Cheap herbal cigarettes and bidis—a blend of herbs rolled in tendu leaves—are widely available online and often marketed as a
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Widely used health care prediction algorithm found to be biased against blacks
From predicting who will be a repeat offender to who’s the best candidate for a job, computer algorithms are now
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Chemical widely used in medical plastic alters heart function in lab tests
Plastic medical devices abound in hospitals. IV bags, catheters and feeding tubes cram every corner. But the chemicals that make
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Radiation Doses From CT Scans Vary Widely
MONDAY, Jan. 7, 2019 — CT scans diagnose many serious conditions and illnesses, but they expose patients to levels of
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Breast cancer follow-up imaging varies widely, study finds
Follow-up imaging for women with non-metastatic breast cancer varies widely across the country, according to a new study led by
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Rigorous study finds widely used treatment for infection fails young cancer patients
A treatment designed to reduce bloodstream infections due to central venous catheters that had worked well in lab studies and
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