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

Two Drugs Stir Hope for Treatment of Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/business/pancreas-cancer-experimental-drugs.html

A new and promising immune strategy for pancreatic cancer therapy
https://www.mskcc.org/news/can-mrna-vaccines-fight-pancreatic-cancer-msk-clinical-researchers-are-trying-find-out

Limiting immune reactions in liver transplants
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/health/liver-transplants-antirejection-drugs.html

Practical consequences of discontinuing anti-psychotic medications illustrated in Idaho
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/health/idaho-mental-health-act-cuts.html

Some psychedelics are now on track to be approved for use
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/health/psychedelic-medicine-brain.html
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04287-9

Understanding the US female fertility rate:  fall and later rise
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/us/fertility-rates-decline.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/upshot/births-decline-older-mothers.html

Twin studies in US astronauts, 2019 -2026
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aau8650
https://royalexaminer.com/nasa-twin-study-reveals-stem-cells-age-rapidly-in-space/
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1096244

Consequences of global warming in penguins
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/09/mass-drowning-of-chicks-puts-emperor-penguins-at-risk-of-extinction

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