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The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success

The deadly cancers left behind by 50 years of success

Getty Images The number of people surviving cancer has improved hugely in the past 50 years, but experts warn progress has been uneven with some cancers with the worst survival rates falling further behind. For some, including melanoma skin cancer, 10-year survival is now above 90% in England and Wales, while for all cancers half of patients can expect to …

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Breakthrough therapy helps worst chronic low back pain sufferers feel better… and it lasts for years

Breakthrough therapy helps worst chronic low back pain sufferers feel better… and it lasts for years

A groundbreaking therapy that encourages back pain patients to slowly take on movements they fear or that trigger pain, could relieve their suffering for at least three years, a study suggests. Researchers in Australia asked nearly 500 patients with chronic lower back pain that limited their daily movements to undergo cognitive functional therapy (CFT) for three months. The therapy involved participants …

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Scientists Discover Oldest Known Fossil in Greenland, Narrowing Evolutionary Gap by 7 Million Years

Scientists Discover Oldest Known Fossil in Greenland, Narrowing Evolutionary Gap by 7 Million Years

A groundbreaking study, recently published in Papers in Palaeontology, has revealed the oldest known fossil of a docodontan mammal, shedding new light on the evolutionary journey of early mammals. The discovery, led by Dr. Sofia Patrocínio and her team, presents the oldest definitive docodontan found to date, narrowing the knowledge gap between early docodontans and later mammalian species by 7 …

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Microsoft Engineer’s Strategy for Getting Promoted 4 Times in 5 Years

Microsoft Engineer’s Strategy for Getting Promoted 4 Times in 5 Years

This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Ritvika Nagula, a senior software engineer at Microsoft Azure. She’s worked at the company since 2019. Her employment and promotions were confirmed by Business Insider. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I think I learned the strategy of getting promotions the hard way. When I first joined Microsoft …

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Documentary on the ’90s Cowboys will shine brighter light on 30 years of failure

Documentary on the ’90s Cowboys will shine brighter light on 30 years of failure

Officially, it’s called America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys. Unofficially, it’s The Jerry Show. Technically, the upcoming Netflix series focuses on the glory (hole) days that have long passed Jerry Jones by. Personally, I can’t wait to watch the eight-part documentary. But after watching the trailer, it’s obvious that it focuses on the team that won three Super Bowls …

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Pa. Senate Republicans pass two years of funding for mass transit, with flat funding for 2025-26

Pa. Senate Republicans pass two years of funding for mass transit, with flat funding for 2025-26

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Senate on Tuesday advanced a $47.6 billion state budget for 2025-26 that holds spending flat, as well as a two-year, $1.2 billion transportation plan opposed by Democrats to fund mass transit operations and repairs to rural roads. The transportation measure would draw from money designated for ongoing and planned transit capital projects in the Public Transportation Trust …

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Early signs of MS may appear years before a diagnosis – Multiple Sclerosis News Today

Early signs of MS may appear years before a diagnosis  Multiple Sclerosis News Today These Symptoms Could Be Early Warning Signs of MS, a Decade Before Diagnosis  ScienceAlert Signs Of MS Can Appear 15 Years Before Diagnosis, Says Study—And Many Women Miss These Early Clues  Women’s Health UBC researcher suggests multiple sclerosis may develop earlier than people think  Yahoo News Canada Healthcare Visits Increase …

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Daniel Day-Lewis Returns in First Movie Since Retiring 8 Years Ago

Daniel Day-Lewis Returns in First Movie Since Retiring 8 Years Ago

Daniel Day-Lewis has emerged from his retirement in a first-look photo of his new film, Anemone. The project from Focus Features is set to have its world premiere at the The New York Film Festival —which kicks off Sept. 26th and runs through Oct. 13 — and marks the return of the three-time Oscar winner after an eight-year “retirement.” The …

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