NightSide News Update. We kick off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! For one of our segments this evening, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Jerry Greenfield will join us to talk about the 42nd annual Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl at Boston City Hall Plaza to raise funds for Dana Farber Cancer Institute!
A New Market Basket Feud Ignites. Back in the summer of 2014, Market Basket owners Arthur T. Demoulas and his three sisters were in a battle with their cousin for control of the company, in which customer boycotts and employee walkouts ensued. Now, this week CEO Arthur T Demoulas, two of his children and three other Market Basket executives were suspended and put on paid leave. The Market Basket board of directors said Arthur is being investigated by an independent law firm "for planning a work stoppage in retaliation for requests from the board for basic collaboration and oversight." Arthur and his allies claim, the investigation is "a farcical cover for a hostile takeover." We discuss the Market Basket feud!
The Future of Medicine. There have been some big medical breakthroughs in the past couple of weeks. The FDA just approved a simple blood test to detect early Alzheimer’s with no spinal tap or scan. Scientists in the UK have now shrunk brain tumor diagnosis time from 8 weeks to 2 hours using real-time DNA sequencing in surgery. Then, in Philadelphia, a baby’s life was saved after doctors who rewrote his DNA using a first of its kind personalized genetic fix that revolutionizes treatment for babies with rare genetic disorders. Futurist Kevin Cirilli joins Dan to discuss technological advancements in medicine.
20th Hour. As a follow up to our 10PM hour, as medicine and medical treatment evolves, are you interested in taking new tests that can tell you when you might develop a disease or condition? Would you want to know ahead of time or find out when symptoms arise?
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