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Leana Wen

Leana Wen

Contributing Columnist at The Washington Post

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  • English
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  • Health & Medicine

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Opinion | Far too few patients are being screened for lung cancer

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Opinion | Yet another reason to get the shingles vaccine

A new study finds compelling evidence that the shingles vaccine has cardiovascular benefits.
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