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The New York Times says Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement was never going to be easy
Elizabeth Farrell, a social worker with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, said, “If a child asks if you’ll die from this, the impulse is to say, ‘Absolutely not!'” She added, “This could breach the trust between a parent and their child.” Farrell said, “Parents should always have a sense of trust in their parent.” She told parents to say they’re going to check in.
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What is at stake in the Supreme Court case?
Former US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners, who are representing pharmaceutical companies in a Supreme Court case related to abortion, have argued that it could “affect the authority of federal agencies and the drug industry.” They claimed that the case could be used to challenge FDA approval of a rival’s drug. More than six in 10 abortions in 2023 were carried out via medication.
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For the first time, a Pig’sKidney was transplant into a person
A US hospital said that it transplanted a pig liver into a human using gene-edited pig. The organ circulated the person’s blood for three days. In January, a team at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia connected a clinically dead person to a genetically modified pig’s liver located outside their body. The organ circulated the person’s blood for three days.
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First pig liver transplant lasts for 10 days
A US hospital has performed the world’s first genetically modified pig liver transplant on a person who was declared dead because he lacked brain function. The surgery at Boston’s Massachusetts General Hospital was carried out on 48-year-old Richard Slayman. “I saw it not only as a way to help me, but a way to provide hope for the thousands of people who need a transplant,” Slayman said.
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The report shows that standard pregnancy care has been disrupted in Louisiana
A report by the Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) claimed that Louisiana’s new abortion ban has put women’s lives at risk, especially black and low-income women. “What if she doesn’t want to delay because she could die from a heart attack?” a physician was quoted as saying by NPR. The ban came into effect on October 1 and allows only abortions performed to save a woman’s life.
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The army launched an overnight raid on the hospital
At least one person was killed and several others were wounded after Israeli troops stormed the Al-Shiwa hospital complex in the Gaza Strip on Monday. “It was a battle for humanity,” a spokesman for the Israel Defence Forces said. The army said that the military will conduct the operation with “caution and care” and “while ensuring the hospital continues its important functions”.
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The Supreme Court examines whether the government can do more to fight online misinformation
Talking about President Joe Biden’s dealings with social media companies, Jameel Jaffer, the Executive Director of the Knight First Amendment Institute, said, “There are a number of things he has said that I think make some people suspicious.” The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments on whether officials can be compelled to hand over their communications with social media companies.
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Artificial intelligence is being used to speed up trials
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning system that can predict whether a clinical trial will fail based on the drug molecule, target disease and patient eligibility criteria. The machine learning system can extract safety and efficacy information from the abstract of clinical trials. It can also analyse patient data from a wide range of countries.
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A guide to the Nature Index
China trails the US in the number of publications in Nature Index, the world’s largest scientific journal, with a Share of 2,108 between January 2022 and July 2023. The US is followed by France with a Share of 2,109 and Japan with a Share of 2,078. Notably, Harvard University is the leading institution for health-sciences research, its involvement in the top Institutional partnership in the field is no surprise.
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There’s an Inexplicable Mess with the Kate Middleton Photo Controversy
The UK on Monday released a photo of Princess of Wales Kate Middleton with her family, which was allegedly edited. It shows her with her husband Prince William and children Prince George and Princess Charlotte, who were born in April this year. “This picture has been taken from the family’s home,” the Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
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