Post-covid, American children are still missing far too much school
T and fifty years ago, Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the first bills calling for universal, publicly funded education. He wanted all the children in his state of Virginia to attend classes. Not everyone was convinced. His bill never passed, and it took over 100 years for school to become…#thomasjefferson #virginia #thomasdee #stanforduniversity #districtofcolumbia #alaska #omicron #connecticut #massachusetts #neworleans
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

American megachurches are thriving by poaching flocks
E available, should the music get too loud. Sure enough the volume—not to mention the tattooed front woman and bobbing crowd—evokes a country-rock concert. Only the lyrics suggest otherwise: “Fill it all up, fill it all up with Jesus.” Afterwards a pastor, in -shirt and high-top sneakers, compares…#oklahomacity #craiggroeschel #churches #christian #protestant #connecticut #briantome #crossroads #ohio #markchaves
Source: Reuters: Health - September 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dang! Gas prices are moving higher
The bad news is that gasoline pump prices are starting to move higher. The good news is where the price increases are occurring depends. Prices were a touch lower in such states as Texas, Washington, New York, Mississippi and Illinois. States showing higher prices included California,…#mississippi #illinois #pennsylvania #vermont #montana #connecticut #iowa #monocounty #jonescounty #gulfcoast
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cannabis Sales Top $5B In Massachusetts Driven By Record-Breaking Monthly Purchases, No Signs Of Slowing
Retail weed sales in Massachusetts hit the $5 billion mark, according to a press release from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). In January, adult-use sales reached $4 billion and a mere eight months later surged to $5 billion. With more East Coast states launching legal marijuana…#massachusetts #eastcoast #maine #rhodeisland #connecticut #ccc #shawncollins #boston #elizabethwarren #bigtobacco
Source: Reuters: Health - September 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

British Swim School Corporate Hosts Nationwide T-Shirt Sale to Support Breast Cancer Awareness
The Nation's Premier 'Learn to Swim' Provider Aims to Paint the Pool Deck Pink This October MANASSAS, Va., Sept. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- British Swim School, the nation's leading "learn to swim" franchise, hopes to paint the pool deck pink as the company announces a nationwide...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CSR Source Type: news

How the Chemotherapy Shortage Is Affecting Frontline Clinicians
(MedPage Today) -- In this exclusive Instagram Live clip, Jeremy Faust, MD, editor-in-chief of MedPage Today, and Eleonora Teplinsky, MD, head of Breast and Gynecologic Medical Oncology for Valley-Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center in Paramus...
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 8, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

CEUS underused in the U.S., experts say
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is underutilized in the U.S., which ma...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: CEUS with perfluorobutane improves HCC diagnosis CEUS improves O-RADS diagnostic performance Multimodality ultrasound risk model outperforms TI-RADS ABUS, CEUS could help predict breast cancer treatment response CEUS can rule out small bowel ischemia
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Ghana: Over 4,650 Breast Cancer Cases Diagnosed Annually
[Ghanaian Times] More than 4,650 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in Ghana with 2.3 million new cases worldwide according to the chairperson of the Ghana Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA), Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Health and Medicine West Africa Source Type: news

AI shows major promise in breast cancer detection, new studies suggest
Researchers experimenting with artificial intelligence have found that these tools seem to reliably detect breast cancer, while also reducing a demanding workload for radiologists. 
Source: CBC | Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Together We Can Beat Cancer - Thokozani Khupe Opens Up About Breast Cancer Recurrence
[New Zimbabwe] FORMER MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe has revealed she had a second cancer attack after pictures of her appearing frail at the MPs Swearing In ceremony went viral, Thursday.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Noncommunicable Diseases Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news

Researcher discusses breast AI study with AuntMinnie.com
Researchers continue to find ways for AI to improve breast imaging in the er...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI on par with breast radiologists for reading test cases Deep-learning model classifies breast ultrasound findings Combined AI mammo texture model improves cancer risk assessment Can AI risk assessment improve screening mammography results? AI model uses diverse data to predict breast cancer
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Mammography facilities should remove physical disability barriers
Mammography facilities should strive to ensure accessibility and improve th...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Breast imaging experts criticize controversial cancer screening study Online self-scheduling use in mammography increases Spanish-preferring Latinas have more mammograms ordered In a new book, Rachel Brem and Christy Teal offer breast cancer care guidance Elderly women at risk of breast cancer overdiagnosis
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Histologic Analysis and Diagnostic Yield of Breast SCNB Histologic Analysis and Diagnostic Yield of Breast SCNB
This study evaluated the current detection rate of breast calcifications and DCIS using SCNB.American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pathology & Lab Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic study reveals proton beam therapy may shorten breast cancer treatment
ROCHESTER, Minn. — In a randomized trial, published in The Lancet Oncology, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers uncover evidence supporting a shorter treatment time for breast cancer patients. The study compared two separate dosing schedules of pencil-beam scanning proton therapy, the most advanced type of proton therapy known for its precision in targeting cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue to reduce the risk of side effects. Survival rates for breast cancer continue to improve…
Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - September 8, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: news

Anti-affirmative action group drops admissions lawsuit against Yale
The lawsuit against Yale was similar to the one against Harvard and UNC, but stemmed from a Trump administration challenge that SFFA fought to keep alive in the courts. The Trump administration filed the lawsuit in October 2020 following a two-year investigation into the Ivy League institution’s…#yale #harvard #unc #trump #educationdepartment #justicedepartment #asianamerican #admissions #connecticut #supremecourt
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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