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FILE - Medical staff prepare to move the body of a deceased COVID-19 patient to a funeral home van at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La., Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April 2022 confirms that 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
  • 13 April 2022
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering...
  • AP News
COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant
  • 3 June 2019
The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won't have to carry ominous...
  • AP News
Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant
FDA Approves 1st Immunotherapy Drug to Treat Breast Cancer
  • 8 March 2019
Mount Sinai breast cancer specialist Dr. Amy Tiersten in New York called it "tremendously exciting...
  • AP News
FDA Approves 1st Immunotherapy Drug to Treat Breast Cancer
Cancer, Juries, and Scientific Certainty: The Monsanto Roundup Ruling Explained
  • 17 August 2018
Juries sometimes render verdicts on scientific questions, but that doesn’t mean their verdict is always...
  • News
Cancer, Juries, and Scientific Certainty: The Monsanto Roundup Ruling Explained
Scientist in hazmat suit holding a vial.
Does the Cancer Act of 1939 Make It Illegal to Cure Cancer?
  • 18 July 2018
The act, which has had all but one of its provisions replaced or repealed, prevents...
  • Fact Check
Does the Cancer Act of 1939 Make It Illegal to Cure Cancer?
Marijuana in medical setting
Did the National Cancer Institute ‘Finally Admit’ That Marijuana Kills Cancer?
  • 4 June 2018
Viral stories falsely suggest that a NIH fact sheet was “quietly” amended to state that...
  • Fact Check
Did the National Cancer Institute ‘Finally Admit’ That Marijuana Kills Cancer?
Do ‘Spice Supreme’ Products Contain Dangerous, Cancer Causing Chemicals?
  • 30 April 2018
A California lawsuit alleges high levels of lead in spices manufactured by Spice Supreme’s parent...
  • News
Do ‘Spice Supreme’ Products Contain Dangerous, Cancer Causing Chemicals?
JUUL e-cigarette in the palm of someone's hand.
Has ‘JUULing’ Caused Cancer in High School and College Students?
  • 9 March 2018
Use of a JUUL e-cigarette is rumored to have caused cancer in four students.
  • Fact Check
Has ‘JUULing’ Caused Cancer in High School and College Students?
Calculator and stethoscope on financial statement concept for finance health check or cost of healthcare
Does the 2017 Republican Tax Bill Cut Cancer Treatments for Medicare Patients?
  • 4 December 2017
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act does not mention the health care program, but critics...
  • News
Does the 2017 Republican Tax Bill Cut Cancer Treatments for Medicare Patients?
How a Retired Scientist’s Questionable ‘Institute’ Convinced the Internet That Cancer Was Cured
  • 11 September 2017
The Socrates Institute for Therapeutic Immunology is run from the home of a defiant 92-year-old...
  • News
How a Retired Scientist’s Questionable ‘Institute’ Convinced the Internet That Cancer Was Cured
California Woman to Receive $417 Million in Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer
  • 22 August 2017
Eve Echeverria used Johnson & Johnson baby powder for more than 50 years and claims...
  • AP News
California Woman to Receive $417 Million in Lawsuit Linking Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer
Bottle that says "Cancer Vaccine"
Does Cuba Have a Cancer Vaccine That Has Already Cured Thousands?
  • 27 July 2017
While a treatment for lung cancer developed in Cuba has entered clinical trials in the...
  • Fact Check
Does Cuba Have a Cancer Vaccine That Has Already Cured Thousands?
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