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Doctors Say Renaming Low-Grade Prostate Cancer Could Lead to Better Treatment Choices
Changing the name could lead more low-risk patients to skip unnecessary surgery and radiation
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Next Decade Will Transform Health Care More Than Past Century: Johnson & Johnson CEO
Johnson & Johnson’s new CEO Joaquin Duato says in his first interview that AI in medicine will lead to innovations including real-time surgery decisions.
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AstraZeneca Takes Stake in a Start-Up That Helps Doctors Conduct Clinical Trials Virtually
AstraZeneca has taken a roughly £25 million ($33 million) stake in U.K. health start-up Huma, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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The 30-Year-Old Female Founder at the Forefront of a Billion-Dollar Bet on CRISPR Gene Editing
Nathan Chen’s sister Janice co-founded Mammoth Biosciences while watching her brother skate in the Olympics. Her plan: get the CRISPR start-up to $100 billion.
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Care Harbor Provides Free Medical Services for Most Vulnerable
The free mega clinic will provide access to basic care that isn’t available to those without a primary care doctor. Darsha Philips reports for Today in LA on Sunday, March 6, 2022.
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The 1st Doctor To Perform Open-Heart Surgery on a Human Was a Black Man
In 1893, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams became the first surgeon to perform open-heart surgery on a human. He started his career as one of only four practicing, Black doctors in Chicago and cared for Black and white patients.
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Meet the 1st Black Woman Doctor To Get a Medical Patent
The first African American woman doctor to secure a medical patent did so in 1988 for laser cataract surgery. Learn more about the extraordinary life of Dr. Patricia Bath.
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Why Companies Shouldn't Force Workers to Return to Offices Before April: Dr. Vin Gupta
Bringing workers back during winter 2022 is a mistake, says a pulmonary medicine expert, based on the virus science and employee psychological concerns.
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What Devices Like Apple, Google Smartwatches Are Beginning to Display About Our Health
Amid the rise in telehealth and digital health, devices like the Apple Watch and Fitbit Sense are moving beyond fitness tracking to collect more medical data.
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Here's How One Drug Can Be Responsible for 50% of the Hike in Medicare's Part B Premiums
About half of the jump in Part B premiums next year is due to the potential cost of covering Aduhelm, a drug targeting Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s why.
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Omicron Will Likely ‘Dominate and Overwhelm' the World in 3-6 Months, Doctor Says
The new Covid variant omicron will likely “overwhelm the whole world” in the coming months, according to Singapore doctor Leong Hoe Nam.
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Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Could Be a New ‘Hidden Pandemic,' UK Experts Warn
One in five people in the U.K. with a bloodstream infection in 2020 had an antibiotic-resistant one, according to the U.K Health Security Agency.
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Singapore Extends Covid Restrictions as Cases Remain High
Covid restrictions in Singapore have been extended for four more weeks, authorities announced Wednesday after new daily cases hit a record high on Tuesday.
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People in Israel and Bahrain Are Losing Their Vaccination Status for Not Taking Boosters
Israel and Bahrain want eligible residents to take their Covid booster shots — and those who don’t do so risk losing privileges for the fully-vaccinated.
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Pain That's Real, But Not Believed: Spreading Awareness of Sickle Cell Disease
1 in 12 Black Americans have sickle cell trait, which can cause sickle cell disease. But many who suffer have had doctor visits where their pain was not taken seriously – or it was assumed they’re just trying to get pain medicine. Phillip Okwo and Quannecia McCruse from the Sickle Cell Association of Houston explain
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Singapore Is Seeing Daily Record Covid Cases. Here's Why It May Not Be a Bad Thing
The Covid wave may mean people are gaining further protection against future infection while avoiding severe illness, two medical experts told CNBC.
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House Passes Bill to Protect Abortion Rights in Response to Restrictive Texas Law
House Democrats approved a bill to protect abortion rights, a symbolic response to the Supreme Court’s refusal to block a Texas law banning most abortions.
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Singapore's Daily Covid Cases Breach 1,000 Over the Weekend — First Time Since April 2020
Singapore confirmed 1,009 new infections on Saturday, and 1,012 new cases on Sunday, according to data from the health ministry.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar Reveals She's Had Breast Cancer
Klobuchar said the cancer was removed following a lumpectomy, which was followed by radiation treatment.
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‘Not Clear Yet' If Booster Shots of Covid Vaccine Are Needed, AstraZeneca CEO Says
AstraZeneca’s CEO told CNBC the company did not have a “precise answer” on whether a third dose of its Covid-19 vaccine would be needed.