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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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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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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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: '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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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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