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SUMMARY:Say Yes to Science with Dr. Carol Portlock (Online)
DESCRIPTION:Every 2nd and 4th Monday retired oncologist and Society Member Dr. Carol Portlock reviews new and intriguing science in multiple fields\, including those relevant to COVID and beyond. Free and open to the public! \nNEW: These sessions are recorded\, with the video available for 30 days following each session. For access\, please contact Communications Manager Ed Beck at ebeck@nysec.org. \nSuggested readings\nNew flu vaccine this fall\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/health/mrna-flu-vaccine-moderna.html \nVirus engineering produces a new cancer drug\nhttps://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-engineered-viral-immunotherapy-patients-treatment-resistant-advanced-melanoma \nAI can help collect rare sperm in men with infertility\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/science/ai-infertile-men-sperm.html \nIs inflammation no longer a proven cause of heart disease?\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/science/heart-disease-drug-fails-novo-nordisk.html \nOther causes of heart disease discussed here\, including menopause\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/well/heart-disease-young-women.html \nHuman composting is now an option\nhttps://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2026-08-03/maryland-is-now-the-nations-capital-of-human-composting \nClimate change animal migration\nButterflies: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/science/butterflies-climate-change-extreme-weather.html\nDragonflies: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/08/fearless-and-quietly-astonishing-the-dragonfly-that-migrates-further-than-any-other-insect\nOctopuses: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/13/environment-food-farming-intelligence-eating-octopus-ethics-sustainability\nStingrays: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/12/new-york-stingrays-drone-footage \nExtraordinary discovery of black hole star\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/12/astronomy-discovery-new-cosmic-object-black-hole-star \nA restoration of Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus and its return to San Francisco\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/kesey-furthur-bus-san-francisco.html \nJoin Online\nClick to join at start | Zoom ID 840 9262 7426 | Passcode 745338
URL:https://ethical.nyc/events/say-yes-to-science-with-dr-carol-portlock-online-12-12/
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