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Friday, August 12, 2016

Video Shows Fight Between Memphis TSA Agents, Cancer Patient (VIDEO) : newsy





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Video Shows Fight Between Memphis TSA Agents, Cancer Patient (VIDEO)

Video Shows Fight Between Memphis TSA Agents, Cancer Patient (VIDEO)
Video Shows Fight Between Memphis TSA Agents, Cancer Patient (VIDEO)
In June 2015, 19-year-old Hannah Cohen was involved in a scuffle with Transportation Security Administration agents and airport police.Earlier this summer, a cancer patient filed a federal lawsuit against Memphis International Airport, airport police and the Transportation Security Administration.And video footage of the incident that triggered the suit has just been released.Nineteen-year-old Hannah Cohen was heading home to Chattanooga, Tennessee, after receiving treatment for a brain tumor at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in June 2015.


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Video Shows Disabled Cancer Patient Being Tackled By Airport Security

Video Shows Disabled Cancer Patient Being Tackled By Airport Security
Video Shows Disabled Cancer Patient Being Tackled By Airport Security
Cancer-Stricken Teen Sues Over Airport Security Nightmare: Hannah Cohen says… https://t.co/QRh05ZOct0 | @jdforward pic.twitter.com/vFj4sZZf2j — Buzz in Memphis (@BuzzinMemphis) July 6, 2016In the family's lawsuit, filed in late June, attorneys for the Chattanooga teen say she had just wrapped up treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis when she tried to fly home with her mother, Shirley Cohen, on June 30, 2015.Hannah Cohen suffers from physical and mental impairments following the removal of a brain tumor and treatment radiation.As a result, she has limited abilities to speak, walk, stand, hear and see, her suit says.Though security agents did not find Cohen to be armed with any weapons or contraband, when she stepped through the security checkpoint the alarm went off, causing her to become disoriented.


in like manner duke

Doctor's Recommendations Trump Patient Preferences for Prostate Cancer Treatment

Doctor's Recommendations Trump Patient Preferences for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Doctor's Recommendations Trump Patient Preferences for Prostate Cancer Treatment
Shared decision-making in health care has been touted as a way to include patient preferences in treatment plans, better balance treatment risks and benefits, reduce disparities and improve health outcomes.But how does it work in practice?New research led by Karen Scherr, a Duke medical and Ph.D. student, Angela Fagerlin, professor and chair of the department of population sciences at the University of Utah, and Duke professor Dr. Peter Ubel suggests that, for patients with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer, their preferences did not discernibly influence the treatment they received.Instead, their urologists' recommendation was the primary determinant of their treatment decisions.


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