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In approving the first new Alzheimer's drug in nearly 20 years, the US Food and Drug Administration is taking its biggest risk yet with a strategy that allows new therapies onto the market without strong evidence that they work, regulatory and scientific experts say.

By Deena Beasley and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - In approving the first new Alzheimer's drug in nearly 20 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati...

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David Lewis June 8, 2021Updated: June 9, 2021, 9:05 am Cloris Leachman and Thomas Duplessie in “Jump, Darling.” Photo: Frameline Frameline, San Francisco’s iconic LGBTQ film festival, will have its longest run in history, from Thursday, June 10, through June 27. The package includes drive-in showings, streaming across the country, indoor screenings and even outdoor movie nights at Oracle Park. Before the program was put together, organizers worried that the pandemic would mak...

In Brief Maryland’s Legislature recently considered, but did not have time to pass, SB0737 the Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act after it was developed collaboratively with both conservation nonprofit and private capital groups. The bill tweaks a number of regulations concerning conservation programs to crowd-in private capital for a greater quantity and diversity of conservation projects for the Chesapeake Bay. More broadly, it spurs discussion about incentives for land aggregation veh...

The role of unified comms in a post-COVID world After the initial rush to adopt new technology aimed at enabling remote work last year, a new consideration is emerging for partners. Credit: Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash The role of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technology across the business landscape rapidly took on a new element last year with the onset of COVID-19. Since then, the function of such technology in the enterprise has not stood still.   Far f...

The town council offices Picture: Trevor Bevins NEW town council offices being planned for Dorchester town council at the rear of the Municipal Buildings will not have disabled access to the first floor. Town policy chair Cllr Susie Hosford says there is no need because both the public and any staff with mobility difficulties will be able to fully access the ground floor. In response to a public question from Conservative Peter Stein she said the position for visitors would be much impr...

‘My soupmaker is so quick!’ 15 lockdown buys that helped Guardian readers Guardian readers A treadmill © Photograph: Leo Patrizi/Getty Images ‘I live in a crowded area and don’t really enjoy running outside any more.’ Not only has my new treadmill seen me through lockdown, it’s also keeping me on an even keel, as I live in a crowded area and don’t really enjoy running outside any more. I use it almost every day, along with an app called Zombies, run! or while li...

From a treadmill and a puppy to 19th-century curtains, here are the purchases that have helped cheer people up in the past year<br>

Dorchester Town Council will increase council tax by small amount THE town council share of council tax in Dorchester in the year ahead will be limited to an increase of 0.8per cent. Attempts to persuade the Lib Dem council to keep the increase to zero, or to cut the tax, were politely listened to – but ignored. Conservative Peter Stein had asked the town council to agree a 2per cent cut, taking money from its reserves. But policy committee chair Cllr Susie Hosford said that even if t...