Ronnie Cohen

1 week ago | wgbh.org | Ronnie Cohen

CT scans diagnose afflictions from tumors to kidney stones to life-threatening diseases and injuries, such as aneurysms and blood clots leading to stroke. But the radiation emitted by this essential diagnostic tool may cause more harm than previously known and could eventually be responsible for roughly 5% of all cancers diagnosed in the U.S. in a single year, finds.

2 weeks ago | americasvoice.org | Ronnie Cohen |Ted Hesson |Kristina Cooke |Miriam Jordan

NPR How Trump’s immigration policies could worsen the health care worker shortage By Ronnie Cohen April 09, 2025 Reuters Trump plans to fine migrants $998 a day for failing to leave after deportation order By Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke April 08, 2025 The New York Times ‘Where’s Alex?’ A Beloved Caregiver Is Swept Up in Trump’s Green Card Crackdown By Miriam Jordan April 09, 2025 NPR The IRS finalizes a deal to share tax information with immigration authorities By Joel Rose April 08, 2025...

1 month ago | lacrossetribune.com | Ronnie Cohen

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves. Some doctors and researchers who are invested in a more individualized approach to finding troublesome tumors are skeptical, raising questions about the data and the reasoning behind the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s about-face from its 2016 guidelines.

1 month ago | stltoday.com | Ronnie Cohen

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves. Some doctors and researchers who are invested in a more individualized approach to finding troublesome tumors are skeptical, raising questions about the data and the reasoning behind the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s about-face from its 2016 guidelines.

1 month ago | mtstandard.com | Ronnie Cohen

While physicians mostly applauded a government-appointed panel’s recommendation that women get routine mammography screening for breast cancer starting at age 40, down from 50, not everyone approves. Some doctors and researchers who are invested in a more individualized approach to finding troublesome tumors are skeptical, raising questions about the data and the reasoning behind the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s about-face from its 2016 guidelines.