Now, as he remains in remission, Fuller plans on attending culinary school and apprenticing under a top chef, according to the family. He hopes to open two restaurants in the future. “It’s really rewarding to see kids like Fuller who are so driven toward their dreams that they don’t let cancer stand in their way,” Dr. Rebecca Gardner, one of […]
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Fox News Flash top headlines for August 18 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A human case of plague was confirmed in California this week, marking the first time such an instance has occurred the Golden State in five years. El Dorado County health officials on Monday announced the case, reported in a […]
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(HealthDay)—The odds are not good for college football conferences that have decided to press forward with their fall season despite the coronavirus pandemic, experts say. The Big 10 and PAC 12 have decided not to play sports in the fall, but the SEC, the Big 12 and the ACC say they will proceed with college football while still keeping players […]
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Neutrophils are the warriors of the immune system. They are always ready to spring to action to help heal injuries or fight off disease. Unless, that is, something goes wrong in their developmental process. Immature neutrophils aren’t all warriors—they can be dangerous turncoats. High levels of immature neutrophils in the bloodstream can be a tell-tale sign of cancer and may […]
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Nearly three-quarters of older adults with dementia have filled prescriptions for medicines that act on their brain and nervous system, but aren’t designed for dementia, a new study shows. That’s despite the special risks that such drugs carry for older adults—and the lack of evidence that they actually ease the dementia-related behavior problems that often prompt a doctor’s prescription in […]
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Victoria is in the grip of its most severe lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means opportunities for victims of family violence to seek help are more limited than ever. It is essential to closely monitor how the pandemic has exacerbated experiences of family violence and how the restrictions are affecting people’s ability to seek help. Here […]
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A pair of researchers at Northwestern University has found that the way an object is named by an adult is instrumental in an infant’s memory of that object. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Alexander LaTourrette and Sandra Waxman describe experiments they conducted with memory in infants and what they learned from them. To […]
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Feeling torn about wearing a mask? Me too. I don’t want to look like I’m virtue signaling or get funny looks. But I also want to be responsible about public health. I’ve ended up conflicted, wearing a mask one day but not the next. The statistics suggest this isn’t my dilemma alone. While mask sales have skyrocketed in New Zealand […]
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Texas surpassed 10,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths Monday as the lingering toll of a massive summer outbreak continues, and health experts expressed concerns that recent encouraging trends could be fragile as schools begin reopening for 5 million students across the state. Roughly four in every five of those deaths were reported after June 1. Texas embarked on one of the fastest […]
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An outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) linked to a wedding reception with about 65 guests is under investigation in Maine. The state's Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the outbreak is associated with a wedding reception that was held at the Big Moose Inn in Millinocket, Maine, on August 7. Of 24 people that tested positive for […]
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