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Anchor lead: Should you give up eating processed and red meats? Elizabeth Tracey reports Processed meats are carcinogens, the World Health Organization has announced, with red meat a probable carcinogen. Yikes. Just how alarmed should you be? Mike Klag, dean …
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Anchor lead: Do doctors recognize when their patients should be referred for palliative care? Elizabeth Tracey reports If you have a good relationship with your physician, chances are good he or she will predict you’ll live longer with a chronic …
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Anchor lead: Should you get medical care in a retail clinic? Elizabeth Tracey reports Medical clinics in retail stores, known somewhat disparagingly as docs in a box, shouldn’t be used for ongoing medical care, the American College of Physicians has …
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Anchor lead: Can human tumors grown in mice help determine cancer therapy? Elizabeth Tracey reports Mouse avatars, where a person’s tumor is grown in a mouse for the purpose of evaluating different potential therapies, has shown some promise in a …
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Anchor lead: What is happening in the wake of marijuana legalization? Elizabeth Tracey reports More and more people are trying marijuana, new federal data indicate, with another study demonstrating that there are also more people having problems with its use. …
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Anchor lead: Apple’s leap into health care may help people with epilepsy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can using an Apple watch to monitor epileptic seizures help people with the condition manage them better? That’s the hope of Nathan Crone, one principal …
