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The Chinese have a mobile missile launcher that can fire a missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle that could evade American defenses. Called the DF-17, China has said it could hit a “moving target.”

A U.S. carrier strike group recently deployed. But it did so without a key component—the carrier itself.  Due to electrical maintenance, the USS Harry S. Truman stayed home, missing its scheduled deployment.  That’s significant, because every other carrier strike group—aircraft carriers included—has been fully deployed from the East Coast since 2006.  

Targeted Screening for Prostate Cancer Could Prevent One in Six Deaths Getty Images March 15, 2021 — A national screening program targeted at those men who are genetically pre-disposed to prostate cancer, and involving a blood test and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan before an invasive biopsy, could prevent one in six prostate cancer deaths and significantly reduce over-diagnosis, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men with ...

One in six prostate cancer deaths could be prevented if high-risk cases were screened,  research suggests.  The strategy would mean all middle-aged men were offered a one-off blood test, to establish who is genetically predisposed to the disease, and in need of regular checks.  Researchers from University College London said that offering a blood test and MRI scan to those at heightened risk could prevent one in six deaths from the disease. There is no national screening programme for the di...

It could also significantly reduce over-diagnosis, researchers say. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with around 130 new cases diagnosed in the UK every day and more than 10,000 men a year dying as a result of the disease. However, there is currently no national screening programme for the disease in the UK. Men suspected of having the disease have a blood test that detects raised levels of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA). The National Institute of Clinical Excellen...