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Cancer experts demand action to end ongoing drug shortage: ‘People’s lives are really at stake’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

(CNN) — Cancer experts have made two calls for action from US lawmakers this year: fix the ongoing cancer drug shortage, and increase funding for cancer research.The American Association for Cancer Research, in its annual cancer progress report released Wednesday, highlighted the recent improvements that the United States has made in reducing cancer deaths and advancing treatment, as well as the challenges of an ongoing shortage of chemotherapy medications and growing concern about the future funding of cancer research.“The drug shortages are an enormous, complex problem and in part reflect an economic challenge, where essentially the low profit margin for some of these generic drugs disincentivizes companies from committing to producing them,” said Dr. Philip Greenberg, president of the association and an author of the new report.He said the shortage means some cancer patients are not able to access medications that have been maintaining their fight against the disease, and others ...

1 in 4 people who eat healthy meals blow it on snacks, study says

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

(CNN) — If you’re eating healthier meals these days, congratulations — but what do you snack on? By choosing ultraprocessed and sugary snacks, 1 in 4 of us may be undoing all the benefits of healthy eating, according to a new study.“Considering 95% of us snack, and that nearly a quarter of our calories come from snacks, swapping unhealthy snacks such as cookies, crisps and cakes to healthy snacks like fruit and nuts is a really simple way to improve your health,” said senior author Sarah Berry, a researcher at King’s College London, in a statement. (For you Americans, crisps are chips.)More than 90% of adults in the United States report eating one or more snacks on any given day. In the United Kingdom, where the study was done, some 47% of participants ate two snacks a day and 29% of people snacked even more often.Over 25% of the study participants reported eating healthy main meals and snacking on highly processed food and sugary treats that can increase hu...

City officials asking for tips after 2 juveniles injured in Boston shooting that wounded 5

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

City officials are urging community members to come forward with any information that can help police after a shooting in Dorchester late Sunday night left five people wounded, including two juveniles.Officers responding to a ShotSpotter activation at the intersection of Ames and Stratton streets around 8:35 p.m. found five people injured in a courtyard off of Ames Street, police said.Three of the injured were adults and two were juveniles, police said.One of the juvenile victims was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and the rest were suffering from what were considered non-life-threatening injuries.At the scene Mayor Michele Wu voiced her frustration with the street violence.“I’m angry, I am upset, as a mom, as someone who has been working with all of our teams to make sure we can do everything possible to create opportunities in our city,” Wu said.No additional information was immediately available.Anyone with information is urged to call Bosto...

Wet Monday, Beautiful Rest of Week

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

It’s a new work week and make sure you have the rain gear as you head to work and school. It’s a wet start and it will be a wet finish today. In fact rain will continue to get heavier as we head through the day. Scattered showers this morning will become steadier and heavier this afternoon and evening. It will be breezy on the coast line and that onshore wind, with the clouds, will prevent temperatures from moving much today and keep us in the 60s this afternoon.We do have a flood watch in effect for eastern Massachusetts where we could see 2-3″ of rain today. Unfortunately that includes the Attleboro-Providence areas that were slammed with rain just a week ago today. Outside of the flood watch will still see an inch or so of rain. In towns like Leominster and Fitchburg that’s still too much rain but the flood risk there, while not zero, is lower than in the green shaded areas.Most towns are line for at least an inch of water today with the 95 Corridor likely...

Who could the Orioles face in the AL playoffs? Get to know these 6 teams.

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

For the first time since 2016, the Orioles are heading to the postseason.While we know Baltimore will have a spot in the six-team American League field when the playoffs begin Oct. 3, we don’t know who they’ll be playing — and where.The Orioles are still in contention to win the AL East and secure the top record in the league, which would give them a first-round bye into the AL Division Series. After Sunday’s game, their magic number to beat the Rays for the AL East title is 10.Here’s a look at the teams the Orioles could face in the postseason:Texas Rangers2023 record: 82-67FanGraphs’ World Series odds: 2.8%2023 record vs. Orioles: 3-3Players to watch:Shortstop Corey Seager: In a world without Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani, Seager might be the favorite to win AL Most Valuable Player. The four-time All-Star, who was named World Series Most Valuable Player with the Dodgers in 2020, trails only Ohtani in on-base-plus-slugging percentage (1.060) ...

Patriots explain how ‘electric’ blocked field goal came together

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots were in desperate need of a spark late in the third quarter, as the offense continued to sputter and they trailed by two touchdowns.Then, as the Dolphins prepared to attempt a 49-yard field goal, Matthew Slater – New England’s longtime special teams ace – spoke a game-changing play into existence as his unit jogged on to the field.“He’s like, ‘You’re going to go block this,’” Patriots special teamer Brenden Schooler said.The unit had practiced a specific field goal block design all week, and Schooler was the man for the job. The second-year player explained that the Patriots’ special teams coaching staff – Joe Judge, Cam Achord and Joe Houston – had pinpointed a weak spot in Miami’s field goal operation.Schooler pounced on his opportunity. He literally came out of nowhere, lining up toward the left sideline and timing the snap perfectly with a running start as he got into the backfield and untouched and dove to successfully block Jason Sanders’ attempt.https:/...

Orioles reset: Comeback vs. Rays emblematic of unprecedented season: ‘We just find a way to win’

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

The Orioles did it the only way they know how.Baltimore had already clinched a playoff spot thanks to the Texas Rangers’ loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. When it happened, the club was one out away from losing a pivotal American League East game to the Tampa Bay Rays, a defeat that would have soured its first postseason berth since 2016.But the Orioles wanted to give their playoff clinch the celebration it deserved, and the way they did it defined the type of team they are.They rallied from behind to send the game to extras. Veteran leaders stepped up. Castoffs from other organizations came through clutch. Two former first-round draft picks delivered in crucial situations.As they have all season, the Orioles played as a team, proving their whole is greater than the sum of perhaps any other AL club’s parts. By defeating the Rays in the 11th inning, 5-4, they sent the announced 37,297 fans at Camden Yards home happy and put a bow on a successful homestand. One ce...

Lucas: DiZoglio testing Beacon Hill with audit push

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

“This proposed law would specify that the State Auditor has the authority to audit the Legislature.”No ifs, ands or buts there.If approved by the voters in the 2024 state election as a ballot question, it would make State Auditor Diana DiZoglio one of the most powerful politicians on Beacon Hill.Attorney general Andra Campbell, a fellow Democrat, certified the legality of the initiative last week.But DiZoglio will now have to gather the signatures of 75,000 certified voters to get the question on the ballot.“I’m going to make it happen,” DiZoglio said. “I’m going to run it as a state-wide campaign.  I can do it.”While gathering the signatures is a huge challenge, DiZoglio’s effort will be helped by the public’s view of the Legislature. While most voters are satisfied with their local representative or senator, they  are not so satisfied with the institution as a whole.Who would have thought, though, that it would take a Democrat state auditor to take on the Democrat Legislature befo...

Four of 9 juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania are in custody, police say

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

MORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) — Authorities say four of the nine juveniles who escaped from a detention center in Pennsylvania have been caught.The Pennsylvania State Police said on X, formerly known as Twitter, that the four were taken into custody early Monday.The juveniles had escaped from Abraxas Academy at around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday following a riot.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.MORGANTOWN, Pa (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania launched a search Sunday night for nine people who escaped from a juvenile detention facility following a riot.The Reading division of the Pennsylvania State Police and other agencies were searching for nine juveniles who escaped from Abraxas Academy around 8 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police Trooper David Beohm said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.State and local police were called to take control of the juvenile center in Morgantown, about 49 miles (78.8 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia, after the riot...

Ukraine fires 6 deputy defense ministers as heavy fighting continues in the east

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:30:33 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Six Ukrainian deputy defense ministers were fired Monday following the dismissal two weeks ago of Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a corruption scandal, officials said, as heavy fighting continued in the east.Deputy defense ministers including Hanna Maliar, Vitalii Deyneha and Denys Sharapov, as well as the state secretary of the Ministry of Defense, Kostiantyn Vashchenko, were fired, according to the Telegram account of Taras Melnychuk, permanent representative of the Cabinet of Ministers.Melnychuk provided no explanation of the firings, but the government has been investigating accusations of corruption in the military related to purchasing equipment. Rustem Umerov, a Crimean Tatar lawmaker who took over as defense minister, did not immediately issue a statement.Reznikov was removed earlier this month after a scandal involving the defense ministry’s procurement of military jackets at three times their cost. Reznikov denied the allegations but resigned.The ...