 1, 2024, builds on existing legislation that mandates free menstrual products in public school bathrooms for grades 6 through 12. This new bill extends the requirement to include grades 3 through 5.

New California law mandates schools to provide menstrual products, including in boys' restrooms

Thomasville, GA

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The Church of the Good Shepherd was established in 1894 by 27 men and women familiar with the services of the Episcopal church and who wanted a congregation of their own. Members of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, with the full support of Rev. Charles LeRoche, assisted in construction of Good Shepherd. It’s one of just […]

Church of the Good Shepherd, 1894, Thomasville

The FDA has authorized an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Synaptogenix, Inc.’s Bryostatin-1 as a potential treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). The fully-funded, open-label clinical trial will be held and managed at Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis. The study will utilize 7T MRI technology to identify biomarkers for evaluating Bryostatin-1's impact on the brain.

Clinical Trial for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment to Use 7T MRI

Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a collaborative effort with the state legislature to restrict students’ use of smartphones during school hours. This initiative follows a warning issued on Monday from Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about the detrimental effects of social media on children’s mental health.

California governor moves to ban smartphone use in schools

Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are to gene therapy what smiling delivery trucks are to Amazon — i.e., they’re the reliable standard for therapeutic delivery. And just like Amazon, a company that used to exclusively deliver books, has moved into the business of delivering anything you can imagine (from furniture to groceries and electronics) so too are AAVs being adapted for broader use beyond monogenic disorders — particularly, in cancer.

Building A Universal AAV For Cancer

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Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research invites applications for seed grants

Founded in 1997, the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing pancreatic cancer research, and providing information, resources, and...

Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research invites applications for seed grants

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