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Our internal hardwiring known as our nervous system is divided into a steady state mode, known as the parasympathetic arm, and the fight or flight mode, known as the sympathetic arm. Karen Swartz, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins, reminds us …
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The majority of cancer studies researchers attempted to repeat in a recent analysis were not reproducible, a recent paper found, with 59% of 50 attempts failing. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says trying to …
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What will the drop in cancer screenings teach us about overdiagnosis and overtreatment? Elizabeth Tracey reports Colonoscopies, prostate biopsies, CT for lung cancer screening, all down as a result of the pandemic. More worrisome is the drop in cancer diagnosis. …
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Both cancer screening and diagnosis are down quite a bit from prepandemic levels, a study of Veterans Administration hospitals shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, reviews the data. Nelson: There was a significant distraction …
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Many women with ovarian cancer are initially treated with surgery and a type of chemotherapy containing platinum. Now a new study shows that if the cancer returns, some women will benefit from another surgery as well as chemotherapy. William Nelson, …
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