Monthly Archives: October 2020

Covid-19 outbreak leads to dangerous delay in cancer diagnosis

Decreases in mammograms and other screening procedures after a coronavirus epidemic strikes can lead to missed and delayed cancer diagnoses, according to statistics from insurance claims, lab orders, Medicare billings, and oncology-practice records. Starting this spring, the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of cancer screenings were postponed following concerns about the …

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New research suggests that cows prefer to communicate individually

New research from Farm Stria suggests that farm animals prefer to chat face-to-face. Instead of listening to the sound recorded by the loudspeaker, the cow feels more relaxed after talking directly to live humans, the researchers found. “Our study suggests that live communication is more comfortable for our animals than …

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