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Ex-Prof. Who Beat Wife to Death Ordered to Pay $124M to Daughter
A former economics professor at the University of Pennsylvania who beat his wife to death inside their King of Prussia, Pennsylvania home was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to his daughter.
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Former ‘Top Chef' Contestant Writes She Has Year to Live
Former “Top Chef” Fatima Ali says she has a year to live. The 29-year-old underwent surgery to remove a tumor in January. However, Ali wrote Tuesday in an essay for Bon Appetit that the “cancer cells my doctors believed had vanished are back with a vengeance in my left hip and femur bone.” Ali says her oncologist told her she...
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High School Rallies Around Teen Diagnosed With Cancer
Students at Career Academy in Waterbury are raising money to help support Jaden Bracey, a 15-year-old classmate who has been diagnosed with a rare cancer.
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High School Rallies Around Teen Diagnosed With Cancer
The Waterbury community is rallying around Jaden Bracey, a 15-year-old Career Academy student battling a rare form of cancer.
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Alex Trebek Gets Emotional After ‘Jeopardy!' Contestant's Sweet Gesture
Longtime “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was almost moved to tears after a contestant made a sweet gesture during the final moments of the show Monday night. It happened during an episode of the annual Tournament of Champions. Contestant Dhruv Gaur, who is a student at Brown University, was stumped during the Final Jeopardy question. So instead, he wrote “We love...
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As Life-Saving Childhood Cancer Drugs Run Short, Patients and Doctors Face Impossible Choices
One family experienced first-hand a problem that doctors say is too common and worsening: shortages of childhood cancer drugs. Doctors, meanwhile, find themselves having to ration life-saving drugs.
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Woman Accused of Lying About Cancer to Scam GoFundMe and Facebook Donors Out of More Than $10K
A Chester County woman is accused of pretending to have cancer, impersonating a doctor and nurse and even lying about her own father dying in an elaborate scheme to steal thousands of dollars from donors on GoFundMe and Facebook.
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Pregnant Woman Who Endured Chemo Gives Birth to Healthy Baby
Just a couple of months after Jade Devis found out she was pregnant, a protruding bump appeared on her chest. It was the beginning of an ordeal that forced the first-time mom and her developing fetus to undergo chemotherapy together after Devis was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer. She did three rounds before giving birth to her son Bradley in...
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Doctors Concerned About Shortage of Childhood Cancer Treatment Drug
A critical drug that treats most childhood cancers is back-ordered, and doctors in Connecticut are concerned about how it may affect the hundreds of children in the state undergoing treatment.
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Doctors Deal With Shortage of Key Childhood Cancer Drug
There is a nationwide shortage of a drug used to treat most childhood cancers.
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Pa. Teacher Who Died From Cancer Penned Her Own Inspiring Obituary
A Pennsylvania teacher who fought laryngeal cancer for two years penned an obituary before her death last month urging people to enjoy life and “let go of the insignificant things.” Ashley Ann Kuzma, of Beaver County, died Sept. 22 at Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, according to her online obituary. The 32-year-old wrote the obituary to help “make the transition easier...
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'Jeopardy!' Host Alex Trebek Has Resumed Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says he’s had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again.
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NTX Mother Draws Attention to Impact Childhood Cancer Has on Siblings With Raw Social Media Post
When a Princeton mom posted photos of her 4-year old son getting sick after chemo as his 5-year old sister rubbed his back, she expected backlash for the raw photos. Instead, they’ve been shared more than 39,000 times.
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‘Dog' Chapman Wants Viewers to See Late Wife's Bravery
Duane “Dog” Chapman has had a difficult past year. But following in his wife’s example, he presses on. His wife, Beth Chapman, passed away in June in Hawaii after fighting lung cancer. Their new television series, “Dog’s Most Wanted,” airs on Sept. 4 on WGN America. It will not only follow their bounty hunter chronicles as they search for convicts,...
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Alex Trebek Returns To ‘Jeopardy!' After Cancer Treatment
Alex Trebek isn’t slowing down. The iconic “Jeopardy!” host is back at work following intense chemotherapy and announced the happy news in a behind-the-scenes video message to fans. Trebek shared hope for Season 36 of the long-running game show, along with gratitude to be able to continue doing what he loves, and proved his sense of humor remained intact throughout...
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Alex Trebek Completes Chemo, Returns for New ‘Jeopardy' Season
Alex Trebek has returned to the set of “Jeopardy” to begin filming season 36 after completing a bout of chemotherapy.
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Drink Your Weed: Cannabis Is the Beverage Industry's Next Big Thing
From hemp-based sports drinks to cocktails that get you high, science has finally cracked the code to making cannabis beverages that don’t taste awful
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Cancer Patient and Husband's Emotional Photo Shoot Goes Viral
When Charlie Johnson found out she had to go through chemotherapy and would lose her hair, she decided to make her cancer battle beautiful.
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Breast Cancer Survivor Makes Closer to Free Ride a Family Affair
Jaime Krasnitski was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. Now in remission, she and her family ride in Closer to Free for a simple reason – because they can.
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South African Musician Johnny Clegg Dies at 66 After Cancer Battle
Johnny Clegg, a South African musician who performed in defiance of racial barriers imposed by the apartheid system decades ago and celebrated its new democracy under Nelson Mandela, died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 66.