Medical Testing

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The truth about CT scans: The common health check could drive 103,000 cancer cases, research warns

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April 15, 2025
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Amid worst U.S. flu season in decades, RFK Jr.–led CDC pulls vaccine campaign

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February 20, 2025
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Experts warn flu season hasn’t peaked yet, and will get worse before it gets better

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February 12, 2025
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The U.S. is battling its worst flu season in at least 28 years. Here are the latest symptoms and where cases are skyrocketing

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February 11, 2025
COVID symptoms are similar to those of flu, RSV, and the common cold, and may vary by vaccination status.
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Could you have COVID? Symptoms to watch for in 2025 include sore throat and fatigue

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January 10, 2025
As with COVID, testing is the only way to confirm the presence of the influenza virus in your body.
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Do you have the flu? Watch out for these 2025 symptoms, from mild to emergency

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January 9, 2025
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Monkeys that escaped a breeding facility are still on the loose but jumping around the compound, cooing at other monkeys still inside

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November 9, 2024
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Monkeys escape medical research lab for the fourth time—over 40 are currently on the loose

By Jeffrey Collins and The Associated Press
November 7, 2024
In 2024, rapid COVID tests are a staple of cough-and-cold aisles across America. But the convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.
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54 million COVID cases went unreported in 2022, study says. Here’s how to make your at-home test count

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October 9, 2024
Man Fills Bong With Cannabis Leaves
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Employees are cheating on workplace drug tests at record rates—and legalized cannabis could be to blame

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May 15, 2024
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First person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant dies nearly 2 months later

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May 12, 2024
Whereas traditional colonoscopy involves snaking a camera called a colonoscope through your colon and rectum, a CT colonography, or virtual colonoscopy, consists of X-rays and a computer creating 3D images of these organs.
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Virtual colonoscopy lets you skip the scope. Here’s what to know about the colorectal cancer screening Mark Cuban says saves time and money

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April 3, 2024
The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) is an online calculator designed to predict a woman’s risk of developing invasive breast cancer in both the short term and their lifetime. But it doesn’t allow bi- or multiracial women to accurately input their race and ethnicity.
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A 5-minute test can estimate your odds of developing breast cancer—but not if you’re biracial

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March 23, 2024
Actress Olivia Munn announced in a March 13, 2024, Instagram post that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy.
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Olivia Munn was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 months after a normal mammogram. This is the tool she says ‘saved my life’

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March 13, 2024
Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian said in a March 3, 2024, post on X (formerly Twitter) that he’d undergone a calcium score test the previous year, calling it “Probably the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health.”
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Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian calls this ‘the highest ROI $100 you can spend on your health.’ Here’s what to know about the calcium score test’s benefits

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March 12, 2024

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