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Ready to see your doctor but scared to go? Here are some guidelines

  • Written by Rebekah Rollston, Clinical Associate, Tufts University
imageBecause of coronavirus, you can expect changes when visiting the doctor.Getty Images / Ariel Skelley

What happens when a pandemic brings in-person visits with your doctor to a grinding halt? While the world grappled with managing COVID-19, millions found routine appointments – for vaccines, pap smears, mammograms, colonoscopies or other...

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