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USPSTF: Effects from COVID-19?
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The COVID-19 pandemic sparked debate about medicine and politics, but the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has not strayed from its mission, said Chair Michael J. Barry, MD. Transparency helps improve trustworthiness to the patients and clinicians.
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