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Hair Straightening and Cancer — What Oncologists Want You to Know

THE HEADLINES ARE FRIGHTENING: “Hair-straightening chemical products linked to increased uterine cancer risk in a new study,” blares CNN. NBC News offers this: “Chemical hair straighteners linked to [a] higher risk of uterine cancer for Black women, study shows.”

Biotech Without Borders: Reclaiming the Wonder of Science in a Distracted Age

I was in the media bullpen with the team when the future arrived. The launch of Roferon-A, alpha interferon marked a watershed moment in medicine:...

Strengthening Primary Health Care is Key to Asia’s Health Security

A strong public health system plays a vital role in the status and stability of national and regional economies.

What It’s REALLY Like to Hear the Words: “You Have Cancer” 

In any word association exercise, the word cancer is most often linked with death.  Maybe two percent of outliers would say “tumor” or “sick”,...