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Screenshot WASHINGTON “If you were wondering,” said Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., at the end of a Tuesday hearing about the latest version of DREAMer legislation where Republicans focused on border security instead “why this measure has been pending for 20 years and witnessed this hearing, you have some indication why.”
Indeed, the hearing was a compressed version of what Durbin has been up against these past 20 years, with immigration issues harder to negotiate now in this polarized post-Trump era.
DREAMers are immigrants brought to the U.S. as youths who remain here illegally through no fault of their own. For many, the U.S. is the only country they have called home.
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MEDLINE BUYOUT COULD SET OFF WAVE OF PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT: While the healthcare supply chain hasn t been the primary target of private equity firms, the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the importance of a resilient supply of personal protective equipment and excess distribution capacity. Experts suggest that the Medline deal is just the beginning. I think this is the start of an explosion of private equity deals in healthcare, Richard Scheffler, health economics professor at UC Berkeley, tells Modern Healthcare, adding that he wouldn t be surprised if investment increases by 30% to 40% next year. Everyone made a bundle in the Trump stock market; these firms are sitting there with capital and have to do something with it.
Brachytherapy may proceed safely in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation
A new study finds that brachytherapy, a common procedure that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells, may continue safely, potentially without delay or antibiotics, in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation.
According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women. Treatment for cervical cancer often involves brachytherapy combined with daily radiation therapy.
Brachytherapy delivers radiation directly to cancer cells through a tube placed within the uterus.
At times this tube can pierce the uterus and lead to a perforation. Many clinicians will not proceed with the treatment when a perforation occurs. This can lead to delays in therapy that may increase the recurrence risk and potentially lead to worse survival rates.