Prostate cancer screening after 70: Experts question guidance after Biden’s diagnosis

Former President Joe Biden’s aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis has raised questions about prevention and detection. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that men aged 55 to 69 discuss the potential benefits and risks of PSA (prostate-specific antigen) screening with their healthcare provider and make an individual decision about screening. They recommend that men…

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Trans athlete qualifies for California girls’ track and field state championship amid federal investigation

A biologically male trans athlete will compete for the girls’ long jump and triple jump state championship in California next week.  The trans athlete finished in first place in both events at Saturday’s California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Track Championship Masters Qualifiers.  In triple jump, the athlete won with a distance of 40-04.75, while the runner…

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Summer blockbuster season is here

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 84, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, so psyched you found us, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Mubi and Around The Horn and millennial tech,…

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