Award-Winning Librarians Help During Pandemic
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Anyone who loves to read loves a library. The sight of thousands of books organized on shelves; the smell of old books mixed with new ones; the sound of a librarian silencing a noisy visitor – are all part of a book-lover’s dream.
But libraries are much more than that. In this digital age, libraries and the experts who run them help bridge the digital divide between those with technology and those without. Librarians help people find important information in a huge sea of material. They support
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Subgroup analyses showed that sequential CRT improved DFS outcomes in high-risk women compared with radiation alone (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.26-0.88), as well as in the intermediate-risk group (HR 0.56, 95% CI 0.34-0.91).
Sequential CRT should be considered a preferred adjuvant treatment after radical hysterectomy for patients with early-stage cervical cancer, Liu and co-authors concluded.
Concurrent CRT, on the other hand, failed to significantly improve DFS or OS compared with radiation alone.
In an accompanying editorial, Bradley Monk, MD, of the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix, and colleagues called the findings provocative and promising, but also pointed to various limitations. For one, patients assigned to concurrent CRT did not tolerate it well, which is not consistent with U.S. experience and underpowers this arm for reliable comparison, the editorialists wrote.
Agencies seek plasma donations to treat COVID-19 patients
Jan. 13, 2021
First responders donate blood on Nov. 17 at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting in Phoenix. January is National Blood Donor Month, and this year the American Red Cross and other organizations also are calling for plasma donations from COVID-19 survivors, which may help speed patient recovery. (Photo by Harry Croton/Cronkite News)
PHOENIX – As vaccinations for COVID-19 continue nationwide, blood donation agencies are stepping up efforts to encourage those who’ve had the disease and recovered to donate their plasma to help treat the sick.
January is National Blood Donor Month, a time when agencies typically work to recruit more donors as bad winter weather and seasonal illnesses reduce donations. This year, the American Red Cross and other groups are heightening calls for donations of blood and plasma, the liquid portion of blood, which contains antibodies that can fight off infections.
10 winners announced for I Love My Librarian Award
By Hillel Italie
Jayanti Addleman. Photo: City of Hayward
NEW YORK - In Hayward, California, library director Jayanti Addleman was cited for her inspiring optimism and extensive expertise during the ongoing pandemic. At Washburn University, in Topeka, Kansas, librarian Sean Bird made sure that students now taking all courses online because of the coronavirus received laptops.
Addleman and Bird are among 10 winners of this year’s I Love My Librarian Awards, presented by the American Library Association and sponsored by Carnegie Corporation of New York. Each honoree receives $7,500, and a $750 donation to their library. The winners are nominated by library patrons for expertise, dedication and profound impact on their communities.
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