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Drug combo may lead to remission in later stages

Health

Researchers tested the efficacy of a drug combination for treating stage IV melanoma.They found that 71% of patients responded to the drug combination, and 50% had complete remission.The drug combination is now entering a larger trial with a more diverse cohort.Melanoma is a kind of skin cancer. While it has a 99% survival rate in its early stages, stage IV melanoma — when cancer has spread to organs such as the lungs — has a survival rate of 30%.Drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have improved the outlook for many people with melanoma. ICIs prevent the immune system from…

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More Bots, More Money, Scarce Talent

Technology

More online fraud, recession-resistant budgets, and continued talent shortages can be expected in 2023, according to cybersecurity pros who spoke with TechNewsWorld. Online fraud, driven by persistent supply chain shortages and bot proliferation, will continue to rise in the coming year, predicted Benjamin Fabre, co-founder and CEO of DataDome, maker of a bot and online fraud protection solution, in New York City. “If you look at the volume of threats, they are going through the roof, and it’s not going to slow down,” he told TechNewsWorld. Scarcity caused by supply chain shortages has boosted the prices of many items creating…

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European countries are split on how to deal with sex work as debate reaches EU Parliament

Europe

Up until June of this year, sex workers in Belgium were part of the underground economy: they had no access to social security, sick pay, loans or credit, nor did they pay tax.They also criminalised everyone around them so that those who “assisted” them — from a web designer to an accountant — were also open to prosecution. But that all changed with the passing of a landmark decriminalisation law — the first in Europe and the second in the world.“We fought really, really, really, really hard for that,” Daan Bauwens, interim director of UTSOPI, a Belgian sex worker organisation, told…

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Al Roker Is Returning to TODAY! See The Details Here

Health

Following a tumultuous few weeks, Al Roker will make his return to TODAY on Friday, Jan. 6.Al, 68, will reunite with his TODAY co-hosts after being off the air due to medical issues since mid-November. The TODAY weatherman was admitted to the hospital in November 2022 due to blood clots in his legs and lungs. “After some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery,” he wrote on Instagram at the time. Al’s health issues forced him to skip covering the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time…

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Stella McCartney on Building a More Sustainable Fashion Industry in 2023

Lifestyle

That’s just one of the reasons that McCartney has continued to team up with innovators that are developing more sustainable materials such as Econyl, a regenerated nylon created from discarded fishing nets and other plastic waste. This month, the brand is launching its first commercially available, fully circular garment: a parka made from Econyl that is 100 percent recycled and recyclable. McCartney previously launched an Infinite Hoodie made using NuCyl—a fiber that is designed to be broken down and reused into endless future garments—with Adidas in 2019, but only 50 were available at the time. “The parka fully closes the loop—it’s…

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