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

Covid vaccination follow-up reveals reduced cardiovascular diseases
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19vaccine/121756
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2850241

Newest GLP-1 drug with triple action (diabetes, blood sugar, weight) has dramatic benefit
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/07/weekly-diabetes-jab-reduce-blood-sugar-levels-body-weight

New therapies for ovarian cancer
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mirvetuximab-soravtansine-approved-to-treat-adult-patients-who-have-ovarian-fallopian-tube-or-primary-peritoneal-cancer
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40501444/
https://stanmed.stanford.edu/new-approaches-ovarian-cancer/

Identifying fetal genetic abnormalities during pregnancy with a single blood draw
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/12/maternal-blood-test-detect-genetic-conditions-foetus

Screwworms:  A dangerous infectious disease in animals, but rare in humans
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/08/science/cattle-disease-screwworm.html

Huge fungal growths are identified in the soil, demonstrating earth’s carbon “metabolism”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/science/ecology-mycorrhizal-fungus.html
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu4373

El Niño is returning, with significant negative consequences for US weather
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/climate/el-nino-noaa.html

The rapid and dramatic “clomp” of the Venus flytrap explained
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/11/venus-flytrap-rapid-snap-mechanism
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aed5051

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