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Carnival Cancels Most 2020 U.S. Cruises As CDC Extends Ban

By & • Oct 2, 2020
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Carnival Cruise Line is canceling most U.S. sailings through the end of this year. It's the latest sign that the cruise industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic could still be many months away.

The company says it's canceling sailings from all ports except its home ports of Miami and Port Canaveral, but it stressed that it still might not sail from those ports in November and December.

The Risks Of Reopening Florida Bars, Restaurants With No COVID-19 Restrictions

By • Sep 29, 2020

In Florida, restaurants and bars are now able to operate at full capacity with no coronavirus restrictions. Host Peter O’Dowd talks to Dr. Cindy Prins, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Florida, about the infection rate in Florida and whether the number of cases of coronavirus is likely to increase.

Uncertainty Grows on Mammograms

By • Feb 13, 2014
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Mammograms don't reduce the number of women dying from breast cancer, according to a large and long-term Canadian study. It's the latest chunk of data to raise questions in an increasingly partisan debate about the use of mammograms to screen for cancer.

Anti-Drug PSAs: Do They Work?

By • Apr 28, 2013