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Will Omicron – the new COVID variant of concern – be More Contagious than Delta?
Suresh V. Kuchipudi, Penn State A new variant named omicron (B.1.1.529) was reported by researchers in South Africa on Nov. 24, 2021, and designated a “variant of concern” by the World Health Organization two days later. Omicron is very unusual in that it is by far...
Doctors need to talk through treatment options better for black men with prostate cancer
Rajesh Balkrishnan, University of Virginia and Randy A. Jones, University of Virginia African-American men have the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as dying from it compared to any other ethnic group in the U.S. This trend has remained...
Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
Finding valid health care information on social media is harder than it seems. Carl Court/Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University YouTube hosts millions of videos related to health care. The Health Information National Trends Survey reports that 75% of...
Even though genetic information is available, doctors may be ignoring important clinical clues
Gregory L. Hall, Case Western Reserve University With the availability of home genetic testing kits from companies such as “23andMe” and “Ancestry DNA,” more people will be getting information about their genetic lineage and what races and ethnicities of the world are...