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COVID-19 Testing
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Anchor lead: Accurate testing for COVID-19 is essential, Elizabeth Tracey reports Rapid test kits for COVID-19 in the US distributed early this year may have some flaws, recent reports indicate. Brian Garibaldi, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, …
Rate of Infection
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Anchor lead: How many people are actually infected with COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports COVID-19 is spreading rapidly around the world, and no one really knows how many people are infected. Brian Garibaldi, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, …
Cultural Messaging
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Anchor lead: What can be done about variable rates of diabetes among different ethnic groups? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you’re Hispanic, you have over a one in five chance of developing diabetes, as is also the case for non-Hispanic blacks, …
Stomach Cancer Chemo
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Anchor lead: A new approach to chemotherapy may help people with stomach cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people diagnosed with stomach cancer have advanced disease at the time of diagnosis, rendering treatment more difficult and reducing the chances for survival. …
Immunotherapy for Stomach Cancer
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Anchor lead: Immunotherapy may be used for cancers of the stomach, Elizabeth Tracey reports Stomach or gastric cancer is often associated with a poor prognosis, frequently because the disease is advanced at the time of diagnosis. One drug in the …