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Dec 15 2024HEALTH

Exploring Blue Dye in Breast Cancer Surgery: How It Affects Sentinel Node Mapping

Every year, countless women undergo breast cancer surgery, with lumpectomy being a common procedure. After the tumor is removed, doctors often inject blue dye to help find the sentinel lymph node, which can give crucial information about cancer spread. But how does this blue dye injection, done afte

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Dec 15 2024HEALTH

Imaging Neuroblastoma: Can New Scans Outperform Old?

Doctors are looking into a new way to scan for neuroblastoma, a type of cancer. They're testing out a scan called 18 F-AlF-NOTA-octreotide PET/CT, or 18 F-OC for short. This scan uses a special chemical that lights up cancer cells when seen with a special camera. Researchers want to see if thi

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Dec 15 2024HEALTH

Monitoring Neonates: EIT vs. ECG

In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), doctors rely on electrocardiograms (ECGs) to monitor babies' heart health. But recently, electrical impedance tomography (EIT) has been causing some interference. EIT is a newer technology used to track the lungs' function in premature babies. The problem? T

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Dec 15 2024BUSINESS

Car Makers Hit a Bump in the Road

Just a few years back, car companies were raking in profits due to pandemic-related shortages. Now, they're facing tough times. Japanese carmaker Nissan is letting go of 9, 000 workers. Volkswagen might close some German factories. The CEO of Stellantis, which owns brands like Jeep and Peugeot, quit

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Dec 15 2024CELEBRITIES

Tom Brady’s Post-Football Journey: A New Chapter or a Midlife Pause?

Tom Brady, the legendary quarterback, has been facing some tough times after retiring from football and going through a divorce with supermodel Gisele Bündchen. Recently, he's been opening up about his struggles on social media. He shared a rap song lyric, "you don’t want zero problems, big fella, "

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Dec 15 2024SCIENCE

Plants' Secret Defense: How Light Affects Their Pores

You know how plants have tiny pores on their leaves called stomata? These pores help plants breathe, but they also play a part in protecting them from pathogens. Interestingly, light can control how these stomata open and close. Blue or strong red light, for example, makes the pores open wider. Whil

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Dec 15 2024HEALTH

How England's Health System Handles Cancer with Vague Symptoms

Have you ever wondered how doctors figure out if you have cancer when you don't have clear symptoms? In England, the National Health Service (NHS) has a special way to handle this. Researchers decided to take a close look at how these rules, called non-specific symptom pathways, are being used. They

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Dec 14 2024POLITICS

Trump Supports Dockworkers Against Automation

Before the election, some labor unions attempted to build a positive relationship with Donald J. Trump. It seems their efforts might be paying off. Recently, President-elect Trump expressed his support for the International Longshoremen’s Association, which represents dockworkers along the East and

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Dec 14 2024HEALTH

How Mood and Coping Affect Asthma in Older Adults

Imagine you're an older adult living with asthma. How you deal with daily stress can greatly impact your health. Researchers have found that how people cope with problems can either ease or worsen their asthma symptoms. They looked at how depression affects this relationship and found that it's not

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Dec 14 2024HEALTH

Cooling the Limbs: A New Medical Simulation

Ever wondered how doctors can use computers to understand how our bodies work? Well, they can! Some doctors and scientists are working on a new way to do this, especially for patients with leg problems. They're using special pictures taken with a CT scan to create a 3D model of a person's leg. This

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