A new experimental surgical procedure is helping cancer survivors give birth, with the recent birth of a baby boy in Switzerland marking the fifth successful birth following the procedure and the first in Europe. The surgery, which involves temporarily moving the uterus and ovaries out of the way during cancer treatment, offers hope to those who have undergone radiation and chemotherapy for bowel or rectal cancer, according to MIT Technology Review.
The procedure, pioneered by surgeons, aims to protect the reproductive organs from the damaging side effects of cancer treatment. Once the treatment is complete, the uterus, ovaries, and fallopian tubes are repositioned. The recent birth of baby Lucien in Switzerland, as reported by MIT Technology Review, was performed by gyno-oncologist Daniela Huber.
In other news, indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran have begun, raising concerns for an Iranian-American held in Evin prison in Tehran. Ryan Fayhee, lawyer for journalist Abdolreza Valizadeh, expressed his concerns, as reported by NPR Politics.
Meanwhile, a massive sewage leak has released approximately 243 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River, about eight miles from the White House. According to NPR News, the damage is worse than initially thought, and it could take months to repair the broken sewer pipe. DC Water, the local authority operating the pipe, has stated there is a risk of limited wastewater overflow until repairs are finished.
In scientific news, Nature News published a correction to an article regarding environmentally driven immune imprinting and its role in protecting against allergy, with the images in Extended Data Figs. 8 and 9 being interchanged in the initial publication.
Additionally, an "external lung" system kept a patient alive for 48 hours until a transplant, as discussed in a Nature Briefing podcast. The podcast also explores how lung cancer in mice hijacks neurons to evade the immune system.
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