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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 620

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US President Joe Biden speaks about the Los Angeles fires at the White House in Washington, on January 9, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
May 19, 2025, 4:58 am
Former US president Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive’ form of prostate cancer
Family reviewing treatment options after disease has spread to bones; Biden’s health was scrutinized amid 2024 reelection bid and debate performance
By Joseph Ax and Nandita Bose
Prof. Asaf Madi, left, Prof. Roded Sharan and PhD student Ron Sheinin of Tel Aviv University. (Courtesy/Tel Aviv University)
April 4, 2025, 8:57 am
Israeli researchers develop AI tool to discover how cells react to drug treatment
Tel Aviv University team’s scNET algorithm combines data on cells with protein ‘social network’ to cut ‘high noise’ and shed light on immune cell behavior
By Diana Bletter
Illustrative: Bottles of alcohol sit on shelves at a bar in Houston, June 23, 2020. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
January 4, 2025, 9:27 pm
US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks
‘Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States,’ says Vivek Murthy; decision to update labels will ultimately be made by Congress
By Emma Rumney
Korin Allal sings Ecclesiastes at the Oud Festival (photo credit: Itamar Cohen/Yoki Photographers)
December 12, 2024, 12:11 pm
Israeli singer-songwriter Korin Allal dies at 69 after battle with cancer
Over a five-decade career the Morocco-born musician released 15 albums, as well as producing and composing for other famous Israeli artists
By ToI Staff
File: Narges Mohammadi, the Iranian women's rights campaigner imprisoned by Iran who won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 6, 2023. (AFP/Narges Mohammadi Foundation)
November 19, 2024, 10:19 am
Rights groups voice concern for health of Nobel prize laureate imprisoned in Iran
Narges Mohammadi is returned to prison two days after undergoing surgery to remove potentially cancerous bone from her leg
By Jon Gambrell
Prof. Carmit Levy, left, and Prof. Yaron Carmi of Tel Aviv University. (Tel Aviv University)
November 4, 2024, 4:53 pm
Israeli researchers identify protein that stops immune cells from attacking tumors
Tel Aviv University team finds Ly6a protein ‘puts the brake’ on the immune system, in discovery that points to a cure for cancers, including those resistant to immunotherapy
By Diana Bletter
Harvey Weinstein appears in criminal court in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Jeenah Moon/Pool Photo via AP)
October 22, 2024, 10:10 am
Harvey Weinstein being treated for cancer in prison
Disgraced Hollywood mogul, 72, diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia while awaiting retrial at New York’s Riker’s Island on rape and sexual assault charges
By AFP
A woman carries a child at Al-Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on August 15, 2024, after permission from the Israeli authorities was given for 11 children suffering from cancer to leave Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, in order to receive treatment in Jordan. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
August 15, 2024, 4:46 pm
WHO says 11 children with cancer evacuated from Gaza via Israel for treatment
Kids exit through Kerem Shalom Crossing and are headed for Jordan, accompanied by one female escort each
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy treatment. (via Shutterstock)
April 28, 2024, 11:24 am
BGU researchers use novel chemo delivery to kill colorectal cancer liver metastases
Attaching chemo drugs to specially modified nano polymers that target tumors and avoid side effects also appears to prevent melanoma from spreading to lungs in mice
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Image of two small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), one on top of the other, captured using cryogenic electron microscopy. The double-layer membrane, a hallmark of sEVs, is clearly visible. (Leor's lab, Neufeld and Tamman Cardiovascular Research Institutes, School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University and Lev Leviev Cardiovascular and Thoracic Center, Sheba Medical Center)
April 18, 2024, 9:55 pm
Tel Aviv University study finds link between heart attacks and cancer growth
Researchers shows factor-rich microscopic particles escape from the healing heart and travel through the bloodstream to reach existing tumors
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Jewish writer on dealing with terminal cancer Amy Ettinger, shown with her husband Dan White. (Courtesy Dan White, via X/JTA)
April 9, 2024, 10:34 am
Amy Ettinger, writer of life-affirming essays on dying, succumbs to cancer at 49
Jewish mother’s articles for the Washington Post about things she was able to do and cherish despite incurable disease were an inspiration to followers around the world
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Britain's King Charles III (L) waves as he leaves the London Clinic with Queen Camilla, London, January 29, 2024. (Daniel LEAL / AFP)
February 5, 2024, 10:46 pm
UK’s King Charles III diagnosed with cancer, starting treatment — palace
Britain’s monarch ‘remains wholly positive’, ‘looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible’; Prince Harry reportedly traveling from US to visit his father
By AFP
HIV virus (yellow) infecting a human cell (© Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash/Courtesy of Touro University)
September 26, 2023, 2:05 pm
New research shows previously unidentified pathway used by HIV to infect cells
Study led by professor at Touro University’s Nevada campus sheds light on how AIDS-causing virus enters a cell’s nucleus so it can replicate, finds possible drug countermeasure
By Renee Ghert-Zand
'Simul Park' MRI and CT simulation room for children at Sheba Medical Center. (Courtesy of Place2Heal)
September 22, 2023, 9:49 am
With color and fun, hospital helps young patients prepare for MRIs and CTs
‘Simul Park’ at Sheba Medical Center sports bright amusement park design, guidance from educational staff, and encourages familiarity with scanning machines to help allay fears
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Prof. Ido Didi Fabian performing surgery on a retinoblastoma patient. (Courtesy of Sheba Medical Center)
August 21, 2023, 2:06 am
Via modern medical ‘Silk Road,’ Israeli doctors are saving the lives of Afghan kids
Ocular oncologists from Sheba Medical Center work with colleagues in Kabul and Lahore to get children with deadly eye cancer out of Afghanistan for critical treatment in Pakistan
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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