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Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling Enrollment of Black and Hispanic students in medical schools dropped precipitously last year after the Supreme Court banned the consideration of race in admissions.

Medical schools report steep drop in enrollment of Black and Hispanic students after Supreme Court ruling www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/m... via @statnews.com

Neutrophil extracellular traps promote pre-metastatic niche formation in the omentum by expanding innate-like B cells that express IL-10 Disseminated cancer cells in the peritoneal fluid often colonize omental fat-associated lymphoid clusters but the mechanisms are unclear. Here, we ide…

Neutrophil extracellular traps facilitate early ovarian cancer metastasis by attracting immunosuppressive B cells that produce IL-10.

by Lee W, Ko SY (...) Naora H et 3 al. in Cancer Cell #MedSky

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Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades as a major wildfire raged Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense strain on the system.

Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires.

As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry.

The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.

The cultural shift from free-to-play browser flash games to microtransactional mobile games was one of the most consequential mistakes in the history of new media

I think we understand that weight loss, pharmaceutically aided or not, improves sleep apnea symptoms.

United Kingdom bans puberty blockers indefinitely: It's a "death sentence" - LGBTQ Nation Activists have accused those behind the ban of choosing politics over lives.

Forgot to share this yesterday when it was more timely but - here's my coverage of the United Kingdom's ban on puberty blockers - I'm particularly proud of this piece in relation to other daily articles of mine.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/12/unit...

Adjuvant therapy with GemCap improves overall survival in pancreatic cancer compared to gemcitabine alone, particularly for certain patient groups.

by Palmer DH, Jackson R (...) Neoptolemos JP et 30 al. in J Clin Oncol #MedSky

📖 read the article: https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.24.01118

How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

How to prevent drowning: a ground-breaking report that's startling yet hopeful The World Health Organization gathered data from 139 countries for its first-ever report on how to prevent drowning.

The World Health Organization gathered data from 139 countries for its first-ever report on how to prevent drowning.

Arrhythmias run amok, always more often than we think

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol South Korea's parliament impeached Presisdent Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

South Korea's parliament impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for his attempt to impose martial law, the first time such a measure had been imposed on the nation in more than four decades.

Sick guy: I THINK I MIGHT NEED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.. LEMME CONSULT THE FLOWCHART... Flowchart: "SHOULD I GO TO THE DOCTOR (OR DENTIST) *A single arrow points to another card* "IT IS TOO LATE FOR YOU USE YOUR FINAL DAYS TO TERRORIZE AND ELIMINATE HEALTH EXECUTIVES TO ENACT REAL CHANGE" *sick guy, dressed like Rambo*: cough cough

sitting in a waiting room this morning while my partner had a 6 hour long cancer removal surgery when I saw the news that the insurance CEO was shot. Im paying out of pocket because the best alternative for us is partial coverage @ 1000 a month with a 15000 deductible. Anyway heres a unrelated comic

Exclusive: US defense secretary scraps South Korea trip after martial law attempt U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin no longer plans to travel to South Korea, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt this week to impose martial law.

Exclusive: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin no longer plans to travel to South Korea, two US officials told Reuters on Thursday, following South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt this week to impose martial law reut.rs/4fZUvMG

Georgia flag in crowd

Georgia is now calling for national liberation after Russia took over their democracy.🇬🇪
#georgiaprotests

📸George Khelashvili

NANCY By Ernie Bushmiller RADIO PROGRAM- AVOID FLU GERMS-NEVER SIT NEXT TO ANYONE WITH A COLD MOVIE THEATRE —————————>

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller November 28,1963

Web view of "Child Health Care at a Crossroads—A Report From the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine."

Viewpoint: The US faces a crisis in child and adolescent health and well-being, necessitating a transformation of the health care system to prioritize prevention, family and community engagement, and sustained investment in child health.

https://ja.ma/4g8ZLxe

A line chart showing that who Americans spend their time with changes a lot over the course of their lives. There are separate lines for time spent with coworkers, friends, children, family, partner, and time spent alone.

Who Americans spend their time with changes a lot over the course of their lives.

this is a cow

Major biomedical funder NIH poised for massive reform under Trump 2.0 Sweeping changes and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the US National Institutes of Health.

🧪 Under Trump, NIH may face major changes, including fewer institutes and stricter research oversight. NIH director Monica Bertagnolli, who will likely soon resign, noted her disapproval with the proposals to collapse the number of institutes.

State-level anti-transgender laws increase past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-binary young people in the USA - Nature Human Behaviour From 2018 to 2022, 48 anti-transgender laws were enacted in the USA across 19 states. This study shows that these anti-transgender laws increased past-year suicide attempts among transgender and non-b...

Heartbreaking Nature article showing up to 72% rise in suicide attempts of US trans kids as result of anti-trans laws.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

book shelf labels pointing down to "Shakespeare plays" and up to "Shakespeare studies"

good for him! work-life balance is so important

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