With Philanthropy, Research Team Targets a Biological Drug for Treating Leukemia

Published April 4, 2013

With philanthropy, research team targets a biological drug for treating leukemia

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Michael Verneris, M.D., senses an urgent need every time he looks into the faces of his young patients who have acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the Journey Clinic at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital. “The need to … The innovative …
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CNN Washington AM Note

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At least five state legislatures are considering bills to tighten oversight of methadone clinics after allegations that take-home doses of the drug are contributing to illegal street sales, misuse and deaths. Measures in West Virginia, Minnesota …
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Budgets Pressures Lead to Less Incarceration of Black Youth

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JPI, a nonprofit group that advocates for criminal justice reform, identified five states that achieved more than 50 percent reduction in youth confinement: Connecticut (down 57.2 percent), Tennessee (55.0 percent), Louisiana (52.7 percent), Minnesota …
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