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Findings from two studies were presented at a recent concussion conference.

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People Moves: Alliant Adds Rose in Dallas; IIAT Honors Gavin, Tatum, Vasquez, Schreiber Alliant Longtime energy and trade credit expert Jay Rose joined Alliant as senior vice president in the company’s Alliant Underwriting Solutions (AUS) division. He is based in Dallas. Rose will build a premier team with targeted industry expertise and a depth of underwriting capabilities to expand the division’s MGA capabilities within the power and energy sector. AUS is among the nation’s top 10 MGAs, generating in excess of $1.6 billion in annual gross written premium. Rose joins Alliant with a dep...

 E-Mail There is currently no consensus on what quality end-of-life care for children with cancer looks like, or how to measure and deliver it; however, investigators recently assembled an expert panel to help fill this void. In a study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the panel endorsed 16 measures that cover different aspects of care that are important for children with cancer and their families. "Measuring the quality of the care delivered is an essential part of ensuring high quality end-of-life care for all patients. Although the...

By Bob Shepard A modified herpes virus, alone and in combination with radiation, has been shown to be well-tolerated and effective in children with high-grade brain tumors – or gliomas – researchers have found at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Children’s of Alabama. The findings were presented at the virtual American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2021 April 10-15 and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine. Brain tumors are the most common solid tumor in children, and aggressive types like glioblastoma have an extremely low survival rate, as...