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LIFESTYLE May 2 Short questions with Dana Perino for Dr. Marc Siegel Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel shares with Dana Perino what drew him to medicine, what constitutes effective leadership in health care and what he feels the U.S. learned from COVID.
HEALTH April 30 Breast cancer mammogram screenings should start at age 40 instead of 50, says health task force Women should get mammograms every other year starting at age 40, according to updated recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).