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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Confronts Critics

In May, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against screening for thyroid cancer. After reviewing the available evidence, the task force concluded…

  • Publisher: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
September 2017 sw_admin 0
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New Guidelines Allow Some Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukemia To Go Off Treatment

Most patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) can live out their normal lives by taking tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). But mounting evidence also shows that roughly a third of those patients can eventually go off treatment altogether without their disease resurging.

  • Publisher: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
July 2017 sw_admin 0
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Awaiting a Moment of Truth for Oncolytic Viruses

  • Publisher: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
May 2013 sw_admin 0
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Colonoscopy vs Sigmoidoscopy: New Studies Fuel Ongoing Debate

  • Publisher: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
September 2012 sw_admin 0
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Unraveling the Prostate Genome

  • Publisher: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
May 2011 sw_admin 0
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Amgen Spikes Interest in Live Virus Vaccines for Hard-To-Treat Cancers

  • Publisher: Nature Biotechnology
April 2011 sw_admin 0

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About Me

I’m a science writer based in southern Maine. For more than two decades, I’ve been covering health, medicine, the environment, technology, and other topics for numerous publications.
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Recent Articles

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  • The Elusive Payoff of Gain of Function Research
  • Gain-of-Function Research: All in the Eye of the Beholder
  • Nursing Homes Overuse ‘Chemical Restraints’ on Dementia Patients

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  • What the Science Says About Food Additives
  • Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm
  • The Elusive Payoff of Gain of Function Research
  • Gain-of-Function Research: All in the Eye of the Beholder
  • Nursing Homes Overuse ‘Chemical Restraints’ on Dementia Patients
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    • Publisher: Nature Biotechnology
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    Phage Therapy’s Latest Makeover

    • Publisher: Nature Biotechnology
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    Climate Anxiety

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    • Publisher: Harvard Medicine
    May 2023 0
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    Inflammation and Brain Health

    • Publisher: Harvard Medicine
    September 2021 0
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