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IMAGE: University of Alberta researcher Amit Bhavsar is leading a team that has identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors. view more
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University of Alberta scientists have identified a receptor in cells that could be key to preventing permanent hearing loss in childhood cancer survivors who are being treated with the drug cisplatin. The researchers believe by inhibiting the receptor, they may be able to eliminate toxic side-effects from the drug that cause the hearing loss.
Cisplatin is an incredibly effective chemotherapeutic when it comes to treating solid tumours in children, contributing to an 80 per cent overall survival rate over five years, according to U of A researcher Amit Bhavsar, an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology. The problem has always been with the side-effects. Nearly 100 per cent of patients who receive higher
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A Fairbank man who shot and killed his son in 2019 has been ordered to remain in treatment, according to the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. 60 year old Daniel Niebuhr shot his son, 36 year old Brock Niebuhr to death at the elder Niebuhr’s rural Fairbank home in 2019 during an apparent mental health episode. In the trial he was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to the Iowa Medical and Classification Center for an evaluation. On Monday the court received an update that recommended Niebuhr be kept in a facility like the Mental Health Institute in Independence. During the trial a forensic psychiatrist testified that he diagnosed Niebuhr with major depressive disorder with psychotic features and mixed features. He also testified that Niebuhr did not understand the difference between right and wrong.
It s a good thing the school year is almost over: The latest report from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment lists 58 new COVID-19 outbreaks at K-12 schools, the most in a single week since the department began releasing weekly outbreak lists over a year ago.
Of the 859 outbreaks currently under active investigation by the CDPHE, K-12 schools account for 251, or just over 29 percent of the total. That appears to be a record, too.
The CDPHE considers an entity an outbreak after two or more COVID-19 cases among residents, staffers or other people connected to a specific location are confirmed within a fourteen-day period, or two or more cases of respiratory illness with an onset of symptoms within a fourteen-day period are paired with at least one additional COVID-19 diagnosis. The vast majority of businesses and facilities identified as outbreaks remain open while working with the department to monitor symptoms and prevent future infections.
Cigna is the first national health plan to offer Ginger’s behavioral health coaching as an in-network benefit SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) Ginger, the leader in on-demand mental healthcare, today announced it is joining the Cigna network of providers to bring Ginger’s full suite of virtual mental health services to 14 million Cigna behavioral health customers nationwide. Now,
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DAVENPORT The first-degree murder trial of a Fort Dodge man accused of attacking and killing a local pastor will continue today at the Scott County Courthouse.
Joshua Pendleton, 37, is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree robbery in the death of the Rev. Al Henderson, who was killed outside St. Paul Lutheran Church on Oct. 2, 2019. Pendleton’s trial venue was moved to Scott County by order of the court.
The first week of the trial started on April 19 with jury selection. By the end of the day, a 12-member jury, plus three alternates, were selected, though jury selection had originally been expected to take at least two days.