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Heroes Ecuador

27. March 2021

Gas Flaring Now a Big No-No (Thanks to Nine Young Girls!)

Following an arduous court battle, nine young Ecuadorian girls who pleaded for the elimination of natural gas flaring in the Amazon have won their case as they are entitled to a healthy environment.

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Heroes USA

26. February 2021

Meet the Cancer Survivor Who Will Go to Space!

Hayley Arceneaux, 29, a bone cancer survivor from Memphis, Tennessee, will be the youngest American to go to space, giving hope to countless cancer patients.

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Health USA

23. February 2021

New Drug Gives Hope to Cancer Patients

Researchers have found a way to switch off one of the most common cancer-causing genetic mutations, giving hope to patients suffering from lung cancer, and paving the way to other medicine that can fight more treatment-resisting cancers.

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Health USA

20. February 2021

The Cure for Cancer Could Be in Green Tea

Researchers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States have discovered that a molecule found in abundance in green tea could be the key for natural anti-cancer fighting.

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Heroes USA

16. January 2021

This Doctor’s Christmas Present to His Cancer Patients is Worth $650,000!

Over Christmas, an oncologist from Arkansas, United States announced in writing to 200 patients that he erased their outstanding medical bills out of sympathy for the many families that were financially challenged because of the corona pandemic.

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Health Netherlands

31. October 2020

Researchers Might Have Found the First New Human Organ in 300 Years

A team of researchers from the Netherlands believe they have identified a new pair of large salivary glands where the nasal cavity meets the throat. If confirmed, it could be the first identification of its kind in 300 years.

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Health Singapore

10. October 2020

Making Human Blood Cells Has Become Easier, Faster and Cheaper

Researchers in Singapore have found a way to manufacture human red blood cells twice as fast as before, in a more precise way for a fraction of the price.

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Health USA

27. August 2020

Fewer Cigarettes, Better Treatment: Lung Cancer now Less Deadly in the US

A new study, led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that recent advances in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment have contributed to a sharp mortality drop in the United States in the recent years.

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Health USA

10. April 2020

New Blood Test Detects 50 Types of Cancer Before Any Clinical Signs Emerge

In a groundbreaking first, researchers have developed a new blood test that is able to detect 50 types of cancer – and where they originated – before any symptoms show.

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Health Israel

28. March 2020

Doctors Remove Lung from Cancer Patient, Clean It, and Place It Back in Body

A hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel has undertaken a groundbreaking surgery procedure on a lung cancer patient where, for the first time, the tumor was taken out, cleaned and put back in the patient’s body.