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2022 C.E.
June 7 Rectal cancer immunotherapy is quietly rewriting what oncologists thought possible for a subset of patients. In a clinical trial at Memorial Sloan Kettering, every participant with a specific tumor type — mismatch repair-deficient, meaning tumors that accumulate unusually high numbers of genetic mutations — saw their cancer disappear completely after six months of a checkpoint inhibitor, with no surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy required. Only a small share of patients carry this profile, and the...
2022 C.E.
June 6 Indigenous and environmental groups led a campaign against drilling in the refuge, and 29 banks and 14 insurers now say they won’t fund drilling in the refuge.
2022 C.E.
June 2 African swine fever vaccine development marks a turning point for one of the most stubborn problems in veterinary science — a disease that has killed hundreds of millions of pigs worldwide with no commercial solution until now. Vietnam's breakthrough emerged from a devastating 2019 outbreak that spurred an urgent research partnership, ultimately producing a vaccine offering six months of immunity after multiple clinical trials. The harder challenge lies ahead — regulatory approval, cold-chain logistics,...
2022 C.E.
June 2 British Columbia's decision to decriminalize personal drug possession is one of the most significant public health pivots in Canadian history — replacing arrest with a referral to care for adults carrying small amounts of certain substances. Fear of police kept people from calling for help during overdoses, pushing drug use away from life-saving services. Evidence from Portugal and other jurisdictions suggests decriminalization paired with strong health supports can reduce overdose deaths — and a...
2022 C.E.
June 1 The Tokyo Metropolitan University team’s new technology promises unprecedented performance and robustness in direct air capture systems.
2022 C.E.
June 1 A simple blood test that could catch Parkinson's disease before symptoms take hold is now closer to reality. Researchers at Kobe University developed an assay that reads changes in enzyme activity in a blood sample, achieving 85 to 88 percent accuracy in both human and rat models. Because treatments like levodopa and exercise work better early in the disease's progression, earlier detection could meaningfully change what's possible for patients. With Parkinson's cases more than...
2022 C.E.
June 1 A group of quality-assurance testers in Activision Blizzard’s Raven Software division, which developed the popular Call of Duty Game, voted 19-3 in favor of unionizing.
2022 C.E.
May 31 The decision is part of reparations for a period of colonial rule during which Germany committed a genocide against the Namibian people.
2022 C.E.
May 31 Lincoln Crowley QC has become the first Indigenous person ever appointed to an Australian superior court, taking his seat on the Supreme Court of Queensland. A Warramunga man who grew up in Charters Towers, Crowley was once told by a school deputy principal that his Aboriginal family were "the type that end up in jail." His reply, as he later recalled: "You wait and see, mate." He began his career representing Indigenous clients before...
2022 C.E.
May 31 Same-sex adoption rights took a meaningful step forward in Croatia when a Zagreb court ruled that same-sex partners cannot be legally barred from adopting children. The case was brought by Mladen Kozic and Ivo Segota, who had already become the first same-sex foster parents in the country, caring for two boys. If the ruling survives a potential government appeal — which remained unresolved at the time of reporting — Croatia would join 14 other...
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