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Meeting public expectations of diagnostics is the next big test for the NHS

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Across the UK, radiology departments are understaffed by around 43%, while only 3% of histopathology departments have enough staff to meet clinical demand. Not all conditions are easily treatable, if at all. Investors in diagnostics already include some large insurers who want to know what risks they are taking with every policyholder.

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Who are the AACR Scientific Achievement Award winners?

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Carolyn R Bertozzi, PhD – Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research Bertozzi is the Baker Family Director of Sarafan ChEM-H, the Anne T and Robert M Bass Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Radiology at Stanford University.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Coverage

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Yale hospital administrators bought about 1,200 reusable silicone masks and started distributing them to local doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists. China has also announced plans to send doctors and medical supplies to Africa among other countries in the developing world to help them through the pandemic.