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Wildfires are complicating cancer care: Study

The Hill

Nogueira and her colleagues studied data available via the National Cancer Database for individuals 18 years or older who received a lobectomy or pneumonectomy for stages 1 to 3 lung cancer between 2004 and 2021.

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New evidence links heavy metal pollution with wildfire retardants

Environmental Health News

From the study, " Metals in Wildfire Suppressants " However, a series of lawsuits brought by FSEEE that date back to 2004 have called into question the chemicals potential impacts on wildlife and water pollution. Application of long-term fire retardants to the western United States between 2000 and 2011 (A) and 2012 and 2019 (B).

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UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot outside Manhattan hotel: Reports

The Hill

Thompson joined UnitedHealth in 2004 and has led UnitedHealthcare, the company’s insurance division, since 2021. Sources told local station PIX11 that the shooting was being investigated as a targeted hit. Police said there are no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing.

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CEO shooting suspect shouts at press outside courthouse 

The Hill

Thompson, the healthcare executive, got to UnitedHealth in 2004 and was the leader of UnitedHealthcare, the companys insurance division. Mangione, an Ivy League graduate, was hit with five crimes in the Keystone State after his arrest, per a criminal complaint. Tisch called the shooting a brazen, targeted attack.

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UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect charged with murder in New York

The Hill

Thompson joined UnitedHealth in 2004 and led UnitedHealthcare, the company's insurance division, since 2021. New York police commissioner Jessica Tisch called the shooting a brazen, targeted attack. An extradition proceeding is expected to take place Tuesday afternoon in Pennsylvania, according to a spokesperson for the state's courts.

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Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data

The Hill

Since 2004, the number of STI infections in the U.S. Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be slowing down according to new federal data showing that cases grew by only one percent in 2023 following years of double-digit increases. million STI infections in 2023.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Commenting on the Collection, Aaron Ciechanover who was awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004, said, “Prizes and recognition are not targets that one should aim for. Targeted Degradation of Proteins – the Ubiquitin System , written by Aaron Ciechanover , The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2004.