Day: May 28, 2021
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NASA Administrator Statement on President’s FY 2022 Funding Request
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson: “The Biden-Harris Administration’s fiscal year 2022 funding request is an investment in America’s future. Agency activities contribute to economies local and national, invest in the next generation through STEM education, and are essential to American leadership around the world. This budget request is evidence that…
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FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for Previously Resistant Lung Cancer Mutation
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lumakras (sotorasib) as the first treatment for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer whose tumors have a specific type of genetic mutation called KRAS G12C and who have received at least one prior systemic therapy. This is the first approved targeted therapy for tumors with any…
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Health Canada Advises that Certain hand sanitizers recalled because they may pose health risks
OTTAWA, ON, May 28, 2021 /CNW/ – Health Canada is advising Canadians that the following hand sanitizers are being recalled because they may pose health risks. For more information, including what Canadians should do, visit the online safety alert. Health Canada maintains this list of hand sanitizers that may pose health risks, so that Canadians can easily identify products they may…
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May 28 is National Hamburger Day (video)
May 28th 2021 celebrates one of this nation’s most iconic fast foods, the hamburger. Named after the city of Hamburg, Germany, the hamburger first appeared in the 19th or early 20th century. “Hamburger” Charlie Nagreen served the world’s first hamburger Seymour, Wisconsin, at the Seymour Fair of 1885 when he decided to flatten a meatball and place it between slices of bread to…