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BWXT Medical, Bayer Ink Commercial Agreement For Actinium-225 Based Products

BWX Technologies Inc (NYSE:BWXT) subsidiary BWXT Medical Ltd. has entered a commercial agreement with Bayer AG (OTC:BAYRY) to supply high-purity Actinium-225 (Ac-225). Bayer will purchase high-purity Ac-225 from BWXT Medical at pre-determined prices. The parties expect supply to commence later this year. The above agreement follows the agreement reached by the parties in September 2021.…

Benzinga

Unseen horrors of Chernobyl as babies born with fused legs and covered in spots revealed

On April 26, 1986 scientists lost control of the four reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant - leading to an explosion that shot masses of radiation into the atmosphere

Daily Mirror

Curious Kids: what is cosmic microwave background radiation?

What is cosmic microwave background radiation? Did it happen after the Big Bang? – Sreehari, aged nine, Kerala State, India

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Man who fell in love at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant proposes outside reactor four

James Galbraith, 29, met the love of his wife, Olya, 26, at the site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and there was instant chemistry, so he popped the question outside reactor four

Daily Mirror

Frustrations grow as cancer treatment centre at Mount Gambier remains at funding roadblock

Adelaide or Warrnambool are the only options for Limestone Coast residents needing radiation therapy due to a "politicised" funding decision, says the local Liberal MP.

ABC News

Checkpoint' Cancer Therapy Shows Almost 55% Response Rate In Skin Cancer Patients

Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CKPT) announced positive interim efficacy results from its registration-enabling trial of cosibelimab, in patients with locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) who are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation. The design of the interim analysis incorporated recent FDA feedback and is intended to support the approval of cosibelimab…

Benzinga

Clovis Shares Jumps After Highlighting Data From Targeted Radiotherapy Trial

Clovis Oncology Inc (NASDAQ:CLVS) announced a presentation detailing initial Phase 1 data from Phase 1/2 LuMIERE clinical study of FAP-2286 labeled with lutetium-177 (177Lu-FAP-2286). Overall, in nine patients treated in the first two dose cohorts, 177Lu-FAP-2286 demonstrated a manageable safety profile and encouraging evidence of activity, including a confirmed RECIST partial response in…

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Doctor explains dangers of sunbeds, nasal tanning and tan accelerators

As well as cancer risks you can damage your kidneys

Wales Online

For humans on Mars, the best radiation shield may be a deceptively rustic mix

To ensure astronaut health and safety, scientists are investigated several means of radiation protection. The optimal mixture is surprisingly rustic, they find.

Inverse

Country music star Toby Keith announces stomach cancer diagnosis

Singer-songwriter says he has had six months of treatment involving ‘chemo, radiation and surgery’

The Guardian - UK

Human settlements on the Moon will depend on answering two fundamental questions

In this edition of HORIZONS, read about two experiments headed to the Moon that could solve for mysteries of the Moon's geology and how humans could withstand life on our satellite.

Inverse

Boris Johnson meets with Cold War nuclear test veterans and promises investigation

Two years ago an appeal was launched demanding for a medal for the 1,500 survivors of the radiation tests

Wales Online

Nuclear test veterans demand recognition at first meeting with Prime Minister

Boris Johnson was told about debilitating health issues suffered by servicemen and their descendants as a result of radiation exposure.

The Independent UK

Russian forces control most of eastern Ukraine's Severodonetsk, governor says

Russian forces control most of the strategic Ukrainian city of Severodonetsk and are heavily shelling the twin city of Lysychansk, causing major damage, the governor of Luhansk region said on Wednesday. This comes as fighting intensifies in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Read about the day’s events as they unfolded on…

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Some cancer patients can safely skip chemo treatments, 2 studies find

The findings — presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago — could allow doctors to “focus on the patients we think would truly benefit from chemotherapy and avoid the side effects for patients for whom it’s likely unnecessary,” one expert said.

Reuters

Chornobyl radiation detectors back online, levels normal - IAEA

Radiation detectors in the Exclusion Zone around Ukraine's defunct Chornobyl nuclear power plant are back online for the first time since Russia seized the area on Feb. 24, and radiation levels are normal, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Studies pinpoint which patients can skip cancer treatments

Some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy after surgery

Daily Mirror

Inside Chernobyl nuclear plant after Russian forces leave scene of destruction

Haunting new images show Chernobyl obliterated with graffitied walls, live electrical wiring uncovered, broken windows and rubbish strewn everywhere

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Daily Record

Quarter of young adults believe covid symptoms are actually caused by 5G network radiation

A survey by King's College London revealed the scale of public misconceptions about coronavirus.

The Conversation

Sun cream: new natural antioxidant ingredient could boost protection – and other things you should know

Summer is around the corner, so it’s time to get out the sun cream. While most sun creams do a pretty good job of protecting against harmful damage caused by the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays, our recent study suggests they could be made even better. We found that adding a…

The Independent UK

Cancer patients seek damages from Fukushima nuclear plant

A Tokyo court has begun hearings in a lawsuit seeking nearly $5 million in damages for six people who were children in Fukushima at the time of its 2011 nuclear power plant disaster and later developed thyroid cancer

Inverse

Behold! A “cosmic cataclysm” reveals a strange sight in the Milky Way’s satellite galaxy

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read about a cosmic cataclysm, an anniversary for the U.S. and U.S.S.R. in space, and why we're all so obsessed with UFOs.

Inverse

NASA plans to launch an unexpected organism to space to study cosmic radiation

A new experiment that is set to accompany the Artemis 1 mission will analyze how brewer's yeast fares against cosmic radiation.

Daily Mirror

Russians face slow death from radiation poisoning after digging trenches at Chernobyl

Russian President Vladimir Putin has put his own troops to work by forcing them to dig trenches at the deadly contaminated Chernobyl site with some already developing symptoms

ABC News

Geraldton radiotherapy service funding stalls, leaving patients with long drive to Perth

A Geraldton doctor is among cancer patients in her region who have to travel to Perth for radiotherapy despite a promise three years ago to build a treatment centre.

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