Extra, Extra

The Topic of Cancer: “These trends represent a marked change for an illness that has long been considered a disease of aging, and which used to affect far more men than women.” NYT (Gift Article): Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female.

+ Price Check: “Even though the drug had a list price of about $2,700, the hospital that owned the cancer center billed Mrs. King’s insurance company $22,700. Her insurer paid $10,000, but the hospital wanted more.” NYT (Gift Article) with another chapter in the ridiculous and ridiculously expensive saga of American health care: How a Company Makes Millions Off a Hospital Program Meant to Help the Poor.

+ Arresting Development: “Israel’s cabinet will vote Friday on a Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal, after earlier blaming Hamas for reneging on parts of the agreement.” The negotiating and politics surrounding the ceasefire continue. Here’s the latest from CNN and Times of Israel.

+ David Lynch: “David Lynch, a painter turned avant-garde filmmaker whose fame, influence and distinctively skewed worldview extended far beyond the movie screen to encompass TV, records, books, nightclubs, a line of organic coffee and his Foundation for Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace, has died. He was 78.”

+ Heaven’s Front Row: “‘Career highlights? I had two,’ he often joked. ‘I got an intentional walk from Sandy Koufax and I got out of a rundown against the Mets.'” ‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90. Here’s one of his old Front Row commercials.