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Doctors twice as likely to find skin cancer this way

By Marla Paul | Aug 5, 2021

Patients worried about a skin lesion should consider asking their dermatologist for a full-body scan versus just examining the lesion in isolation, as a new Northwestern Medicine study has found doctors are more than twice as likely to find skin cancer with a full-body check.

Scientists prepare for next coronavirus pandemic, maybe in 2028?

By Marla Paul | Jun 16, 2021

Scientists are already preparing for a possible next coronavirus pandemic to strike, keeping with the seven-year pattern since 2004.