Articles for Saving Lives

Their job was saving lives. They lost their own in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash
4 months, 1 week ago

Their job was saving lives. They lost their own in Brazil’s horrifying plane crash

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “She wasn’t the kind of doctor who would …

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Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 8 months ago

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

The Independent  

Joyce Ares had just turned 74 and was feeling fine when she agreed to give a blood sample for research. "’ The Canby, Oregon, resident had volunteered to take a blood test that is being billed as a new frontier in cancer screening for healthy people. open image in gallery Joyce didn’t anticipate her blood test would come back positive …

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Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
2 years, 8 months ago

Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?

LA Times  

Joyce Ares was feeling fine when she learned through a blood test that she had Hodgkin lymphoma. That’s not the case for devices like blood tests,” said Dr. Barry Kramer of the Lisa Schwartz Foundation for Truth in Medicine. Jacob Marquez, a clinical research coordinator at Oregon Health & Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute in Portland, Ore., draws blood from …

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Health Minister defends decision to give greater share of COVID-19 vaccines to NSW
3 years, 3 months ago

Health Minister defends decision to give greater share of COVID-19 vaccines to NSW

ABC  

The Health Minister has defended the federal government's decision to allocate greater shares of COVID-19 vaccines to states suffering from outbreaks, saying it has saved lives. Key points: A 7.30 analysis found NSW has received a greater share of Pfizer vaccines through the GP network A 7.30 analysis found NSW has received a greater share of Pfizer vaccines through the …

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Free vaccines save lives and money
3 years, 11 months ago

Free vaccines save lives and money

China Daily  

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY The last day of 2020 brought with it the good news that a domestic inactivated COVID-19 vaccine has received conditional government approval for use, raising hopes of preventing the virus from upsetting our lives again this year. Some have questioned this wisdom, saying it would cost 500 billion yuan to vaccinate a 1.4 billion population at 200-300 …

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