New Year resolutions are often sweeping and grand, but often you can reap the biggest rewards by building off the strengths already in place. Helping to make your family safer, stronger and more harmonious in 2024 may not require a complete overhaul, but rather a few strategic tweaks.
Health care systems in the United States have gradually embraced the concept that mental health should be treated on par with physical health, especially in light of increased rates of anxiety and depression during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Immunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for patients whose cancers harbor mismatch repair deficiency, and a new study identifies more cancer patients who could benefit from this form of therapy. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, found that nearly six percent of endometrial cancer patients and one percent of colorectal cancer patients with mismatch repair deficiency were missed by immunohistochemistry, the current standard of care test for this condition. In these missed cases, the condition was instead detected by next-generation sequencing, which researchers estimate could identify 6,000 additional patients in the U.S. who would otherwise not be offered immunotherapy. Results are published in the journal Cancer Cell.
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THE Patriotic Front (PF) has characterized MMD president, Nevers Mumba as a bitter man who has joined the UPND in claiming that the failures of the ruling party to deliver on its promises is as a result of damaged economy it inherited.
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AT least five people have died of cholera in the last 24 hours. The statistics of the recorded deaths has now risen to 74.
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PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed cabinet to ensure enhancement of local content and positive discrimination in 2024.
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THE Our Civic Duty Association (OCiDA) says the UPND won the 2021 general elections partly because the organisation managed to launder the party by removing the specter of tribalism and heavily campaigned for President Hakainde Hichilema.
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FORMER President Edgar Lungu has expressed optimism that there could be improvements in the mining sector if what Zambians are hearing about Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) and Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) could be comprehensively implemented.
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At this time of year many of us resolve to prioritize our health. So it is no surprise there’s a roaring trade of products purporting to guarantee you live longer, be healthier and look more youthful.
A 57-year-old woman from Wisconsin recently sustained a rather unfortunate injury to her buttock. She had attended the hospital for an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan and had entered the machine with a concealed firearm. The machine’s powerful magnet caused the gun to discharge.