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

Most recent Covid variant with rapid spread
https://health.stonybrookmedicine.edu/new-covid-variant-ba32-cicada-what-to-know/

Important and increasing tick-borne
condition
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/04/02/alpha-gal-syndrome-ticks
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/nyregion/alpha-gal-new-york-state-does-not-count.html

Important reasons why milk is pasteurized
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/us/politics/raw-milk-legal-sale-maha.html

A new blood test to identify inflammation, a newly recognized cause of heart disease
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/inflammation-and-heart-disease-a-smoldering-threat

AI utilized to identify old medications with new successful applications in rare conditions
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/well/ai-drug-repurposing.html

An exploding black star may indicate the beginning of our galaxy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/science/astrophysics-neutrinos-black-holes.html

All five amino acids, composing the genetic code of living beings on earth, now documented on an asteroid in space
https://phys.org/news/2026-03-fundamental-life-genetic-code-asteroid.html

Bones of a musketeer hero found in the Netherlands
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/30/nx-s1-5763886/archaeologists-may-have-found-the-remains-three-musketeers-hero-dartagnan

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