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For childhood cancer survivors

Early Breast Cancer Screening Benefits Childhood Cancer Survivors

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Early initiation of breast cancer screening with MRI may reduce breast cancer mortality by more than half
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends annual low-dose computed tomography screening for people aged 50 to 80 years at high lung cancer risk due to smoking history. These recommendations form the basis of a draft recommendation statement

USPSTF Advises Annual Low-Dose CT Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals

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Annual CT screening recommended for those aged 50 to 80 years at high risk due to smoking history
Vaccine maker Novavax will receive $1.6 billion from the U.S. government to provide 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021

Company Gets $1.6 Billion From U.S. Government for COVID-19 Vaccine

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Novavax has never brought a product to market before
Late-stage human trials to assess whether a double antibody cocktail can prevent and treat COVID-19 infection have started

COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Begins Late-Stage Human Trials

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Trial will assess whether it can prevent infection among uninfected people in close contact with an infected person
A suspected bubonic plague case in the Bayannur district of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China has been reported by local officials.

Suspected Plague Case Reported in China

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While largely eradicated in China, there are still occasional cases in the country
In a case series of 31 patients

Chilblains in Recent Case Series Not Tied to COVID-19 Infection

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SARS-CoV-2 undetected by PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs and in biopsy samples of skin in 31 patients
For people with multiple sclerosis

Complementary, Alternative Medicine Use Increasing for MS

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Ninefold increase observed in likelihood of patients speaking to their neurologist about CAM use
Long-term intake of added sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages is associated with higher pericardial adipose tissue

Excessive Sugar Tied to Fat Deposits Around Heart, Other Organs

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These higher-risk fat deposits linked to greater risk for heart disease and diabetes
The majority of individuals using an online COVID-19 self-assessment tool report mild or moderate symptoms possibly associated with COVID-19

Most Using Online COVID-19 Tool Report Mild, Moderate Symptoms

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Authors say self-assessment tool could ease burden on the health care system, collect useful information
Persons with HIV hospitalized with COVID-19 have similar outcomes to demographically-matched patients without HIV

Outcomes Similar for COVID-19 in Patients With, Without HIV

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Rate of patients who required mechanical ventilation, died similar for those with HIV, matched comparators