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Having Covid-19 may result in a new diagnosis of diabetes for some, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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So-called long Covid may now include a new diagnosis of diabetes, a recent study shows. Diabetes expert Rita Kalyani at Johns Hopkins says this study follows participants over 12 months after their Covid infection. Kalyani: It was really in a …
Autoimmune disease may increase your risk for cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Autoimmune diseases, where the body’s immune system attacks parts of the body, are common. Now the UK Biobank study finds that such conditions also increase someone’s risk to develop cancer. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns …
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Can common blood pressure drugs improve pancreas cancer outcomes? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Two very common types of blood pressure medicines, so called ACE inhibitors and ARBs, may improve survival for people with cancer of the pancreas, a new study finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, notes …
Breast cancer overdiagnosis may not be the problem many thought it was, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Screening mammography for breast cancer gets better all the time, finding very small cancers that may be most amenable to cure. Also detected more often are cancers that would never have caused a problem but are treated anyway, so-called overdiagnosis. …
As cases of Covid once again increase, testing is just as important as ever, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Testing for Covid-19 has been a challenge throughout the pandemic, and unfortunately remains so for many. That’s according to infectious disease expert Lisa Maragakis at Johns Hopkins. Maragakis: We still need testing. It wasn’t available at the beginning, we’ve struggled …
Vaccines against Covid have been in development for many years, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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If you’re resisting getting vaccinated against Covid because you think the vaccines were developed too quickly, here’s the real story, according to Sherita Golden, a physician at Johns Hopkins. Golden: The technology that we are using in the mRNA vaccines …
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