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Kristen Bell has a special message for healthcare workers who are on the frontlines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. I d like to say I m so grateful you are finally getting the recognition you deserve, she tells PEOPLE about frontline heroes providing care during the pandemic. I am in awe of the sacrifices you have made. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The star, 40, adds that more than words of gratitude, I want to make sure they are seeing tangible rewards for their acts of service. That can take many shapes. It might mean donating money to help send their kid to college or dropping off a coffee. Their tireless work deserves it all.
A dog’s nose could hold the key to detecting the most lethal type of prostate cancer, scientists have said.
Results from a study involving Milton Keynes-based charity Medical Detection Dogs could lead to the development of a more sensitive and specific prostate cancer diagnostic method beyond the blood test which is currently used, researchers said.
They hope the work can be replicated in a bigger study and eventually result in the production of a “robotic nose” perhaps in the form of a smartphone app.
Florin the Labrador sniffs urine samples (Medical Detection Dogs/PA)
Dr Claire Guest, co-founder and chief scientific officer of Medical Detection Dogs, said the publication of the study is “extremely exciting”.
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Olympian and Newington resident Lindy Remigino, who won two gold medals at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, has died at age 87, according to a report in The New York Times. The cause was prostate cancer, his son told the newspaper. NBC Apr 9, 2018
The embattled CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee resigned Wednesday, citing health problems, as the organization announced new initiatives to protect athletes from abuse. Scott Blackmun, who has headed the committee since 2010, has been under fire for weeks in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. He did not attend the Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea,.
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The American Association for Cancer Research as well as other leading organizations and cancer centers 130 in all are urging the Biden administration and public health departments to prioritize cancer patients for access to COVID-19 vaccines due to their risk of severe illness.
More and more research on COVID-19 and cancer points to hematologic malignancies presenting the greatest risk. (
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Bluebird Bio temporarily halted clinical trials of its investigational gene therapy for sickle cell disease after two participants were diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome.
The phase III OlympiA trial met its primary endpoint, with adjuvant olaparib (Lynparza) improving invasive disease-free survival in early breast cancer patients with high-risk,