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Last updated on August 19, 2026 Overview In November of 2023, one month before my 69th birthday, I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer. The following month I started radiation and chemotherapy cancer treatment. I'm … Continue reading What My Stage 3 Bout with Cancer Taught Me about Our Health Care System and Myself
Apr 1, 2024: The $10.3 billion nationwide settlement agreement received final approval in federal court. Source: Altmann, Erik. (April 1, 2024). "3M gets court approval of $10 billion PFAS settlement". KTSP. Retrieved 2025-02-21 Aug 30, … Continue reading 3M Announces $10.3 Billion Nationwide Settlement with Public Water Suppliers for Treatment of PFAS
Preface In its four-year term the Biden-Harris administration accomplished a great deal. In order to keep a lasting record on Health and Wellness Resource (HWR), I gathered, assimilated, and reproduced information about all the accomplishments, … Continue reading Biden-Harris Administration | Major Accomplishments
Last updated on August 31, 2026 Notes: This post is "live" and ongoing. It will be continually updated. To follow this post, bookmark it in your browser, return to this page at a later date … Continue reading How My Dysphagia Became Cancer
Last updated on November 4, 2023Oct 28, 2023: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/netanyahu-israel-gaza-hamas-1.7010035 Oct 27, 2023: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-strikes-against-iranian-targets-syria-pentagon-2023-10-27 https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4279128-speaker-johnson-ukraine-israel-funding https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4280115-biden-administration-wind-energy-gulf-of-mexico https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4280046-biden-condemns-antisemitism-anniversary-tree-of-life-shooting https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4279772-white-house-speaker-johnson-human-heart-blame-mass-shootings-maine Oct 26, 2023: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/26/economy/us-economy-third-quarter-gdp/index.html https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4278636-us-troops-deployed-middle-east-attacks-on-us-forces-rise Oct 25, 2023: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4275723-biden-administration-advances-colorado-river-conservation-proposal https://www.voanews.com/a/us-denies-hamas-eyeing-us-southern-border/7326591.html https://www.foxnews.com/politics/squad-democrats-vote-against-condemning-barbaric-hamas-attack-israel https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4275138-biden-future-two-state-solution-israel-palestinians https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4275738-biden-no-confidence-in-palestinian-death-toll-from-gaza-health-ministry https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4274682-where-gop-speaker-nominee-mike-johnson-stands-on-ukraine-israel https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4274652-republicans-make-mike-johnson-house-speaker Oct 24, 2023: … Continue reading President Joe Biden | Tenth Hundred Days
Last updated on June 29, 2022Jun 5, 2022: https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3512471-toomey-says-biden-not-helpful-amid-negotiations-on-gun-legislation https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3512559-70-percent-of-american-prioritize-laws-reducing-gun-violence-over-gun-rights-poll https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3512299-murphy-gun-reform-talks-wont-include-assault-weapons-ban-comprehensive-background-checks https://thehill.com/news/senate/3511518-nra-contributions-underscore-grip-in-gop https://thehill.com/news/sunday-talk-shows/3512317-scalise-says-red-flag-laws-are-unconstitutional Jun 4, 2022: https://thehill.com/news/administration/3512007-bidens-temporarily-evacuated-from-delaware-house-after-small-aircraft-flies-into-restricted-airspace Jun 3, 2022: https://thehill.com/news/senate/3510206-lawmakers-make-last-ditch-bid-for-manchins-vote-as-time-ticks-before-election https://thehill.com/news/administration/3510848-the-memo-bidens-big-problem-is-reacting-not-directing https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3511129-eu-officially-adopts-russian-oil-embargo https://thehill.com/policy/finance/3510394-jobs-report-economy-inflation https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/joe-bidens-do-something-moment-before-the-midterms https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/president-biden-law-enforcement-police-support https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/06/03/prime-time_presidential_talk_on_guns_covers_familiar_ground_147691.html Jun 2, 2022: https://thehill.com/news/administration/3510380-biden-urges-congress-to-ban-assault-weapons-raise-purchasing-age https://thehill.com/news/administration/3510269-us-postal-service-signals-it-will-order-more-electric-trucks-after-backlash https://thehill.com/policy/international/3509681-putin-fires-five-more-generals-report https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3510306-companies-pull-out-of-drilling-leases-at-arctic-wildlife-refuge https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3509570-watchdog-opens-investigation-into-fda-response-to-formula-recall … Continue reading President Joe Biden | Fifth Hundred Days
Last updated on October 30, 2015Oct 26, 2015: In a press release entitled "IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat", the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of … Continue reading World Health Organization Says Red Meat and Processed Meat Can Cause Cancer
Last updated on July 26, 2015Immunotherapy is a relatively new form of treatment for cancer that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer cells. It's also referred to as biological therapy or biotherapy. … Continue reading Immunotherapy and Cancer
On March 30 through April 1, 2015, PBS aired a three-part documentary film by Ken Burns entitled "Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies". The film is based on a book by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee entitled … Continue reading Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies | Film by Ken Burns
Last updated on June 25, 2015On March 29, 2015, the 60 Minutes program on CBS aired an episode entitled Killing Cancer. The episode follows the experimental cancer immunotherapy treatments for four patients, all with cancerous … Continue reading CBS 60 Minutes | Killing Cancer | Immunotherapy