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Tag: medical research

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  • October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Pros and Cons of Participating in a Clinical Trial

by Rachel Nania, AARP, October 5, 2020  With several coronavirus vaccine candidates advancing to the third and final phase of clinical trials, researchers are ramping up their efforts to

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https://youtu.be/QhMO5SSmiaA?si=9qGPlySay_fzk1NC

NY Times

  • Health Dept. Rescinds Freeze on $10 Billion for 5 Democratic States
  • Tension Emerges Among Democratic Socialists Over 2028 Endorsement
  • Graham’s Death Complicates G.O.P. Agenda in Congress
  • Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Chased the American Dream for 35 Years Before Fatal ICE Shooting
  • Trump Says Fighting With Iran Has Resumed as He Orders Blockade and Tolls
https://youtu.be/zR9NHjDi4EA?si=7EcWRrNDifmDv42E

NPR

  • The White House aims to give political appointees more power over research funding
  • Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
  • EV battery recycling has a math problem
  • Want to own a real T. rex? It could cost you $30 million
  • Trump administration rolls back a key protection for imperiled wildlife
https://youtu.be/admZWRxqXW8?si=9MdUuoW2FSkxUccy

The Progressive

  • Locals Resist Data Centers; Democrats Are Too Timid
  • Pride Is More Than a Celebration
  • Lebanon: Negotiations in the North, Resistance in the South
  • Nonprofits Must Come Together, Right Now
  • ‘The Place I Feel I Belong Isn’t Really There Anymore’
https://youtu.be/qsLQvBzgrLE?si=fBxhosLGTrnodMJv

FactCheck.org

  • Explaining What We Know About the Obama Presidential Center Contractor Disputes
  • FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Fact-Checking
  • Alaska Senate Race Ads Mislead on Peltola’s Votes on Military Pay Raise
  • Democratic Lawmakers Question If Trump Is Mystery Recipient of Drug
  • Democratic Group Makes False Claim in Insider-Trading Ad Attacking Susan Collins
https://youtu.be/l6jNaGJLYI0?si=uEKm7LFDrFqXXrid

Snopes.com

  • Is this Mitch McConnell photo real? There's no evidence of AI, despite claims
  • Lindsey Graham died. Here are 12 claims about the late senator, fact-checked
  • Was Florida woman arrested for posing as Costco employee, handing out tequila samples?
  • Tune out claim Larry the Cable Guy asked Trump supporters to 'unfollow' him
  • Story claims 'K9 Valor' survived suicide bomber, saved 47 soldiers. Don't bite
https://youtu.be/VM_Vw-MH6qQ?si=w57mHHuwZPB5G4D1

Tradeoffs

  • As Drama at Trump's FDA Subsides, Doubts and Damage Linger
  • Making Medical Decisions with Uncertain Science
  • With Millions Expected to Lose Coverage, States Look for New Ways to Prevent Medical Debt
  • Medicaid Overhaul Complicates States’ Plans to Bring Care Into Jails and Prisons
  • Where Did the No Surprises Act Go Wrong? And Can It Be Fixed?
https://youtu.be/RCSYBeWuDhw?si=lyuMx-5CA9S7gj_1

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