Former UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sex abuse after previous conviction was overturned

Former UCLA gynecologist pleads guilty to sex abuse after previous conviction was overturned

A former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges in connection with the sexual assault of several patients over his career, after an appeals court reversed his conviction earlier this year LOS ANGELES — A former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist pleaded guilty to sexual abuse charges Tuesday…

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Brain Atrophy and Circadian Rhythms; New Fluoride and IQ Data; Autism Brain Donation

Brain Atrophy and Circadian Rhythms; New Fluoride and IQ Data; Autism Brain Donation

Weaker, more fragmented circadian rest-activity rhythms in cognitively healthy adults were tied to smaller medial temporal lobe volumes, cross-sectional data showed. (Alzheimer’s & Dementia) Plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (p-tau217) predicted the progression of amyloid PET scan changes and cognitive decline in healthy older people, according to longitudinal data from the Harvard Aging Brain Study. (Nature…

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Medical Groups Call for Release of Detained Doctor

Medical Groups Call for Release of Detained Doctor

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) are calling for the release of a South Texas doctor who was detained by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In a statement, the organizations said they were deeply concerned about the detention of Rubeliz Bolivar, MD, an emergency medicine resident at…

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'Amazing' Results With Drug Combo in Metastatic Cervical Cancer

‘Amazing’ Results With Drug Combo in Metastatic Cervical Cancer

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The investigational antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab tirumotecan plus pembrolizumab (Keytruda) demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer, according to phase II data. With a median follow-up of 24.7 months among 68 patients, the objective response rate (ORR) with the combination was 51% (with a confirmed ORR…

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Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal | Contaminated blood scandal

Government sets aside extra £1bn for victims of UK’s infected blood scandal | Contaminated blood scandal

Compensation payments will rise for people affected by the infected blood scandal, including an extra £35,000 each for former pupils who were experimented on at school without their knowledge, the paymaster general has announced. The government has allocated £1bn for the payments. The final report of the inquiry into what has been described as the…

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