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An app can help people who’ve had a heart attack avoid rehospitalization, Elizabeth Tracey reports
The benefits of the HPV vaccine are proven in a new study, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Vaccination against the human papilloma virus, or HPV, all but eliminates cervical cancer in those who receive the vaccine early and complete the vaccine series, a study from the UK finds. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at …
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A Medicare program to reduce cancer treatment costs hasn’t proven effective, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Medicare developed a program to rein in the costs of cancer treatment, but the results were disappointing, a new study reveals, with this comprehensive approach reducing costs by about 1%. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns …
A new monoclonal antibody may work against many variants of Covid-19, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Do we really need a new monoclonal antibody for Covid-19? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Another monoclonal antibody against Covid-19 has been developed and appears to work in reducing severe disease and hospitalization. This one is unique, however, according to Brian Garibaldi, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins. Garibaldi: The interesting thing about …
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If you’ve been exposed to Covid-19, should you have monoclonal antibody treatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Monoclonal antibodies remain a treatment option for those in early stages of Covid infection, even in the face of new oral medications that likely will be available soon. Brian Garibaldi, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, says the …