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Anchor lead: What should the standard of testing for COVID-19 be among healthcare workers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Ten percent? Twenty percent? What is the rate of infection with COVID-19 among healthcare workers on the front lines? Such knowledge is of …
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Anchor lead: Science is behind the need to keep your distance from other people, Elizabeth Tracey reports It’s not easy keeping your distance from others, especially as infectious disease experts are saying that’s a minimum of six feet of distance. …
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Anchor lead: While more testing is being developed for COVID-19 it still falls far short of the goal, Elizabeth Tracey reports. Weeks ago, Johns Hopkins researcher Heba Mostafa and colleagues developed a rapid test for COVID-19, that is being used …
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Anchor lead: How can we explain the increase in colorectal cancer in younger people? Elizabeth Tracey reports Colorectal cancer is cropping up more frequently in people in their forties, often enough that the American Cancer Society recently modified their guidelines …
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Anchor lead: Can an artificial intelligence approach to looking at drugs and cancer find promising treatments? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can combing through vast databases using tools such as artificial intelligence or machine learning help find new cancer treatments? That’s the …
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Anchor lead: Could an existing drug be repurposed to treat cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Metformin, a drug long used to treat diabetes, might be helpful for some cancers, a recent report states, with the recommendation that investigating drug libraries may …
