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Trying To Fix the Biased Lab Testing That’s Cost Countless Lives

>> December 25, 2022

If left untreated, kidney disease can eventually lead to death — which is why early testing is so important. However, the main test has historically had different threshold requirements based on race, which has led to lower diagnosing rates and higher …

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A New Hope for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer

>> October 9, 2022

Treatments for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer have remained the same for seventy years – until now. Scientists have created a medication, called Nubeqa, that pairs with the original treatments and helps lengthen the lifespan of patients. An …

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An Illness Affecting Millions of Unsuspecting People – Possibly You

>> October 2, 2022

Peripheral Artery Disease may not be a household name like stroke or heart attack, but it’s just as common. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness means that many patients with PAD catch it too late and end up needing an amputation. Dr. Nick West discusses why …

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Ending the Trial and Error Treatment Method for Rheumatoid Arthritis

>> September 4, 2022

Many patients with rheumatoid arthritis are forced to try numerous, expensive medications until they find one that works. Fortunately, Scipher Medicine’s new blood test offers a precision approach, discovering what medication will work the first time. Dr. Sam …

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How Systemic Racism Feeds Into Low Quality Health Care

>> April 17, 2022

As a black mother, Taylor Harris worries her child will be treated differently by medical professionals. A recent study reveals that some medical students believe pain thresholds vary by race. Dr. Ana Pujols McKee speaks on how proper education can help fix …

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Kids’ Covid Vaccines: Fact and Fiction

>> November 28, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are now approved for children as young as 5, but while people are afraid of getting the vaccine themselves, they’re even more nervous about getting it for their children. Misinformation is accelerating against use of the vaccine in kids. …

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Why We Don’t Stop Preventable Heart Attacks

>> September 19, 2021

Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths. Guest …

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Our Disastrous Pandemic Diets

>> March 28, 2021

During the pandemic, millions of people have adopted diets full of comfort food, and have wrecked their heart health in the process. Now as the world begins to return to a semblance of normal, they will face wildly conflicting dietary advice. An expert …

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Will We Be Ready For A Covid Vaccine?

>> October 11, 2020

A Covid-19 vaccine is on the horizon, but while billions have been spent on its development, little has been spent on distribution and there are still many unanswered questions. Experts discuss how vaccine distribution might be carried out, how long it’s …

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Public Health Officials Resigning Under Pressure

>> July 26, 2020

State and local public health officials have been under pressure like never before in the COVID-19 pandemic, as citizens and elected officials push back against tough restrictions designed to curb the virus. Some officials have even been threatened. Feeling …

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Heart Disease Misinformation

>> April 21, 2019

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Rethinking Antibiotics

>> January 27, 2019

Since the introduction of antibiotics in World War II, doctors have prescribed courses of treatment that typically ran longer than necessary. Bacterial resistance is forcing a reevaluation, shortening courses sometimes to just a few days and even prompting …

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