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China's first proton therapy center for children was established at the Children's Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai on Wednesday, the result of a strategic collaboration between the medical institution, Fosun Healthcare, and Hong Kong-based Mevion Medical Technology Group Ltd. Besides setting up a proton therapy center at the hospital's new Hongqiao branch, the strategic collaboration also involves Sino-US research and development cooperation, talent cultivation, and the establishment of such a center in the Yangtze River Delta region. Official statistics show that the average annual growth rate of tumor incidence among children aged 0 to 14 in China has reached 2.5 over the past decade, and malignant tumors have become a main culprit of children's death in the country, second only to accidents. Proton therapy, which experts said can realize precise "directed blasting" of tumor cells, is an innovative tumor treatment method that is less harmful, highly accurate, and comes … [Read more...] about First proton therapy center for children in China established

I recently gave a talk at the TEDxUCLA conference. The point of the talk was to point out just how impactful, often negatively so, mental health labels can be. In case you are not aware, labels typically come with expectations. As I point out in my talk, these expectations can actually alter individual performance and bias those who are labelled towards meeting their reduced expected success. This effect has different names in different contexts including the expectancy effect , stereotype threat , and experimenter bias . Look them up, listen to the talk (and I've included the text to make things easier) and judge for yourself! I think you'll find that there's a pretty convincing case for reducing our reliance on mental health labels as predictors of success in life. Rebranding our shame I’m going to start with an experiment, but I’m going to need your help. What words would you use to describe me?  What labels? In August of 2001, I woke up in a hospital bed. Now … [Read more...] about F%$& Shame, TEDx and Mental Health

Presented by Facebook Charles Schumer Chuck Schumer A Biden stumble on China? First Black secretary of Senate sworn in Republican Ohio Senate candidate calls on GOP rep to resign over impeachment vote MORE (D-N.Y.) " width="580" height="387" data-delta="1" /> Welcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Today is Wednesday! We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the co-creators. Readers can find us on Twitter @asimendinger and @alweaver22. Please recommend the Morning Report to friends and let us know what you think. CLICK HERE to subscribe! Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 513,091; Tuesday, 514,657; Wednesday, 516,608. The Senate will officially kick off consideration of the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package as party leaders urge Senate Democrats to stick … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Facebook – Senate Dems face unity test; Tanden nomination falls

Capital & Main is an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political and social issues. Last month, when President-elect Donald Trump named fast-food CEO Andrew Puzder to head the U.S. Department of Labor, many observers were left scratching their heads. Some questioned whether a man who'd argued strongly against government regulation could become the chief enforcer of some of the same overtime and paid sick day laws he'd publicly opposed. Less than a year ago, Puzder said he favored replacing some employees with robots, in part because robots don't file age, sex or race discrimination lawsuits. Puzder, who heads CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's burger joints, along with Red Burrito and Green Burrito shops, has also loudly proclaimed his opposition to Obamacare, as well as his enthusiasm for using sex to sell fast food. Carl's Jr. ads routinely feature bikini-clad models lustfully gobbling thousand-calorie burgers. … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Suits Plague Corporation Run by Labor Pick Andrew Puzder

PUBLIC schools in upstate New York are allegedly teaching kids that all white people perpetuate systemic racism and "show videos of dead black children." Christopher F. Rufo, a contributing editor of City Journal and director of the Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty, detailed the "story of Buffalo Public Schools" in an article published Tuesday. Rufo revealed he spoke with a whistleblower who revealed Dr. Fatima Morell, the associate superintendent for Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives, has been pushing "radical politics." He wrote : "According to one veteran teacher, who requested anonymity, Morell’s training programs have pushed 'radical politics' and, in practice, become a series of 'scoldings, guilt-trips, and demands to demean oneself simply to make another feel ‘empowered.'' "Teachers must submit to these 'manipulative mind games' and express support for Morell’s left-wing politics, or risk professional retaliation." The … [Read more...] about Public schools teach kids ‘all white people perpetuate systemic racism’ & ‘show vids of dead black children’