A Los Angeles jury awarded $40 million on Friday to two women who claimed that talcum powder made by Johnson & Johnson caused their ovarian cancer. The giant health care company said it would appeal the jury’s liability verdict and compensatory damages. The verdict is the latest development in a longstanding legal battle over claims … Read more
A woman who put her stomach ache down to the “anxiety” of her break-up was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Storm Reveley, 22, had just split from her ex-partner when she started suddenly experiencing stomach pains. At first she put down her pain and loss of appetite down the “anxiety” because of the break-up before trying … Read more
A non-venomous, two-headed snake’s statewide journey has come to a halt after the reptile underwent major surgery this month. Tiger-Lily, the rare western rat snake with two heads, was set to leave the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Powder Valley Nature Center on March 18 until a team member discovered that Tiger-Lily had an “emerging … Read more
Scientists say they have developed an early screening test that can flag ovarian cancer with extreme accuracy — thanks to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. The 93% accurate machine learning approach “represents a promising new direction in the early detection of ovarian cancer, and perhaps other cancers as well,” said John McDonald, a Georgia Tech professor … Read more
Jessie Sanders said when she started experiencing debilitating abdominal pain more than five years ago, doctors blamed her symptoms on UTIs, severe cramps, hormonal changes and endometriosis. Then, over Thanksgiving break in 2021, the San Diego State University student was plunged into a bout of pain so severe she went to the emergency room. There, … Read more