‘The Pigeon Tunnel’ Review: Errol Morris Explores a World of Betrayal in John le Carré Documentary
At the beginning of “The Pigeon Tunnel,” British author and former intelligence officer David Cornwell – better known to millions of readers by his pen name, John le Carré – sits down in front of Errol Morris’ camera and immediately starts asking questions of the director. Morris is best known for…#pigeontunnel #davidcornwell #johnlecarré #errolmorris #robertmcnamara #vietnam #fogofwar #cornwell #stevebannon #spywhocameinfromcold
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers applaud health officials ’ push to ease cannabis restrictions
Federal health officials are urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to loosen its restrictions on cannabis—a move that could make it easier for researchers to study the drug’s potential medical benefits and harms. Following a review initiated by the White House in 2022 , the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) this week recommended that DEA reclassify cannabis from its Schedule I category, which includes drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted therapeutic value, such as heroin and LSD, to the lower risk Schedule III. If implemented, the policy cha...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Researchers applaud health officials ’ push to ease marijuana restrictions
Federal health officials are urging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to loosen its restrictions on marijuana—a move that could make it easier for researchers to study the drug’s potential medical benefits and harms. Following a review initiated by the White House in 2022 , the U.S. Department of Human Health and Services (HHS) this week recommended that DEA reclassify marijuana from its Schedule I category, which includes drugs considered to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted therapeutic value, such as heroin and LSD, to the lower risk Schedule III. If implemented, the policy c...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

White House seeks input on tightening rules for risky pathogen research
A panel’s recommendations earlier this year to tighten U.S. rules for funding research on dangerous pathogens sparked concerns that some of the changes would hamper routine studies important to public health. Now, the White House is looking at ways to narrow the swath of federally funded research that would undergo the heightened reviews proposed in a final report released in March by the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB). A notice posted today in the Federal Register by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) seeks comments by 16 October on a range of issues,...
Source: ScienceNOW - September 1, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Study could help explain why certain brain tumors don ’t respond well to immunotherapy
Key takeawaysImmunotherapy has been effective in treating certain types of cancer, including those that spread into the brain. But it has little effect in fighting glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer that originates in the brain.UCLA-led research revealed that immune checkpoint blockade, a type of immunotherapy, triggers a process that fights tumors more effectively in cancers that spread to the brain than it does in glioblastoma.The finding could help scientists develop strategies for more effective immunotherapy for treating brain cancers that originate in the brain, like glioblastoma.A study led by researchers at the UCL...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - September 1, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer resigns after less than 3 years on the job
Walgreens Boots Alliance said Friday that CEO Rosalind "Roz" Brewer is stepping down after less than three years at the helm of the global pharmacy chain. Walgreens named Ginger Graham, an independent director on the company's board, as interim chief executive. Brewer, who is also relinquishing…#rosalindrozbrewer #gingergraham #brewer #starbucks #walmart #samclub #opioids #neilsaunders #globaldata
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘The Holdovers’ Review: Alexander Payne And Paul Giamatti Make Movie Magic Again In Wry And Funny Comedy About Finding Family
Thank god for Alexander Payne. The filmmaker is, and always have been, a true humanist. A writer/director more interested in human beings, something that has always been the special effect of his movies. A two-time Oscar winning writer, his latest film, The Holdovers, which had its World Premiere…#alexanderpayne #holdovers #worldpremiere #davidhemingson #payne #marcelpagnols #merlusse #snark #westwood #papermoon
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Auburn ' s Hugh Freeze era officially begins Saturday vs UMass
Hugh Freeze might've gotten hired by Auburn athletic director John Cohen as the 31st head football coach in the Tigers' 129-year history as a program on November 28, 2022, but his actual first day on the job is Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium when Auburn hosts UMass to open the 2023 season. "I'm…#hughfreeze #auburn #johncohen #tigers #jordanharestadium #umass #libertyuniversity #bryanharsin #averyjones #eastcarolina
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Grueling Process of Making the Horror Movie ‘Beaten to Death’
From left, the co-writer Sam Curtain, the actor Thomas Roach and the co-writer Benjamin Jung Clarke on the set of “Beaten to Death” The director Sam Curtain and the actor Thomas Roach discuss making a new ultraviolent horror movie so grueling that it left its lead hospitalized at the end of the…#samcurtain #thomasroach #benjaminjungclarke #beatentodeath #slumberpartymassacre #samcurtains #tasmania #zoom #australian #sagaftra
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Drive’ Director Nicolas Winding Refn Bashes Streamers, Says ‘Theatrical Movies Are Part of What Makes Us Human’
Danish writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn isn’t as pessimistic as he was back when he declared that “cinema is dead,” but he’s no fan of the streamers that, in his words, have “kind of saturated everything” and “devalued content to just a swipe.” He made the comments while participating in a…#danish #nicolaswindingrefn #venicefilmfestival #variety #neondemon #netflix #copenhagencowboy #milesteller #toooldtodieyoung #wintersoldier
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Thank You Very Much’ Review: Andy Kaufman Doc Throws Up A Complex Portrait Of A Cryptic Comic
When Andy Kaufman passed away in May 1984, it was the final full stop in a life that seemed to be endlessly self-regenerating. Or was it? Rumors that this was another of his bizarre stunts were rife at the time, so much so that one of the mourners at the comedian’s funeral poked the body that lay…#andykaufman #venice #alexbravermans #buddfriedman #improv #caspiansea #elvispresley #foreignman #neilhamburger #newyorks
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Panda Express Commits Largest Gift to Date — $2.2M — to Hawaii Wildfire Relief Efforts
In early August, the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui. In the wake of the devastation, the American Red Cross, along with our partners, rushed to help — providing shelter, meals and emotional support. Panda Express is one of those generous partners. Almost immediately, they turned on their in-store donation program and a dollar-for-dollar corporate matching program and raised $2.2M to help Red Cross relief efforts in the wake of the fires. Red Crosser Dave Gutierrez, Senior Director of Program Management for Disaster Operations and Logistics, was deployed to Maui in the wake of...
Source: Red Cross Chat - September 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Development Disaster american red cross Disaster Response Hawaii wildfires Panda Express philanthropy Source Type: news

Venice: Emma Stone Is a Bizarro Barbie in ‘Poor Things’
Though that’s a lyric crooned by Billie Eilish during the climax of “Barbie,” it could just as easily be a question asked by Bella Baxter, the protagonist of “Poor Things.” Played by Emma Stone in this new movie from the director Yorgos Lanthimos (“The Favourite”), Bella’s back story is a doozy:…#billieeilish #bellabaxter #poorthings #emmastone #yorgoslanthimos #favourite #willemdafoe #venicefilmfestival #gretagerwigs #venice
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘American Symphony’ Review: Matthew Heineman’s Doc Is a Moving, Music-Filled Love Story
A celebration of art, resilience and the mutability of the human spirit, Matthew Heineman’s American Symphony never feels like it’s quite the documentary that its director originally intended it to be. Nor does it tell the story that featured star Jon Batiste presumably hoped for it to chronicle.…#matthewheinemans #americansymphony #jonbatiste #lateshow #stephencolbert #batiste #grammy #carnegiehall #petri #suleikajaouad
Source: Reuters: Health - September 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Africa: WHO Director-General's Statement On the Passing of Lawrence Lacks Sr.
[WHO] We are deeply saddened by the passing of Lawrence Lacks Sr., WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Cervical Cancer Elimination.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 1, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news

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