by Woody Weingarten | Mar 22, 2020 | 'Grampy...' posts, Woody's favorites
OK, I admit that the coronavirus has greatly disrupted my life. And my octogenarian wife’s. It’s forced us into a real retirement: There are no plays or concerts or museum openings for me to review; there’s no weekly support group for me to run...
by Woody Weingarten | Mar 9, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Federal agency fighting class-action suit about cancer stemming from 1966 nuclear disaster cleanupCash settlements, even in cases of class-action suits, may be too little, too late.Patients die.Witness a lawsuit filed by Victor Skaar, a veteran, alleging “that...
by Woody Weingarten | Feb 17, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Agri-business Monsanto claims that federal ruling supersedes California law as it appeals big cancer awardWho’s gonna win in court — cancer victims or the manufacturer of weed-killers that have been deemed apt to cause malignancies?Monsanto, which...
by Woody Weingarten | Jan 30, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Women most likely to die of breast cancer have been getting the least attention, says Time mag excerpt Women with breast cancer that has metastasized are rarely the focus of breast-cancer research.At least that’s the position taken by health-care journalist...
by Woody Weingarten | Jan 17, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Angelina Jolie promoting care for breast cancer patients, especially through loved ones, docs, researchMore and more, Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie is becoming known for her work outside Tinseltown.Such as promoting caregiving for breast...
