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How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patients

How deep-rooted medical bias creates deadly consequences for addiction patientsWorldPing

Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.

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We can help frogs beat a deadly disease. But can they still reproduce?WorldPing
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We can help frogs beat a deadly disease. But can they still reproduce?

Many people are blissfully unaware that the world's frogs and amphibians are fighting their own deadly pandemic. In fact, this fungal disease—chytridiomycosis, or chytrid for short—is the worst wildlife disease on record.

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