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Scots mum heartbroken after nine-year-old daughter dies from brain tumour

Little Faye Taylor, from Craigneuk, Wishaw, was diagnosed with a tumour deep in her brain stem on May 19.

Daily Record · Aug 18, 2022

US universities are pipelines to the defense industry. What does that say about our morals?

Much of our higher education system is a glorified feeder for Lockheed Martin and other defense industry firms

The Guardian - US · Aug 18, 2022

Recap Of Wednesday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Bluebird bio’s (NASDAQ:BLUE) lead asset ZYNTEGLO (betibeglogene autotemcel) to treat the underlying genetic cause of beta‑thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. Bluebird shares traded in a range of $6.13 to $8.18 on a day…

Benzinga · Aug 17, 2022

Dad 'refused to leave A&E' without blood tests and then had terminal diagnosis

Gareth Dixon said he was initially told to go back to his GP

Wales Online · Aug 13, 2022

Brave dad refused to leave A&E without blood test - results show he has terminal cancer

“They basically told me there was nothing wrong with me. I wasn’t going to sit there for hours to be told nothing was wrong.”

Manchester Evening News · Aug 13, 2022

Dad who wouldn't leave A&E without blood test gets diagnosis as wife 'can't stop crying'

Gareth Dixon started to suffer from chest pains and, after a 20-hour wait at Warrington Hospital’s A&E department, received a terminal diagnosis that saw his wife break down crying

Daily Mirror · Aug 13, 2022

Reports: Ex-officer to plead guilty in Breonna Taylor case

A former Kentucky police detective intends to plead guilty to a civil rights charge stemming from the botched drug raid that led to Breonna Taylor's fatal shooting in 2020

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Second jobs, burnout and too much work: Teachers demoralised as education ministers meet for crisis talks on staff shortages

Horror stories of burnout, demoralisation and ever-growing workloads have become all too common as the education system faces an "unprecedented" teacher drought that's the "single biggest issue" facing all school sectors.

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

First synthetic embryos: the scientific breakthrough raises serious ethical questions

Children, even some who are too young for school, know you can’t make a baby without sperm and an egg. But a team of researchers in Israel have called into question the basics of what we teach children about the birds and the bees, and created a mouse embryo using…

The Conversation · Aug 11, 2022

11-year-old Bangladeshi boy treated for brain stem tumour

An 11-year-old boy from Bangladesh, who was diagnosed with tumour in the brain stem, underwent surgery in Chennai hospital

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022