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Support Surges For 6-Year-Old NJ Girl Battling Brain Cancer Support Surges For 6-Year-Old NJ Girl Battling Brain Cancer
Support Surges For 6-Year-Old NJ Girl Battling Brain Cancer Support is surging for a six-year-old New Jersey girl as she bravely battles brain cancer. Camy Dudek, of Union, was diagnosed with a partially malignant brain tumor on Friday, Aug.12, according to a GoFundMe launched for her medical expenses. After learning about this complication, her family says she may not qualify for clinical trials that would assist them financially. The young twin is "spunky, sweet, and a warrior," reads the fundraiser, launched by Kim Vitale. "Camy will need further treatment, which will require her parents to be away from her three other siblings,"…

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by Nicole Acosta
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COVID-19: Scientists Have High Hopes For Potential Breakthrough Virus Blocker COVID-19: Scientists Have High Hopes For Potential Breakthrough Virus Blocker
Covid-19: Scientists Have High Hopes For Potential Breakthrough Virus Blocker A team of scientists has high hopes for a potential breakthrough blocker for the novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19). It has discovered that strains of medical cannabis may help prevent contracting COVID infections. At least a dozen cannabis plants of the hundreds tested were high in CBD that appeared to affect the ACE2 pathways that the virus uses to access the body, the researchers from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada discovered. The findings won't lead to a vaccine, but rather other delivery methods that could make people more resistant to COVID-19, says the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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HUMC Doctor Is 1000th Coronavirus Patient To Be Discharged From Hospital HUMC Doctor Is 1000th Coronavirus Patient To Be Discharged From Hospital
Humc Doctor Is 1000th Coronavirus Patient To Be Discharged From Hospital A Hackensack University Medical Center physician was the 1000th coronavirus patient to be discharged from the hospital. Karan Omidvari, 58 -- a husband and father of two from New York City -- was released in an emotional clap-out Tuesday. Omidvari -- an HUMC critical care intensivist -- came to the hospital's emergency room April 7 with shortness of breath, fever and fatigue. He was admitted to the hospital and tested positive for coronavirus. During his hospital stay, Omidvari was intubated twice and received convalescent plasma therapy, along with a medication through his participation i…

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by Valerie Musson & Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient VIDEO: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient
Video: 'This Medication Really Works, So There's A Hope,' Says New Jersey Coronavirus Patient The New Jersey healthcare worker who was the state’s first coronavirus patient said clinical trial medicines probably saved his life. "After I received the first dose my fever went down," 32-year-old James Cai, who lives and works in Fort Lee and Manhattan, told CBS New York. "Those two medications I think slowed down my virus," Cai said without naming them. Cai was initially hit with diarrhea, chest pains and a fever despite having no underlying medical conditions. He was admitted to Hackensack University Medical Center March 2, and remains there in isolation. The physicians assistant g…

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by Jon Craig
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Morris County Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified' Morris County Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified'
Morris County Mom Battling Cancer Is 'Grace And Positivity Personified' The Budd Lake community is rallying to support a local woman who is going through treatment for cancer. Described as “grace and positivity personified,” Heather Ryan was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer in June 2016, according to a GoFundMe organized by Ryan and Sarah McDonald Merunka. In addition to undergoing countless treatments, tests and trials, Ryan will soon begin a new clinical trial to combat the aggressive strain of cancer that is now in her bones, according to the GoFundMe. More than $3,500 had been raised on the campaign since its creation on Sunday, Dec. 8. The procee…

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by Valerie Musson
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FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says
FDA Approved Medicine Has Makings Of 'Excellent Cancer Drug,' Holy Name Doc Says A Holy Name Medical Center physician says a new cancer drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration is a significant step in the right direction. Vitrakvi (Larotrectinib) is for adults and children with solid tumors who test positive for TPM3-NTRK gene fusion, which Holy Name oncologist, Dr. Elan Diamond, likened to an on-switch that certain cancers depend on for growth and survival. Shutting off the switch can shut off the cancer. "It's a very fascinating development," he said. "This is one of the newest iterations of what we consider to be targeted treatment for cancer…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Hope Fading Fast For Mahwah EMT Battling Crohn's: 'It's Not Easy' Hope Fading Fast For Mahwah EMT Battling Crohn's: 'It's Not Easy'
Hope Fading Fast For Mahwah EMT Battling Crohn's: 'It's Not Easy' Excitement and relief washed over Isabelle Mendez as she prepared for surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center in June 2014. Just two years after being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and six months after having her colon removed, the then-16-year-old was going for an ileostomy reversal and JPouch creation -- expected to give her  the equivalent of a healthy person's colon. For the first time in years, Mendez of Mahwah had hope that she would soon be returning to life without pain, frequent bathroom trips and the stigma of being "different." That hope slipped away from Mendez a l…

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by Cecilia Levine