Saving money vs. saving lives

Saving money vs. saving lives

Saving money vs. saving lives – CBS News Watch CBS News Scientists conducting medical research are facing an existential crisis: Layoffs and budget cuts pushed by President Trump that, they say, jeopardize finding a cure for cancer. They tell “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel that what was once an issue receiving strong bipartisan support…

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"When is cancer political?" Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin's layoffs, budget cuts

“When is cancer political?” Medical researchers, patients decry Trump admin’s layoffs, budget cuts

They might easily be mistaken for Congressional staffers, reluctant to face the day, but these are among the most accomplished cancer specialists in the country, meeting with Representatives, Senators and staff. Among them: Dr. Elizabeth Jaffee, deputy director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, from up the road in Baltimore; and Dr. George Weiner,…

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Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova, already facing deportation, charged with smuggling frog embryos into U.S.

Russian scientist Kseniia Petrova, already facing deportation, charged with smuggling frog embryos into U.S.

Boston — A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher, who was already facing deportation back to Russia, was charged Wednesday with trying to smuggle frog embryos into the country. Kseniia Petrova , 30, was sent to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana after her February arrest. She continues to await a judge’s decision…

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Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging

Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging

Study population Analyses were performed in the NHS and HPFS. The NHS was established in 1976 and included 121,700 US female registered nurses aged 30–55 years33. The HPFS was initiated in 1986 and recruited 51,525 male health professionals aged 40–75 years34. Details about the cohorts were published previously33,34. Biennial assessments of lifestyle factors and medical…

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Lifestyle interventions for cardiometabolic health

Lifestyle interventions for cardiometabolic health

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration. Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128.9 million children, adolescents, and adults. Lancet 390, 2627–2642 (2017). Article  Google Scholar  Newton, S., Braithwaite, D. & Akinyemiju, T. F. Socio-economic status over the life course and obesity:…

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Q and A with Paola Rossi, M.D.

Q and A with Paola Rossi, M.D.

By: Debby Teich | October 01, 2024 | 5 min. read |  Share Dr. Rossi empowers cancer patients to take control of their health through lifestyle medicine. A career aptitude test suggested medicine would be a good fit for Paola Rossi, M.D. But it also warned she was too empathetic for the job. She immediately knew…

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