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!

NEW: 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.

Suggested readings

New medication, Journavx, with unique mechanism of pain relief —without opioids— Approved by FDA
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/health/fda-journavx-suzetrigine-vertex-opioids.html

The discovery of a new human organ:  The INTERSTITIUM
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-23062-6

Growing heart muscle cells on a patch are successfully transferred for a heart repair
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/29/scientists-develop-patch-repair-damage-heart-failure

A discussion of the Polar Vortex
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/21/climate/why-is-the-south-so-cold-right-now.html

Cold weather rescue and recovery of sea turtles
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/us/florida-sea-turtle-rescues.html

Analysis of an asteroid and the building blocks for life
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/science/nasa-bennu-asteroid-molecules.html

An Indigenous Solution to Water Scarcity
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/jan/27/ice-stupas-of-the-ladakh-desert-an-ingenious-solution-to-water-scarcity-a-picture-essay

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