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Leukemia is considered an incurable disease. Yet in the cases of two men still in remission 10 years after receiving an experimental CAR-T cell therapy, doctors are using a word rarely uttered about cancer: "cured." They caution that the treatment may not work for all patients. But the findings, just published in a study, could lead to a long-term therapy for leukemia.
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Meanwhile, in Tokyo cases hit a record high — above 20,000 daily for the first time. In Europe, some nations are scaling back their restrictions, including Norway, even as the World Health Organization warns that many places have yet to reach the peak of the omicron surge.
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The Bangor Daily News report says 25 children died in "incidents tracked by the state that were associated with abuse or neglect," or after a family involvement with the child welfare system. The figure is more than double the total for 2020.
Although teenage boys remain more likely to die by suicide, teenage girls are more likely to attempt it, a report in the Texas Tribune notes. Meanwhile, in abortion news, AP reports that minority women will be most affected if abortion is banned in the U.S.
A report from a new Lancet Commission says that increased suffering and loss of dignity are side effects of overreliance on medicine during the process of dying. In other news, Magellan Health will start using a drone to deliver some members' specialist prescription meds this year.
A new study says that about 1.2 million years of human life were lost due to unintentional drug doses, with more men than women dying. In other news, Native American tribes have reached a settlement with opioid makers and distributors worth $590 million.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee leaders say that the group plans a legislative package to tackle mental health and substance use challenges.
News outlets cover the effects of covid outbreaks in prisons across America, including a push to seek fewer jail bookings in King County, Washington. In other news on the penal system, reports show medical care at Rikers Island in New York has being delayed for thousands of prisoners.
The Johns Hopkins researchers concluded that the lockdowns "had enormous economic and social costs," however. The report says lockdowns in Europe and the United States reduced covid mortality by only 0.2% on average.
The effort will create a “cancer Cabinet” of federal departments and agencies to better focus the government’s efforts on the disease and promote more cancer screenings. But at this point, it doesn't include any specific funding.
A Newsweek report says that around 70% of unvaccinated Americans (who aren't planning to get a shot) haven't taken the opportunity to get free tests from the government. News outlets cover other covid testing developments, including how shortages of tests are affecting nursing homes.
Based on data from Denmark — a country where the BA.2 subvariant overtook the original BA.1 virus version — the World Health Organization says that illnesses are not expected to be more serious and that vaccines seem to offer equal protection.
While antibody protection may wane against omicron in vaccinated people, two studies show that the T-cell response remains strong, matching the durability against the delta and beta variants.
Asking Pfizer and BioNTech to submit an authorization request is an unusual move by the FDA and reflects the dangers covid poses to unvaccinated kids under 5. But experts worry that if the plan backfires that it could suppress adoption of the covid shot.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.
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