Prostate cancer screening has long been a controversial topic in the medical community, with concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment. However, a recent study conducted in Finland, known as the ProScreen trial, has shown promising results in improving the specificity of screening for high-grade prostate cancer while reducing the detection of low-grade disease. The ProScreen trial
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Recent comments made by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding China’s excess manufacturing capacity have sparked controversy in the global economic arena. According to Chinese state media, Yellen’s remarks seem to be rehashing the “China threat” rhetoric and potentially laying the groundwork for more protectionist policies from the U.S. The editorial from Xinhua, a state
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Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning for clinicians and health departments to be vigilant regarding potential infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, also known as bird flu. This warning comes after a farmworker on a commercial dairy farm in Texas was reported to have been
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Despite facing a traumatic incident just a week prior, Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati has shown remarkable resilience by returning to his role as a presenter at London-based broadcaster Iran International. The 36-year-old journalist was stabbed outside his home in London by three unknown assailants, but he has bravely stated that “the show must go on.”
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