This Mutation Likely Saved a Colon Cancer Patient's Life
His tumor had a specific genetic makeup known as mismatch repair-deficient, present in 5% to 10% of all rectal cancer patients, meaning he might qualify for a cutting-edge immunotherapy. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

RHS: Section 514 Off-Farm Labor Housing Subsequent Loans and Section 516 Off-Farm Labor Housing Subsequent Grants To Improve, Repair, or Make Modifications to Existing Off-Farm Labor Housing Properties for Fiscal Year 2024
The Rural Housing Service (RHS) is accepting applications for subsequent Section 514 Off-Farm Labor Housing (Off-FLH) loans and subsequent Section 516 Off-FLH grants to improve, repair, or make modifications to existing Off-Farm Labor Housing Properties for fiscal year 2024. This program aims to increase the supply of affordable housing for farm laborers. Applications will be accepted until June 18, 2024. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - March 18, 2024 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Chemo Combo Boosts OS in Advanced Endometrial Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- The addition of an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) to chemotherapy up front improved overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, regardless of mismatch repair (MMR) status... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 18, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Consumer experiences with crash avoidance feature repairs - Mueller AS, Cicchino JB, Zuby DS, Calvanelli JVJ.
This study's purpose was to capture how these issues are affecting consu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

GE Healthcare, Hartford HealthCare extend Care Alliance agreement
GE HealthCare (GEHC) and Connecticut-based Hartford HealthCare have extended their "Care Alliance" collaboration through 2030. Under the collaboration, Hartford HealthCare will upgrade its imaging technology using a phased approach for the acquisition, deployment, and redeployment of CT, PET/CT, MRI, x-ray, nuclear medicine, mammography, ultrasound, and OEC 3D surgical imaging C-arm systems, according to GEHC. Many of the new systems in the collaborative effort will include tested AI and machine-learning software, and patient monitoring, anesthesia, maternal infant care, and diagnostic cardiology technologies are also in...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Installations Source Type: news

Boeing battered as incidents pile up
Boeing, still working to repair its image after the door flew off one of its 737 Max 7 mid-flight in January, has been hit with a fresh wave of bad press in recent days due to a series of incidents that have kept the airplane manufacturer in the headlines. First, on Monday, the company was back in…#boeing #7879 #latamairlines #newzealand #unitedairlines #777300 #sydney #southcarolina #johnbarnett #multipleboeing (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Preaching to the converted? Socially unequal reception of a bike repair subsidy in France - Adam M, Sayagh D, Buhler T.
Various pro-cycling policies emerged around the world with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. France experimented with a €50 bike repair subsidy. Our questionnaire survey (n = 7343) focuses on beneficiaries' sociological profiles. Despite its success i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The FTC and DOJ want to make sure it ’s legal to repair McDonald’s ice cream machines
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s antitrust division filed a comment with the US Copyright Office asking for an expanded exemption to copyright law for the right to repair certain devices. The comment was submitted on Thursday, amid the Copyright Office’s deliberations…#departmentofjustices #uscopyrightoffice #copyrightoffices #section1201 #registerofcopyrights #ftc #copyrightoffice #dmca #inagencies #ifixit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Paul Alexander, Polio Patient With Iron Lung and Positive Outlook, Dies at 78
DALLAS — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Alexander died Monday at the age of 78 at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a longtime friend. He said Alexander had recently been hospitalized after being diagnosed with COVID-19 but he did not know the cause of death. Read More: To Fight COVID-19, Ford Is Plan...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Stengle / AP Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news

Msc industrial supply co. to webcast review of fiscal 2024 second quarter results
MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. (NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, today announced that the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 13, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CCA BFA Source Type: news

Exploring Stem Cell Strategies for Spinal Cord Repair
In this webinar, Stephanie Willerth and Nisha Iyer will discuss the latest models that scientists use for testing the potential of endogenous and exogenous stem cell therapies for cell replacement and functional restoration following spinal cord injury. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 13, 2024 Category: Science Tags: Sponsored Webinars Source Type: news

Should transvaginal mesh, biological grafts, or native tissue be utilised to repair vaginal prolapse?
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - March 13, 2024 Category: Information Technology Authors: Paolo Rosati Source Type: news

A Million Days review – low-budget sci-fi thriller asks if we should trust AI with our survival
In the near future humanity is doomed and our options are being determined by AI simulation – unfortunately for us, the AI doesn’t seem particularly bothered if we surviveThis intriguing sci-fi thriller is a throwback to the kind of cerebral teleplays and low-budget movies that flourished in the 1960s: ripe with gloomy lighting and dystopian pessimism, but with barely enough money in the budget to pay for more than two sets. Think On the Beach from 1959, or Seconds from 1966 – but then lower your expectations because it’s not anywhere in their league. But it’s not bad, and the subject is timely.The time is a coup...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 11, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Leslie Felperin Tags: Film Science fiction and fantasy films Artificial intelligence (AI) Space Computing Consciousness Culture Human biology Neuroscience Psychology Technology Source Type: news

‘I fell for his patter’: how rogue builders left a carer £13,000 out of pocket
The nightmare began with a leaking roof. Andrea Giles* duly sought out a specialist company to repair it. But in the space of a month, Giles, a full-time carer for her disabled husband and two special needs children, had lost almost £13,000 and part of the roof of her home after falling victim to…#andreagiles #nationally #giles #aanyone #checkatrade #vat #guardianmoney #brianberry #fmb #nonepersonal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Soundness evaluation of RC deck and influence of loading conditions under repair work on bending moment distributions of arch ribs in RC arch bridge - Nakayama Y, Ataka N, Nakayama K, Takeda F, Masunaga K, Matsumura M.
[in Japanese] Language: ja... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news