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Vatican to Host Private Screening of Scorsese Pope Documentary

Vatican to Host Private Screening of Scorsese Pope Documentary

Published by Daniella Wilson

Martin Scorsese, it’s fair to say, is team Pope. The Vatican on Monday announced it would be hosting a private screening of the Scorsese-produced documentary Aldeas, The Final Dream of Pope Francis, in Rome on April 21, to mark the one-year anniversary of Francis’ death. Aldeas is the community cinema project run by Pope Francis’ global educational movement Scholas Occurrentes which holds workshops around the world to help local communities create scripted short films celebrating “their unique identities, histories, and values.” The documentary follows the cinema initiative across Italy, Indonesia, and The Gambia, and includes a visit by Scorsese to his grandfather’s village in Sicily, where he works with local young people to make a film of their own. It includes Pope Francis’s last in-depth on-camera interview shortly before his death and several behind-the-scenes conversations between the Pope and the Oscar-winning director. “This film is a tribute to the Holy Father,” said Scorsese in a statement. “It honors his memory by embodying the spirit of his ministry and his dream of creating an ever more …

Trump Proposes to Begin Privatizing TSA Screening Operations

Trump Proposes to Begin Privatizing TSA Screening Operations

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday ⁠proposed ⁠to begin privatizing airport security operations ⁠handled by the Transportation Security Administration, in an effort to save ​money. The White House budget proposes cutting funding for the federal agency created after the September 11, 2001 ‌attacks by $52 million and would require ‌small airports to enroll in a program in which TSA pays for private screeners. TSA has ⁠about 50,000 ⁠federal employees who handle screening at nearly all U.S. airports. Budget documents released ​on Friday said airports currently using the privatization program have demonstrated savings compared to federal screening operations. In recent weeks, major U.S. airports suffered massive disruptions after TSA security officers went unpaid since mid-February after funding ​for the workers was halted in a budget dispute. The standoff in Congress led to ⁠daily absences ⁠of 10% or more ⁠of TSA workers ​and brought chaos and long security lines to U.S. airports. The agency said on Monday the ​absence rate fell to ⁠8.6% after the security officers were finally paid. Privatization could help remove TSA …

How to check if you are eligible for bowel cancer screening and what to expect

How to check if you are eligible for bowel cancer screening and what to expect

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore While mammograms and smear tests are widely recognised, a crucial screening for bowel cancer often goes unnoticed, with new data revealing that nearly a third of eligible individuals in England are not completing their tests. This screening, known as the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), was introduced in England in 2006, significantly later than breast screening, which began in 1988. This relative recency means the programme frequently “flies under the radar” for many. April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. An analysis by Bowel Cancer UK of the latest NHS integrated care board (ICB) data highlighted a national average uptake of 71 per cent for the bowel screening programme across England. This figure indicates that 29 per cent of people are not completing these vital tests. Regional disparities were also evident, with NHS Devon ICB recording the highest screening uptake at 76 per …

Dentists are becoming an unexpected front line in diabetes screening

Dentists are becoming an unexpected front line in diabetes screening

Published by Jenni Sidey

A finger-prick during a dental appointment may seem far removed from diabetes care. Yet in a new UK study, that small test picked up something many patients did not know about: blood sugar levels in the pre-diabetes or diabetes range. Researchers at King’s College London found that more than 35 percent of dental patients with no self-reported history of diabetes had raised HbA1c levels, a marker of average blood sugar over the previous two to three months. The finding came from a chairside test that produced results in about six minutes and was used during routine care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. That matters because diabetes and pre-diabetes are rising steadily, and many cases still go undiagnosed. According to Diabetes UK, nearly 1.3 million people in the UK could be living with type 2 diabetes without knowing it. The testing machine which can be used during dental appointments. (CREDIT: KCL) A test that fits the dental chair The study included 911 patients from the King’s College London Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Biobank. …

Prostate cancer screening just as good as routine breast cancer checks, study says – so will change happen? | Science, Climate & Tech News

Prostate cancer screening just as good as routine breast cancer checks, study says – so will change happen? | Science, Climate & Tech News

Published by Sam Flores

Prostate cancer screening is just as good as the routine checks women have for breast cancer, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings show it no longer makes sense to reject prostate cancer screening on the one hand while endorsing screening for breast cancer on the other. Dr Sigrid Carlsson, who led the study at the German Cancer Research Centre, said: “If prostate cancer screening were extended to the wider population, then the outcomes are likely to be very similar to breast cancer.” Image: Prostate cancer diagnosis typically involves a blood test and an MRI scan. File pic: iStock Prostate cancer kills more than 12,000 men a year in the UK, slightly more than the number of women who die from breast cancer. But while older women have been screened for breast cancer in the UK since 1988, government advisers have always ruled there isn’t enough evidence to back prostate screening in men. Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and former prime minister Lord David Cameron, who have both been diagnosed with the cancer, …

US Senate Fails to End Standoff Over Funding Homeland Security, Airport Screening

US Senate Fails to End Standoff Over Funding Homeland Security, Airport Screening

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – Senators from ⁠both ⁠parties failed on Thursday ⁠in competing efforts to fund the U.S. Transportation Security Administration ​as concerns about long airport security lines disrupting flights rise and Republicans and Democrats ‌point fingers at each other. The ‌Senate on Thursday failed to get the 60-vote supermajority needed to ⁠advance a ⁠Republican proposal to fund the entire Homeland Security Department, after Republican ​Senator Bernie Moreno objected to an earlier Democratic proposal to separately fund the TSA. Moreno separately proposed a two-week DHS funding extension, but Democrats blocked that. The Senate then ​adjourned until Monday. Absences by TSA airport officers have already disrupted travel at ⁠some ⁠major airports over the ⁠last week, ​raising alarm among airlines as the busy spring break travel season nears. TSA officials ​are worried about increasing ⁠strain on workers who on Friday will miss their first full paycheck. TSA said this week more than 300 officers of the 50,000 working at U.S. airports have quit since the shutdown began. Some airports are working to raise money ⁠to help …

AI improves cancer detection in major UK breast screening study

AI improves cancer detection in major UK breast screening study

Published by skeptic

A large UK evaluation finds artificial intelligence (AI) could boost breast cancer detection rates while easing pressure on screening services. AI could significantly improve cancer detection in routine breast screening while reducing pressure on overstretched radiology services, according to a large UK study published today in Nature Cancer. Researchers analysing the use of an AI-assisted system within the National Health Service (NHS) found that integrating the technology into the screening process increased breast cancer detection by more than 10% and reduced clinical workload by over 30%. The findings add new evidence to ongoing discussions about the role of AI in national cancer screening programmes. The evaluation involved more than 10,000 mammograms and examined how AI could support radiologists in identifying potential cancers during routine breast imaging. Large-scale evaluation of AI in NHS breast cancer screening The research was carried out by scientists and clinicians from the University of Aberdeen, NHS Grampian and health technology company Kheiron Medical Technologies, now part of DeepHealth Inc. The work formed part of the GEMINI project, which investigated how AI …

Half of Americans Unaware of At-Home Colon Cancer Screening Options

Half of Americans Unaware of At-Home Colon Cancer Screening Options

Published by Sam Flores

By Deanna Neff HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 5, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer is now the deadliest cancer for adults under 50, yet it remains one of the most preventable since polyps detected and removed during screening can’t turn into cancer later. But a new nationwide survey commissioned by the Colorectal Cancer Alliance reveals a troubling reason why colon cancer death rates are on the rise: Millions of Americans simply don’t know how easy it is to get tested. In all, 50% of Americans are unaware that colon cancer can be screened for at home, the survey showed.  Researchers said this lack of knowledge combined with health care providers dismissing concerns of younger patients is contributing to a growing public health emergency. “Colorectal cancer is highly preventable, and it’s usually cured when caught early,” said Dr. Richard Wender, medical adviser to the alliance and a professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Pennsylvania. “We can save lives by starting conversations sooner, taking symptoms seriously and ensuring people have access to accurate …

Long Live The King! Baz Luhrmann and Vanity Fair Host a Snowy, Society-Heavy Screening of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Long Live The King! Baz Luhrmann and Vanity Fair Host a Snowy, Society-Heavy Screening of EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

Published by Sam Flores

Luhrmann’s film doesn’t quite square with Bangs’s counterman source there. After the screening, he tells Vanity Fair that Elvis at this point of his life was completely co-opted by his questionable manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who only let him tour in America and sometimes made him play up to three times a day. Parker had him in Las Vegas, playing nightly, for close to a decade. “He’s fatter, he loses his spirit. He’s deteriorating, that’s what you’re seeing. Imagine wanting to tour overseas and doing that for seven years?” Luhrmann says. “But Clive Davis told me to this day he still has never been to an opening night as great as that Vegas show was.” Indeed, while some moments of the film show Elvis sweating, sluggish, and struggling to get through his set, others show his once-in-a-lifetime performing prowess, like when he belts out Simon and Garfunkel’s “Bridge over Troubled Water.” For those of us who weren’t alive when Elvis was, it feels like an a-ha moment: where you finally get why the generations of …

As Literacy Rates Lag, a Pediatric Hospital Is Screening for Reading Ability

As Literacy Rates Lag, a Pediatric Hospital Is Screening for Reading Ability

Published by Sam Flores

For some young children in Columbus, Ohio, reading assessments don’t start in the kindergarten classroom — they happen first in the doctor’s office. With concerns rising about lagging childhood literacy rates across the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has begun screening children’s literacy skills starting at age 3 during pediatrician visits. The idea is to catch reading struggles early on and guide parents on how to help their kids. “They are all doing developmental screenings, they’re all talking to parents repeatedly,” said Sara Bode, the hospital’s medical director of school-based health. “So this is an opportunity.” The pediatric hospital chose clinics to provide the literacy screenings largely based on their proximity to schools with lower performance scores on kindergarten readiness assessments. Across Columbus City Schools, more than 63% of kindergarteners were behind on language and literacy skills during the 2024-2025 school year, according to state kindergarten readiness assessment, or KRA, data. Concerns about childhood literacy extend far beyond Columbus. Nationally, the percentage of fourth graders considered proficient in reading sits just above 30%, according to the …