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Several strategies seem to help in keeping mosquitoes out of your yard, Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 10, 2026

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Outdoor foggers with insecticides of the permethrin class help a lot in keeping mosquitoes from invading your outdoor celebrations in the summer, but if you don’t like inhaling these products Christopher Potter, a mosquito expert at Johns Hopkins, says there …

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Keeping your backyard barbecue free of mosquitoes is possible, Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 10, 2026

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Mosquitoes aren’t just a nuisance, they transmit disease. So when you bring everyone over for a backyard barbeque keeping them away is a priority. Johns Hopkins mosquito expert Christopher Potter says if you’d rather not pass out the bug spray …

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How often can a blood test predict cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 10, 2026

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More and more blood tests to screen for cancer are coming on the market, with a new one looking at proteins in the blood helping identify who is at risk to develop lung cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson …

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Will a blood test compel more people to be screened for lung cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 10, 2026

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When someone has a years-long, multiple pack history of smoking, they are recommended to undergo screening for lung cancer utilizing a technology known as low dose computed tomography or low dose CT. Yet only about 18% of those eligible for …

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Can a blood test improve lung cancer screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 10, 2026

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People with a history of tobacco smoking are recommended to have screening CT for lung cancer, but many of them choose not to be screened. A new study looks at the ability of a blood test to discern who is …

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What do false positives and negatives have to do with screening tests for cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 03, 2026

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A blood test used for population based cancer screening fell short of allowing cancers to be detected earlier, was cost prohibitive and delayed diagnoses for others, a new study shows. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says both …

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Just how expensive could it be to screen populations of people for cancer using blood tests? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 03, 2026

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A blood test capable of detecting multiple cancers seems like a dream come true, yet a new study looking at such a test used in populations of people failed to find cancers earlier, and also delayed diagnosis for others. William …

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Should blood tests to screen for cancer be used on a population basis? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 03, 2026

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When large populations of people were screened for multiple cancers using a blood test, not only didn’t cancers get found earlier, others who were not screened had delays in their diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center …

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How do GLP-1 agonists compare against other strategies for weight reduction and cancer risk reduction? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 03, 2026

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For some types of cancer obesity is clearly a risk factor. Now a new study shows that when people with obesity take a GLP-1 agonist to lose weight, they also reduce their risk for these cancers. Kimmel Cancer Center director …

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How are one class of diabetes drugs related to cancer risk? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 03, 2026

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GLP-1 agonists are a class of drugs originally developed to treat diabetes but have been shown to be helpful for weight loss. Now a new study looks at whether their use reduces the risk of obesity related cancers. William Nelson, …

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