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    The American Cancer Society estimates more than 153,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year making it one of the most common cancers in

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    According to medical experts, in the recent decades, breast cancer mortality has gone down thanks to increased screenings. More women are getting their mammograms, but one group is still seeing a significantly higher death rate from breast cancer — women of color. Experts said early detection is a game changer in healthcare. “Absolutely. Early detection absolutely saved my life,” said Tiana…

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    Research suggests vision problems increased among Chinese schoolchildren during pandemic restrictions and online learning, and eye specialists think the same may have happened in U. S. kids. A report published Thursday in JAMA Ophthalmology is the latest to show the trend and the results echo those of two earlier Chinese studies. Researchers from Sun Yat-Sen University in Guangzhou compared data…

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    Latino families in Utah have been very vulnerable to COVID-19, with a high number of cases and hospitalizations. Now there’s another risk: Latino/Hispanic children who get COVID-19 are at highest risk for getting multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) a rare but serious condition that causes inflammation in the organs, including the heart. Caption: KUTV: Cristina Flores reports

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    Tiffany Chavez has a second chance at life after getting a heart transplant. “To get a new heart and have a heartbeat again is just pretty amazing,” Chavez said. Caption: KUTV: Pay it Forward The veteran and Arizona resident was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2007. In November of 2019, her pacemaker wasn’t working properly and she was flown to the Salt Lake VA. “Put me in the hospital…

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