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Cancer in people under 50, overdose deaths down, syphilis testing during pregnancy plus measles news
AMA Update
12 minutes 23 seconds
1 week ago
Cancer in people under 50, overdose deaths down, syphilis testing during pregnancy plus measles news
How often should you get screened for cancer? Why does everyone have cancer? How do blood tests for cancer work? Can a baby get syphilis? How many people die from overdose? Discussing the latest cancer statistics, measles outbreaks, deaths from overdose and contaminated ultrasound gel with AMA's Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.
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