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Anchor lead: Who is at risk for severe disease with COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports Obesity, smoking history, and the presence of other health conditions have been identified as putting someone at increased risk of severe COVID-19 disease. Patricia Davidson, dean …
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Anchor lead: What is the status of testing for COVID-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports Testing for the coronavirus continues to be of paramount importance in helping contain the pandemic, with new testing coming online nationally every day. Lisa Maragakis, director of …
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Anchor lead: Expanding criteria for using kidneys for transplant is possible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Kidneys that have sustained acute kidney injury, known as AKI, will most often recover and function well when transplanted, a study led by Chirag Parikh, director …
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Anchor lead: Would you accept a less than perfect kidney transplant? Elizabeth Tracey reports When people are on kidney transplant lists, life is often a struggle. Frequent dialysis can define their lives, and each day brings worsening kidney disease. Now …
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Anchor lead: Women with triple negative breast cancer have a new treatment option, Elizabeth Tracey reports Triple negative breast cancer, where the tumor lacks receptors for commonly used drugs, often has a poor prognosis. Now a treatment using chemotherapy and …
