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Novocure Highlights Use of Tumor Treating Fields Therapy in Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer

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Friday, September 8, 2023
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Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced its participation in the upcoming International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) from September 9 – 13, 2023 in Singapore.

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  • Novocure (NASDAQ: NVCR) today announced its participation in the upcoming International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) from September 9 – 13, 2023 in Singapore.
  • Novocure will take part in presentations and symposia throughout the event and will exhibit several posters exploring the use of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy in the treatment of lung cancer, including a new post-hoc analysis of data from its LUNAR trial in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
  • The LUNAR trial was designed to evaluate the use of TTFields therapy together with standard systemic therapies for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, following progression on or after platinum-based therapy.
  • “This analysis further elucidates the promising results from the LUNAR trial and the potential benefit of utilizing TTFields therapy for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer,” Dr. Leal said.

CDAHK Chiropractors Pushes Healthy Feeding of Children

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Saturday, November 26, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A study in the journal BMJ Global Health found that mothers who were exposed to a lot of digital marketing were less likely to breastfeed their babies for the first six months of their lives and more likely to give them processed foods and sugary drinks.

Key Points: 
  • Chiropractors from the CDAHK say that for your baby's best growth, development, and health, you should only breastfeed him or her for the first six months of life.
  • He received the prestige Effective Outreach Partner Award for the contribution to breastfeeding by the United Nation Children Foundation (UNICEF).
  • The CDAHK's vision and actions always aim at forging business and educating the public about healthy feeding enduring meaning and value that will eventually shape an exceptional future.
  • This call to action is very important to protect children's health and their right to breast milk and natural, healthy, enough, and good food.

CurvaFix Announces New Surgeon Advisory Board Members

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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CurvaFix, Inc ., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced the addition of three new members to its Surgeon Advisory Board.

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  • CurvaFix, Inc ., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, today announced the addition of three new members to its Surgeon Advisory Board.
  • The new members of our Surgeon Advisory Board represent a breadth of surgical expertise and technical knowledge across orthopedic trauma medicine, including high-impact pelvic trauma and Fragility Fractures of the Pelvis, said Steve Dimmer , chief executive officer for CurvaFix.
  • The newest members of CurvaFixs Surgeon Advisory Board are:
    Samir Mehta, M.D.
  • CurvaFix is a trademark of CurvaFix, Inc., registered in the U.S.
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NKGen Biotech Announces Publication in Journal of Cancer Research and Cellular Therapeutics on Durable Response for SNK01 in Advanced Sarcoma

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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discloses enduring response data in chemotherapy resistant metastatic sarcoma patients who were treated with SNK01, autologous enhanced natural killer cell therapy, and pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, along with a review of literature and future perspectives on the use of SNK01 in advanced sarcoma.

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  • discloses enduring response data in chemotherapy resistant metastatic sarcoma patients who were treated with SNK01, autologous enhanced natural killer cell therapy, and pembrolizumab, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, along with a review of literature and future perspectives on the use of SNK01 in advanced sarcoma.
  • The encouraging data from these two case reports suggests SNK01 combined with pembrolizumab may be a viable salvage therapy regimen for chemotherapy-resistant advanced sarcoma with manageable toxicity.
  • The data also supports existing evidence that natural killer cells mediate a favorable response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy while reducing immune-related adverse events.
  • NKGen Biotech, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative autologous, allogeneic, and CAR-NK Natural Killer (NK) cell therapeutics.

Researchers Unlock the Key and Identify Serious Pathology in Low Back Pain

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Friday, September 16, 2022
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NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "One benefit from this type of analysis is that it provides an opportunity to engage in more directed discussions aimed at confronting these serious pathology presenting as low back pain, which may have the potential to provide long-term health benefits to healthcare policy," Eric Chun-Pu Chu, PhD, investigator and chairman from the Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong (CDAHK).

Key Points: 
  • Investigators from the CDAHK, had resolve the puzzle and estimate the prevalence and types of serious pathology among adults with low back pain.
  • The study found that serious pathology was uncommon among adults with new low back pain presenting for chiropractic care.
  • The current research will guide the clinicians in identifying serious pathology, such as cancer, more often in the chiropractic clinics.
  • Prevalence of Serious Pathology Among Adults with Low Back Pain Presenting for Chiropractic Care: A Retrospective Chart Review of Integrated Clinics in Hong Kong.

Fix Text Neck with Chiropractic, Study Suggests Chiropractor-Approved Maintenance Care

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Monday, September 5, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the research study at Journal of Medical Cases, spinal manipulative therapy is effective in correcting out of alignment in the neck (1).

Key Points: 
  • What text neck does to your body is as follows: It put the neck in the wrong position: lengthens the tendons, and ligaments behind the neck while misaligning and tightening the neck.
  • Instead, we may ensure that we attend maintenance care and adopt healthy routines to avoid the aches and pains related to text neck.
  • The monthly care helps ease pain and repair the structural problems that text neck over time generates.
  • Chiropractic care was named as one of the main non-pharmacological treatments for acute and chronic neck (1-4), shoulder (5), and back pain (6-9).

Four Individuals Honored with Journal of Emergency Nursing Awards

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association recognized on Wednesday the recipients of the annual Journal of Emergency Nursing Awards which include Reviewer of the Year and Author of the Year. JEN is ENA's peer-reviewed journal that features original research and updates from the emergency nursing field, while also covering practice and professional issues. Nearly 50,000 ENA members receive the journal.

Key Points: 
  • JEN is ENA's peer-reviewed journal that features original research and updates from the emergency nursing field, while also covering practice and professional issues.
  • "These individuals have made significant contributions to the community of emergency nursing by being innovative, steadfast, and engaging while working to move the profession forward."
  • The 2022 Journal of Emergency Nursing Award recipients will be recognized in September during Emergency Nursing 2022 in Denver.
  • The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership.

World Ankylosing Spondylosis Day 2022: Advice from CDAHK Chiropractors

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "People with low back pain often first go to a chiropractor, chiropractors can play a role in getting people with ankylosing spondylitis into medical treatment and manage conservatively," described by Dr Eric Chun-Pu Chu, Chairman of Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong (CDAHK).

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  • CDAHK chiropractors educate the public about AS health on World As Day.
  • World AS (ankylosing spondylosis) Day is on May 7th.
  • Chiropractors are the musculoskeletal specialists in primary care that focuses on diagnosing and treating disorders of the ankylosing spondylosis, particularly the spine (1-3).
  • The CDAHK supports the World AS Day to raise the profile of this disease and increase awareness of the impact it has on chiropractic patients physically, mentally and emotionally health.

Chiropractors, Researchers Begin the Hunt for Long COVID Therapy

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Saturday, April 23, 2022
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NEW YORK, April 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading clinical chiropractic physicians, including those who have experienced in managing WFH pain for COVID-19, are collecting early data with researchers about how to target the disease, some clinical chiropractors told the Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong (CDAHK). Companies including New York Medical Group (NYMG), confirmed they had spoken to researchers on trials using their current treatments against long COVID.

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  • Companies including New York Medical Group (NYMG), confirmed they had spoken to researchers on trials using their current treatments against long COVID.
  • "When you look at the numbers for neurological, muscular, and inflammatory symptoms caused by long covid, we are observing what chiropractic had effectively managed the symptoms," said Eric Chun-Pu Chu, a leading researcher on a long COVID trial.
  • Researchers hope their research will uncover the causes of long COVID, many chiropractors are identifying existing therapy that may work as treatments.
  • "What we're struggling with is some complicated symptoms from long COVID, but we are publishing the amazing results," said Dr. Chu.

New Scoliosis Procedure Improves Qualify of Life During Pandemic

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Thursday, February 24, 2022
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Scoliosis patients are commonly adjusted by chiropractors (3) and Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong (CDAHK) has conducted prospective studies on scoliosis and quality of life (4).

Key Points: 
  • Scoliosis patients are commonly adjusted by chiropractors (3) and Chiropractic Doctors Association of Hong Kong (CDAHK) has conducted prospective studies on scoliosis and quality of life (4).
  • "Most scoliosis patients don't care about the way they are sitting until they have scoliosis and back pain.
  • People need to recognize the chronic neck pain and back pain (14-19) lurking in their homes with bad posture during pandemic.
  • Improvement of quality of life by conservative management of thoracic scoliosis at 172: a case report.