Month: September 2024

'Disheartening': LI Parents, Experts Demand More Pediatric Cancer Research Funding

LONG ISLAND, NY — Research into common childhood cancers receive approximately 4 percent of the National Institutes of Health’s federal $47.1 billion budget — and Long Island cancer charity founders and medical professionals are calling for more. While 1 percent of cancer cases are diagnosed in people under age 20, according to National Cancer Institute…

By JohnValbyNation September 30, 2024 0

WeHa To Offer Boxing Class For Seniors With Parkinson's

WEST HARTFORD, CT — West Hartford’s senior centers will soon offer a unique program aimed for those battling Parkinson’s disease, but it recently needed a stamp of approval by the town. The West Hartford Town Council Tuesday, Sept. 24, unanimously approved appropriating grant dollars from the American Parkinson Disease Association (Connecticut chapter) to allow West…

By JohnValbyNation September 29, 2024 0