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Low income and historically marginalized races were tied to decreased prepandemic cancer screening rates and impaired recovery after the initial surge, which the authors said necessitates more targeted health-related initiatives, including vaccination and initial at-home cancer screening.

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Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000

Wed, 2023-02-08 09:43 — mike kraft

Hope fading as deaths in Turkey, Syria quake pass 11,000 GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — With the hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake . AP NEWS

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Syria, already in crisis, needs massive humanitarian aid after quake--WHO

Wed, 2023-02-08 09:36 — mike kraft

WHO says Syria, already in crisis, needs massive humanitarian aid after quake Senior officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that Syria's humanitarian needs where the highest after a major earthquake killed thousands there and in southern Turkey. Reuters Reuters

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Political leaning influences American doctors' beliefs about COVID treatments-- study

Tue, 2023-02-07 18:58 — mike kraft

Political leaning influences doctors' beliefs about COVID treatments, study finds CIDRAP

Left or right political leaning in the United States predicts both physician and patient beliefs about COVID-19 treatments, with the two groups perceiving information differently, according to a study to be published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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Turkish President Erdogan declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,200

Tue, 2023-02-07 11:58 — mike kraft

Turkish leader declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,200 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 5,200 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. Ece Toksabay,Huseyin Hayatsever Reuters

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American doctors: an estimated 622 excess deaths during the pandemic--study

Tue, 2023-02-07 10:21 — mike kraft

Study estimates 622 excess deaths among doctors during the pandemic - UPI.com Many of America's doctors who were heroes on the frontlines of the pandemic paid the ultimate price for their efforts, a new analysis shows. UPI

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These excess deaths to physicians didn't subside until April 2021, soon after the introduction of COVID-19 vaccines, concluded a team led by Mathew Kiang, an epidemiologist at Stanford University's School of Medicine in California.

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