
What We're Reading: Cancer Moonshot Creates Hard Feelings With Some Researchers
What we're reading, February 1, 2016: some medical researchers disagree with sharing raw data used in their research; the medical community is torn on whether or not the annual checkup is worthwhile; and Donald Trump vows to extend healthcare coverage to the lower class.
While medical researchers agree in theory with Vice President Joe Biden’s cancer moonshot proposal, the idea of sharing raw data used in research has created dissension among the community,
Physicians remain mixed on whether or not the annual checkup is a worthwhile endeavor. The annual checkup was once an unquestioned practice, but now it is being debated with some medical societies recommending against it for healthy adults.
Donald Trump continues to set himself apart from his Republican opponents. Although he remains vague on the details, the GOP frontrunner pledged to extend healthcare coverage to the lower class,
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