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Alex Trebek’s ‘near remission’ story serves as a reminder: Beware celebrity health news

In People magazine’s latest cover story, Alex Trebek said his advanced pancreatic cancer is in “near remission.” People portrayed this as a dramatic turnaround: When Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer three months ago, fans were shocked. But now the beloved Trebek has good news to share: He’s in “near… Read More: Alex Trebek’s ‘near remission’ story serves as a reminder: Beware… »

CEO of activist Starboard: 'We are certainly interested in the story at Bristol-Myers'

Starboard Value is “certainly interested in the story at Bristol-Myers,” Jeffrey Smith, co-founder and CEO of the activist hedge fund, told CNBC on Tuesday.

Touching story behind weird internet challenge

Little Annabelle Pott’s paralysed cheeks struggle to give us a smile. The five year-old Canberra girl is battling DIPG (diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma), a brain cancer that targets only kids, is fatal and has an average survival time of around nine months. That’s exactly how long Kathie and Adam Potts were told that they had… Read More: Touching story behind weird internet challenge »