Proton therapy gains ground at MD Anderson center
Francis Maloy, a 68 year old retiree from Stuart Florida, lies on a narrow table awaiting proton beams to treat his chest cancer at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Doctors say proton therapy can deliver high tumor doses while sparing healthy tissue, though at about three times the cost of traditional radiation. The center treats early cancers and select advanced cases, with Medicare and many insurers covering it.
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Ramsey murder suspect described as lucid and exhausted
Attorneys for the Ramsey murder suspect called John Mark Karr extremely lucid yet exhausted ahead of a potential transport to Colorado for a first appearance. They described him as intelligent and bewildered by media attention, while officials noted high security in jail and pending Boulder County warrants.
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Algonquin’s 90-year-old bartender made celebrity legend
Hoy Wong, the Algonquin Hotel’s long serving bartender since 1979, celebrated his 90th birthday with 350 friends. Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland, and other stars frequented his bar. Wong never drinks since a 1982 heart attack and still rises at 5:30 each morning for a long day tending the Oak Room.
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