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

The incredible value of placenta cells in wound healing and burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/well/placenta-donations-burns-wounds.html

A daily pill lowers cholesterol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/well/new-cholesterol-drug-statins.html
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2511002

Testing military for testosterone, assessment and fallacies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/18/us-military-testosterone-screening-doctors

Operator Syndrome
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32052666/

Robotics and creative application during war
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/world/europe/ukraine-ground-robots.html

Bats in NYC provide benefits
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/nyregion/bats-nyc-highline-prospect-park.html

Global warming and extreme weather events
https://www.science.org/content/article/climate-scientists-sharpen-tools-linking-global-warming-extreme-weather
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/climate/national-academies-extreme-weather-attribution.html

Atmosphere discovery on a distant planet and 2 “super puff” planets:  implications
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/science/astronomy-exoplanet-atmosphere.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/science/space/two-super-puff-planets-discovered.html

A seed went to space and now grows successfully in NYC
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/nyregion/nasa-tree-madison-square-park.html

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