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Beth Israel Deaconess, Cambridge Health Alliance form partnership
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a downtown Boston hospital aggressively courting health providers in the suburbs, has formed a partnership with Cambridge Health Alliance, the two hospital systems announced Thursday.
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Urology group stops recommending routine PSA screening for men
A large physicians group representing urologists who treat prostate cancer has stopped recommending a routine blood test to screen for prostate cancer saying that men should decide for themselves whether to be screened for the prostate specific antigen marker.
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Physician group: No more routine PSA tests for men
A large physicians group representing urologists who treat prostate cancer has stopped recommending a routine blood test to screen for prostate cancer.
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Former Dana Farber director remembered for contribution to curing childhood cancer
Dr. Emil “Tom” Frei III, credited with proving that combinations of chemotherapy drugs could cure pediatric leukemia and thwart the progression of adult cancers, has died.
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Mich. AG seeks criminal probe of meningitis deaths
The state attorney general sought permission to launch a criminal investigation into a Mass. pharmaceutical company linked to a deadly outbreak of meningitis. (Globe)
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