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Anchor lead: Why can’t a standard laboratory test be used to screen people for Ebola virus infection? Elizabeth Tracey reports Why can’t a standard laboratory test known as ‘PCR’ determine whether someone is infected with Ebola virus rather than quarantining …
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Anchor lead: What does a huge analysis of inherited DNA variation tell us about prostate cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Screening very large numbers of people for genetic variations is one benefit of a multitude of new research techniques employed recently …
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Anchor lead: Does implanting stem cells help people with macular degeneration? Elizabeth Tracey reports Stem cells implanted directly into the eye of people with macular degeneration appeared to result in improvements in vision, a recent study published in the Lancet …
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Anchor lead: Is the promise of stem cells coming to fruition? Elizabeth Tracey reports Macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness as people age. Now a study reported in the Lancet describes using stem cells, a type of cell …
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Anchor lead: How important was the invention of the birth control pill in the twentieth century? Elizabeth Tracey reports “The Birth of the Pill,’ a book chronicling the invention of the oral contraceptive, written by Jonathan Eig, was the subject …
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Anchor lead: Can a book by Maryland delegate Dan Morehaim help inform your end of life choices? Elizabeth Tracey reports Representative Dan Morehaim, an emergency medicine physician and faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, strives …
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Anchor lead: A novel vending machine helps nursing moms at Johns Hopkins, Elizabeth Tracey reports Johns Hopkins is leading the way in helping support breastfeeding moms when they return to work. Meg Stoltzfus, a work life expert at Johns Hopkins, …
