An Oregon woman who is battling breast cancer has come forward after allegedly being barred from her medical clinic for questioning the presence of a transgender flag in the medical setting. Marlene Barbera, 55, had been a patient at the Richmond Family Medicine Clinic in Portland until just weeks before her scheduled mastectomy when she …
Former Royal Navy gunner Stephen Bouquet, known as the ‘Brighton cat killer,’ tragically died of Covid-19 on his 55th birthday. This occurred just months after he was imprisoned for fatally stabbing nine pets and injuring seven others over a seven-month period. Bouquet, who was sentenced to five years and three months in July 2021, passed …
The son of rugby league legend Clive Churchill has finally put to rest a long-standing rumor about his father’s heritage. Rod Churchill, following his controversial comments regarding Indigenous player Latrell Mitchell, confirmed that his father was not Aboriginal, surprising many influential figures in the game. It has been widely believed by players, coaches, administrators, journalists, …
England is set to revolutionize cancer treatment with the introduction of a new injection that can reduce treatment times by up to 75%. The injection, called Atezolizumab, is a monoclonal antibody medication that targets a protein responsible for suppressing the immune system’s ability to attack cancer cells. According to a report by the Guardian, Atezolizumab …
The ‘Bill Turnbull’ effect has contributed to a significant increase in referrals for prostate cancer in the past year, according to Prostate Cancer UK. Referrals have risen by 17% in the last 12 months, with more than a quarter of a million men being referred for suspected urological cancer in England between March 2022 and …
CNN – House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has recently been diagnosed with an easily treatable form of blood cancer. He announced this news on Tuesday and has already begun treatment. In a statement, Scalise revealed that he had some blood work done after feeling unwell for a few days. The results showed irregularities, leading to …
The federal government has recently identified the first 10 medications that will undergo direct price negotiations with manufacturers, as part of a significant new initiative to decrease prescription drug costs in Medicare. Among the list are widely used blood thinners Eliquis and Xarelto, as well as the cancer therapy Imbruvica. Additionally, drugs that treat diabetes, …
Two sisters, Barbara-Ann Mackay and Sarah-Jane Shellard, along with their auntie, Audrey Anderson, all received a breast cancer diagnosis within eight months of each other in 2018. These three brave women have come together to support each other and raise money and awareness for their cause by participating in a charity walk. Barbara-Ann, a teacher, …
Common cancer screenings aimed at early detection and treatment may not have as much impact on life expectancy as initially believed. In a comprehensive analysis of 2.1 million individuals participating in six different cancer screenings, researchers found that only colon cancer screenings showed a significant increase in life expectancy, adding a little over three months …
According to official figures, one in five cancer patients in certain parts of England are waiting longer than two months to have their tumors removed. The worst waiting times are seen in North West and South West London, where 20.2% of patients did not undergo surgery within eight weeks of their cancer diagnosis. This analysis, …