Vaccine to Prevent Hereditary Cancers Nears Human Trials


Category : Medical Research | Date : May 31st, 2022 | Author :

Vaccine to Prevent Hereditary Cancers Nears Human Trials https://prevention.cancer.gov/news-and-events/blog/vaccine-prevent-hereditary Source: National Cancer Institute One of the first-ever vaccines for the prevention of colorectal and other cancers in patients at high genetic risk for these malignancies is expected to start its early phase safety and immunogenicity trial in the first quarter of 2022, according to investigators. Although still in the design phase, the study will test a neoantigen-based vaccine Read more >

Divorce Settlement: Division of Assets in the US


Category : Divorce | Date : March 7th, 2022 | Author :

Division and Divorce: In a divorce, a court may award each spouse a percentage of the total value of the property. Each spouse will get personal property, assets, and debts whose worth adds up to an assigned percentage. It is illegal for either spouse to hide assets in order to shield them from property division, and if you do this, a court could punish you with sanctions and Read more >

Marital Regimes and the Share of the Surviving Spouse in the Estate of the Deceased Spouse


Category : Legal | Date : February 22nd, 2022 | Author :

  The legal reserve, or part of the property of the deceased determined by law to be reserved only for certain persons (like a spouse) does not exist in the Common Law system in countries such as the United States. As a result, there is wide-ranging freedom in the dispositions that can be made in a will. A spouse as well as one’s children can de disinherited. Many Read more >

Clinical Trials and Underserved Communities


Category : Medical Research | Date : January 14th, 2022 | Author :

What communities are considered underserved communities? “The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) characterizes underserved, vulnerable, and special needs populations as communities that include members of minority populations or individuals who have experienced health disparities.” A diverse population of men and women are needed to get a comprehensive view of new treatments and experimental drugs. Though the United States has a very diverse population, and New York Read more >

Covid-19 English – Spanish Terminology / Glossary


Category : Medical Research | Date : July 3rd, 2020 | Author :

COVID-19 ENGLISH TO SPANISH TERMINOLOGY  The coronavirus was declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) last January by the World Health Organization, and it was called a pandemic by the Director-General of the WHO on March 20, 2020. The disease, caused by the coronavirus named Covid-19, is affecting the Latino community disproportionately in New York City close to 34% of deaths have been Latino individuals. The Read more >

Your Green Card and the Immigration Interview: What to Expect


Category : Immigration, Individuals, Legal | Date : June 18th, 2019 | Author :

You have made it all the way in the immigration process and are about to have your interview with an Immigration Officer. This should be the last stop before obtaining your Green Card. What should you expect from an immigration interview and how should your prepare? Read more. Bring copies of all your documents. The original documents as well as a set of copies of these original documents Read more >

Transmission of Property for Dual French-American Citizens


Category : Legal | Date : June 11th, 2019 | Author :

The transmission of property raises important questions for dual French-American citizens, who are sometimes unsure whether their estate is subject to French or U.S. law. The situation can become especially complicated when a testator has property located in both France and the U.S., or when the heirs are of a different nationality. How can one determine which estate law governs the transmission of a testator’s property after his Read more >

Biomedical Research: Changing the Common Rule


Category : Medical Research | Date : February 24th, 2017 | Author :

Biomedical research practitioners should be aware of the important changes in federal regulation governing the “Common Rule,” a federal policy that protects people who volunteer for federally funded research studies. On January 19, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), as well as the 16 federal departments and agencies to which the Common Rule applies, issued a final update to the regulation, which has remained static Read more >

French Civil Law Reform


Category : Legal | Date : December 29th, 2016 | Author :

This is an historic time for French civil law. For the first time in its two centuries of existence, the French Civil Code is undergoing a major reform, focusing on contract law (the first draft of another reform focusing on civil liability was recently published by the Ministry of Justice for comments by academics and practitioners). The Government Order of February 10, 2016, which will enter into law Read more >