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Novel treatment shows promise against rare cancer in kids

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP Medical Writer)A novel treatment using supercharged immune cells appears to work against tumors in children with a rare kind of cancer, researchers reported Wednesday.Nine of 27 children in the Italian study had no sign of cancer six weeks after the treatment, although two later relapsed and died.The treatment — called CAR-T cell therapy — is already used to help the immune system fight leukemia and other cancers in the blood. This is the first time researchers have achieved such encouraging results in solid tumors, experts in the field said, and raises hopes that it can be used against other kinds of cancers.It’s too soon to call it a cure for neuroblastoma, a nerve tissue cancer that often starts in infancy in the adrenal glands near the kidneys in the abdomen.Standard treatment can be intense, involving chemotherapy, surgery and radiation, depending on the cancer’s stage and other factors. The children in the study had cancers that had come back or were pa...

Local art therapist speaks on barriers to accessing treatment

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Nicole Porter says as a creative arts therapist, she's experienced first-hand that talking isn't always the easiest way to ease pain, grief, or frustration."The nonverbal process helps engage inner, subcortical regions of the brain that then activate our verbal processes in a more integrated way," Porter explains to NEWS10's Mikhaela Singleton.As clinical director of The Emerald Sketch, she works with children and young adults struggling through mental health crises. Ilana Mele says her daughter suffers from anxiety brought on by her developmental delays. Before art therapy, she says watching her daughter struggle at expressing herself was frightening."[As a parent], you feel helpless. You’re doing everything you can to help them and support them and you know who they are inside, but then there’s this element that they can’t process," Mele says. "When my daughter became frustrated, she would sometimes manifest unwanted aggression, and I say unwanted to mean ...

Lincoln County family grateful they are safe after heavy winds damage home

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - It wasn't a tornado, but high winds that left heavy damage in parts of Lincoln County.Some residents are cleaning up the mess that Mother Nature left. From lighting to strong winds, the most significant damage is a home on Elm Tree Road, just off Route C.Homeowner Walt Humburg was inside when his roof was ripped off. He said his furniture and other items started flying."My ears popped, and the next thing I know, the roof lifted off. I did not understand what was going on," Humburg said. "I thought it was a tornado. I come running into the kitchen, and you could look up and see stars in the sky and branches, and that's not what you see in your kitchen.” Top Story: Predawn Missouri tornado kills at least 5, sows destruction Outside Humburg's home, his carport and fencing were also heavily damaged.“It woke me up out of my sleep. I ran down the hallway, and the roof was gone in the kitchen," said Steve Cooper, Humburg's nephew. "My sister and I jumped in the tub ...

3 KCK officers, at least 3 suspects shot in undercover fentanyl bust

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A shooting Wednesday afternoon has left three Kansas City, Kansas, police officers injured. The shooting was reported just after 3 p.m. in the area of North 18th Street and Wood Avenue, just north of State Avenue where there is a heavy police presence. KCK police tell FOX4 that the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department is taking the lead on the investigation. KCPD said all three officers have serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Doctors at the University of Kansas Health System said the three officers are awake and talking. KCPD said three suspects, all men, have non-life threatening injuries as well. KCK Police Chief Karl Oakman said a narcotics and tactical unit was following up on an investigation into a fentanyl deal. They were in an undercover operation to buy more fentanyl when the deal didn't go through. When officers attempted to arrest those involved, shots were fired. Oakman said they believe they have everyone...

93-year-old missing Berthoud man considered endangered

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

A 93-year-old Berthoud man is missing and considered endangered and authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding him.MISSING/ENDANGERED ADULTGrant Steffen, 93, didn't return to his Berthoud home after outing today as planned. He left the Loveland library driving a 2007 light blue Toyota Matrix sedan (902PEU). His vehicle was last seen on Berthoud Pkwy/CR 14 at 1:27pm. Call 911 if seen.1/2 pic.twitter.com/kolrsOX4OV— Larimer Sheriff (@LarimerSheriff) April 5, 2023Grant Steffen failed to return home Wednesday after a trip to the Loveland Public Library, according to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. Steffen was driving a light blue 2007 Toyota Matrix sedan Colorado license plate 902 PEU. The car was last seen about 1:30 p.m. on Berthoud Parkway at County Road 24.Steffen was wearing a blue L.L. Bean jacket, dark green wool shirt, blue jeans and brown shoes. He is 5’10” tall and weighs 165 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. The sheriff...

Kyle Freeland: Rockies’ hometown kid is all grown up but still learning

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

Kyle Freeland turns 30 on May 14.He’s pitched 834 2/3 innings in the majors, faced 3,611 hitters and struck out 642. Last April, he signed a five-year, $64.5 million contract. His offseason home is in balmy Scottsdale, Ariz.He’s all grown up. But in his heart, “K-Free” will always be The Colorado Kid.When the lefty takes the mound against the Nationals on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field, the Thomas Jefferson High School graduate will become the first pitcher in Rockies history to start three home openers.“I take a lot of pride in that,” Freeland said. ” As much of an honor as it is to be the opening-day starter, for me, the home opener is extremely special. Colorado is where I was born and raised. This is where I fell in love with baseball.”Freeland has a lot of tattoos, many with a Colorado theme, and he continues to add more ink. But the centerpiece of Freeland’s body art is a pocket watch. The hands are set at 8:14.“That’s pretty ...

Murder suspect fatally shot by police after assaulting officer in Vernon area

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

A man who had been wanted on suspicion of murder and attempted murder was fatally shot by police in the Vernon area Wednesday morning after assaulting an officer while attempting to disarm her, authorities said. Officers from a multiagency gang taskforce were searching for the suspect in the Los Angeles Riverbed area between Vernon and Bell around 7:10 a.m. when he was spotted in an encampment, South Gate police Chief Darren Arakawa said. The man, who has not been identified, ran away, jumped over a wall and tried to get into a business in the 5600 block of District Boulevard. A South Gate officer confronted the man, who refused to surrender and instead tried to grab her gun, authorities said. After a struggle, the suspect punched the officer in the face and the officer eventually shot the man twice. The suspect was declared dead at the scene after first responders tried life-saving measures. A gun was recovered at the scene, Arakawa said. A $1 million arrest warrant was out for the...

Princess Cruises changes cruise route to offer solar eclipse experience

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

Princess Cruises will be tweaking the route of one of its ships next year to give passengers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a solar eclipse at sea.The April 2024 cruise aboard the Emerald Princess will have its itinerary altered to coincide with the last solar eclipse to cross North America for 20 years. The cruise will take a brief detour from its 15-day Panama Canal tour to catch the April 8, 2024 eclipse between Cabo San Lucas and Huatulco, Mexico.  "Guests will gather on the top decks and be given special glasses they can wear to safely view the eclipse as astronomy and space exploration enthusiast Fred Cink helps guide their viewing experience," Princess said in a news release. Passengers will also have the opportunity to partake in eclipse-themed drinks and snacks during the event.The Emerald Princess cruise ship is shown docked in this undated photo provided by Princess Cruises. (Princess Cruises)The voyage departs from Los Angeles on April...

Letters: Homeless sweep | Others’ money | UC fixes | Letter misleads | Climate change aid

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.San Jose should rethinksweeping homelessOn Thursday the city of San Jose will be sweeping the unhoused folks living in RVs at Columbus Park, getting ready to build a dog park. If their RVs don’t run, the city will crush them leaving folks with no home and with nothing. Is this inhumane? I think so.There aren’t any RV-safe parking sites. The city needs to rethink this and find a solution.Gail Anne OsmerSan JoseSpend your own moneybefore spending others’Regarding M.R.and Sujatha Pamidi’s letter(“Reparations owed by slaveholders’ descendants,” Page A6, April 4) about slaveholders’ descendants paying reparations, it is always good to hear how eager some folks are to spend other peoples’ money.No, I am not the descendant of a slaveholder, so I suppose that would exempt me from payment; however, I fail to see how demanding money from innocent people for the sins of the...

Here’s where new federal funding will be spent on California’s aging water projects

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:11:19 GMT

Fixed pipes. Better pumps, turbines and motors. New bypass channels. Repaired fish ladders. Refurbished valves.To improve California’s water infrastructure, more than $307 million of needed upgrades like those are included in staggeringly long to-do list of new public works projects throughout the West that will receive federal funding, Biden Administration officials announced on Wednesday.“This winter’s onslaught of devastating winter storms was just the latest in a long line of weather whiplash in California that’s overwhelmed and battered our aging infrastructure, all pointing to the need to continue to invest in our infrastructure,” said U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, who joined officials during a visit to the Imperial Dam in Yuma, Arizona.Funded by $4.3 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act and $8.3 billion in the infrastructure bill that Congress approved in a rare moment of bipartisan accord, California’s 24 projects — among 83 in 11 statesCombined, th...