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Heavy toll from ongoing cancer referral delays
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Medics with ‘long COVID’ call for clinical recognition
COVID ‘long tail’ patients have been unable to work for weeks after failing to recover from an episode of COVID-19.
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Work-life balance dwarfs pay in female doctors’ top concerns
“I’m always apologizing for being late, not being able to go to an event due to my work schedule, and missing out on life with my husband,” said a...
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‘Knowledge is power’: Knowing BRCA1/2 status tied to survival
Knowing BRCA1/2 mutation status before developing breast cancer was tied to improved survival in Ashkenazi Jewish women in Israel.
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Early screening may halve breast cancer mortality in childhood cancer survivors
A modeling study supports early breast cancer screening in women with a history of chest radiation.
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Local analgesia before prolapse surgery may not be needed to reduce postop pain
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Are laser treatments better than steroids for lichen sclerosus?
More lichen sclerosus patients who received laser treatments were satisfied or very satisfied with the results at 6 months, compared with steroid...
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine ‘triggers immune response’
The candidate vaccine provoked an antibody response within 28 days.
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COVID vaccine tested in people shows early promise
The vaccine is among hundreds being tested worldwide to try to halt the pandemic.
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Even mild obesity raises severe COVID-19 risks
People with BMI of 30 kg/m2 or higher are at increased risk for severe illness, while BMI of 35 or greater dramatically increases the...
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Some women use prescription opioids during pregnancy
About 1 in 15 women use prescription opioid pain relievers during pregnancy, CDC survey shows.