As he promised during the election, President Joe Biden has wasted no time in taking action against the spread of COVID-19. One of his first orders of business in the White House was signing an executive order to mandate mask…
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Potential combined drug therapy for lung cancer
Most lung cancers are of a type called non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). This type of cancer is relatively insensitive to chemotherapy, so NSCLC therapies are usually based on drug treatment. Alectinib is a drug commonly used for treating patients with…
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Physical exercise for people with chronic kidney diseases to combat physical inactivity due to COVID-19
The Association to Fight Against Kidney Diseases of Castellón province (Spain), ALCER Castalia, and the CEU Cardenal Herrera University (CEU UCH) have collaborated to create the Basic Manual of Physical Activity for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). The exercise table with…
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid a Big Bill for Your COVID Test
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Tests for the coronavirus are supposed to be free. And, usually, they are. But sometimes … things happen. Here’s how to keep those things from happening to you. New York Times reporter Sarah…
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Demand for COVID Vaccines Expected to Get Heated — And Fast
Americans have made no secret of their skepticism of COVID-19 vaccines this year, with fears of political interference and a “warp speed” timeline blunting confidence in the shots. As recently as September, nearly half of U.S. adults said they didn’t…
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: For Your Next Health Insurance Fight, an Exercise in Financial Self-Defense
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. A listener asked: ‘How do I remain cool when calling insurance companies?” So we called veteran self-defense teacher Lauren Taylor for advice. She leads Defend Yourself, an organization that works to empower…
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Administration Eases Rules to Give Laid-Off Workers More Time to Sign Up for COBRA
People who’ve been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have significantly more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a recent federal rule. Under the federal law known as COBRA, people…
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Moderna vaccine batch that caused 10 allergic reactions cleared for use
COVID-19 vaccination delays ‘could have been helped by Amazon’ if they intervened sooner: Dr. Siegel Dr. Marc Siegel calls the company’s delay in getting involved until Biden became president a ‘disgrace’ that appears to be politically motivated. A batch of…
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Pre-surgery chemotherapy is possible for early stage pancreatic cancer patients
A first-of-its-kind randomized clinical trial found that patients with pancreatic cancer didn’t live any longer than expected after receiving pre-operative chemotherapy from either of the two standard regimens, according to trial results published in JAMA Oncology. While the trial findings…
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USPSTF affirms evidence-based methods for smoking cessation
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that there is substantial net benefit for behavioral and pharmacological therapies for smoking cessation, alone or combined. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the Jan. 19…
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