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A Missouri creek has allegedly led to a higher risk of cancer in neighboring residents.
Coldwater Creek, a Missouri River tributary north of St. Louis, has been a known radioactive waste site since the 1980s.
Researchers have now confirmed that exposure to the creek, which is said to be polluted with nuclear waste from the development of the first atomic bomb, has led to an increased incidence of cancer for people who were children in the area between the 1940s and 1960s.
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A study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which was published in JAMA Network, analyzed the data of 4,209 participants who lived near Coldwater Creek.
The data was originally gathered for a previous study on childhood radiation exposure.
Participants who lived in the Greater St. Louis area between 1958 and 1972 shared their cancer diagnoses, which allowed researchers to calculate risk based on their proximity to the creek.
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A man with the deadliest form of brain cancer has no signs of the disease after taking an experimental drug.
Ben Trotman was 40 when he was diagnosed in 2022 with glioblastoma, the most aggressive cancerous brain tumor. Patients typically live an average of 15 months after diagnosis, and the five-year survival rate is just 6.9%.
Trotman was referred to The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at University College London Hospitals (UCLH), where he was treated by consultant UCLH medical oncologist Dr. Paul Mulholland, as detailed in a press release.
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As the only person enrolled in a trial that ultimately closed due to lack of patients, Trotman received a medication called ipilimumab, a targeted immunotherapy treatment.
Ipilimumab is an antibody that binds to a protein on immune cells (T cells). It keeps cancer cells from suppressing the immune system so it can then attack and kill the cancer..

As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system.
Several families have stated that surgeons attempted to initiate organ retrievals while patients were still alive or improving, as noted in a July 20 report from The New York Times.
Amid a growing push for increased transplants, «a growing number of patients have endured premature or bungled attempts to retrieve their organs,» according to the report, which painted a picture of «rushed decision-making» and organ demand taking priority over donor safety.
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In a recent investigation by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), there were more than 70 canceled organ removals in Kentucky alone «that should have been stopped sooner» because the patients showed signs of revival, the report stated.
The problem appears to be linked to an incre..

Preparing for a successful MRI screening involves more than just lying still.
Certain materials can interact with the strong magnetic field of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine, so what you wear — or don’t wear — is essential.
A recent fatal incident in Westbury, New York, at Nassau Open MRI, involved a man being sucked into an MRI machine due to a heavy metal chain he wore around his neck.
MAN DIES AFTER BEING PULLED INTO MRI MACHINE BY METAL NECKLACE HE WAS WEARING
The man, 61, entered the room during his wife's scan. He was drawn into the machine by his necklace, which «resulted in a medical episode,» according to a press release from the Nassau County Police Department.
The man was transported to a local hospital on July 16 and died the next day due to his injuries, the release stated.
Nassau Open MRI states on its website that anything metallic should be removed prior to entering the machine, including hearing aids, partial plates, dentures, jewelry and hair pins.
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Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., has announced that it will no longer provide gender transition-related medical interventions.
The web page for the hospital's «Gender Development Program» displays a message for existing and new patients announcing the change, which will go into effect Aug. 30.
«In light of escalating legal and regulatory risks to Children’s National, our providers, and the families we serve, we will be discontinuing the prescription of gender-affirming medications,» the message says. «Mental health and other support services for LGBT patients remain available. You are always welcome at Children’s National for your other medical needs.»
«We know this change will have a significant impact on affected patients, families and staff. Our care teams are working directly with families of current patients to support them,» it adds, urging people with questions to contact the hospital directly.
The announcement comes after the Justice Department on..

A new study has found a link between rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and Alzheimer’s disease.
The research from China, published in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia by the Alzheimer’s Association, analyzed the sleep cycles of 128 adults in varying states of cognition.
The study found that the highest occurrence of REM latency — which is when it takes longer for someone to reach the first REM period after drifting off to sleep — was associated with the highest risk of Alzheimer’s.
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The researchers concluded that prolonged REM latency may serve as a «novel marker of risk factor» for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Dr. Wendy Troxel, senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation in California, said this study adds to «growing evidence» that specific sleep features, like prolonged REM sleep, are linked to Alzheimer’s biomarkers.
«REM sleep is the stage of sleep when dreams mostly occur, and is critically i..