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• 139 Clients, No COVID Infections: Hair Salon Study Shows Face Masks Work

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• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study

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• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out

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• 4 Out of 5 People With COVID-19 Will Develop Symptoms: Study

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• A Dangerous Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria May Now Lurk in U.S. Water, Soil

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• A Few People With COVID Went a Crowded Bar: Here's What Happened

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• A Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms, Even After Mild Cases

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• Add Gum Disease to List of Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19

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• Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says

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• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled

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• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study

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• After COVID-19 Exposure, When Can Young Athletes Resume Play?

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• AHA News: Persistent Depression Might Increase Heart Disease Risk for Women With HIV

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• Allergists' Group Updates Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Almost 47 Million Americans Already Infected With Coronavirus by Nov. 15: Study

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• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll

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• Alyssa Milano Is Losing Her Hair to COVID-19

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• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

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• Amid Pandemic, Fears That Older Americans Are Feeling 'Expendable'

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• Amid Pandemic, Protest Peacefully While Staying Healthy

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• An Expert's Guide to Fighting Coronavirus Stress

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• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?

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• Annual 'COVID-19 Season' May Be Here to Stay, Scientists Predict

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• Another Side Effect of COVID-19 -- Lasting Hearing Problems?

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• Another Study Finds COVID Doesn't Spread in Schools With Proper Safeguards

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• Answering the Call: How COVID-19 Hotline Staffers Helped Panicked New Yorkers

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• Answers to Your Questions About Face Masks

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• Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Odds for Asthma in Kids

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• Antibodies Fade a Few Weeks After Mild COVID-19, Study Finds

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• Anti-Vaxxers Mounting Internet Campaigns Against COVID-19 Shots

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• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?

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• Are You Feeling 'Pandemic Fatigue'?

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• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States

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• As New COVID Variants Emerge, Do You Need to 'Double Mask'?

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• As Schools Reopen, Many Students, Staff Live With High-Risk Family Member

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• As States Reopen, What Is 'Contact Tracing' and How Does it Work?

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• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening

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• As U.S. Decides Who Gets COVID Vaccine Next, More Infectious Strain Seen in Britain

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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

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• AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts

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• AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Good Results in Late Trials

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• Asymptomatic Coronavirus Carriers Can Shed Virus on Surfaces: Study

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• Baby's Meningitis Case Highlights Growing Danger of Antibiotic Resistance

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• Backyard Chicken Coops Pose Threat of 'Viral Spillover' to People

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• Bacterial Blood Infections Tied to Heightened Colon Cancer Risk

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• Bans on Evictions, Utility Shutoffs Are Curbing COVID Infections: Study

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• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test

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• Benefits of Social Distancing Outweigh Economic Toll: Study

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• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

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• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

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• Blood Count May Offer Clues to Treatment of COVID-19: Study

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• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients

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• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19

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• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men

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• Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19

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• Brazilian Man Is Free of HIV After Drug Treatment, Researchers Say

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• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients

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• Bright Side: Sunnier Areas Have Lower COVID-19 Death Rates

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• British, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Show Promise

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• Brush With Common Cold Might Help Protect Against COVID-19

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• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?

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• Can Food From an Infected Cook Give You COVID-19?

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• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

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• CDC Says 3 Feet of Social Distancing Now OK in Most Classrooms

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• CDC Shrinks COVID Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel

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• Celebrate Autumn Traditions Without Raising Your COVID Risk

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• Cellphone Tracking Can Help Predict Pandemic's Spread

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• Cellphones Are 'Trojan Horses' for Viruses, Study Finds

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• Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19

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• Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds

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• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk

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• China's Controls May Have Headed Off 700,000 COVID-19 Cases: Study

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• Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

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• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually

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• Climate Change May Have Helped Emergence of New Coronavirus

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• Clues to Why COVID-19 Hits Men Harder Than Women

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• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter

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• College Campuses Are COVID 'Superspreaders,' Study Finds

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• Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus

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• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

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• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus

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• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

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• Congress Passes Pandemic Economic Relief Package

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• Connecticut Man's Illness Suggests Recurrent Case of COVID-19 Is Possible

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• Contact Tracing Useless Unless It's Speedy: Study

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• Coronavirus Antibodies Appear to Stop Reinfection for Months

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• Coronavirus Can Infect, Inflame the Thyroid

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• Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest

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• Coronavirus Doesn't Favor Crowded Cities, Study Shows

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• Coronavirus Hangs Around Even After Symptoms Subside

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• Coronavirus Immunity Might Last at Least 6 Months

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• Coronavirus in a Cough: Tests Show Masks Stopping the Spread

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• Coronavirus Most Contagious Soon After Infection

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• Coronavirus on a Plane: One Flight's History Outlines the Risk

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• Coronavirus Was Already Spreading in U.S. in January: Study

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• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

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• Could Americans Get to COVID Herd Immunity by Late Spring?

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• Could Face Shields Replace Masks in Preventing COVID-19?

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• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

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• Could Lower Testosterone Help Men Ward Off COVID-19?

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• Could Survivors' Blood Help Patients Battling COVID-19? Trials May Tell

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• Could Your Mask Be a Kind of Vaccine Against COVID-19?

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• Could Zinc Help Fight COVID-19?

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• COVID Antibodies Found in Less Than 10% of Americans

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• COVID Cases Climb in the Midwest as British Variant Takes Hold in U.S.

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• COVID Cases Could Double by Biden's Inauguration: Study

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• COVID Conflicts Are Putting Big Strains on Relationships

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• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

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• COVID Hits Young Adults Harder Than Thought: Study

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• COVID in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms

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• COVID in Pregnancy Won't Affect Obstetric Outcomes: Study

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• COVID May Have Been Circulating in LA Months Earlier Than Believed

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• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

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• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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• COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home

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• 'COVID Toe' Lesions Probably Not Caused by COVID-19, Studies Find

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• COVID Vaccine Advised for Alzheimer's Patients, Their Caregivers

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• COVID Vaccine Rollout Could Begin Mid-December, Fauci Says

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• COVID-19 Antibodies Decline Quickly in Donated Plasma: Study

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• COVID-19 Cases Drop in Warm Weather, But Not Much

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• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year

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• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts

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• COVID-19 Deaths Have Already Left 1.2 Million Americans Grieving

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• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows

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• COVID-19 Immunity Might Last at Least 8 Months: Study

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• COVID-19 Is Tougher on Older Men, and Scientists May Now Know Why

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• COVID-19 May Strike More Cats Than Believed

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• COVID-19 May Trigger High Blood Sugar, Raising Death Risk: Study

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• COVID-19 May Trigger Long-Term Thyroid Issues: Study

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• COVID-19 Not Likely to Be Transmitted by Breast Milk: Study

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• COVID-19 Precautions Extend to Car Seats, Seat Belts

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• COVID-19 Prevention Might Translate Into Record Low Flu Rates: CDC

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• COVID-19 Still Rare in Kids, But Far From Harmless: Study

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• COVID-19 'Super Spreaders' Quickly Fill Room With Virus -- But Masks Help

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• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys

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• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival

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• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study

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• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• Dental Practices Rebound as U.S. Dentists Look Forward to COVID Vaccine

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• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study

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• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives

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• Despite Setbacks, Reason for Hope Against COVID as 2020 Ends

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• Despite Threat of Lyme Disease, Tick Control Lags Across U.S.

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• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

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• Did Columbus Really Introduce Syphilis to Europe?

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• Did the New Coronavirus Come From Pangolins? New Study Says It's Possible

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Disappointment and Hope From Two HIV Prevention Trials

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• Do Ordinary Eyeglasses Offer Protection Against COVID-19?

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• Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study

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• Do-It-Yourself COVID Tests Work Fine, Without the Discomfort: Study

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• Dozens of Mammals May Be at Risk for Coronavirus Infection

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• Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People

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• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.

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• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills

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• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers

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• Exhaled 'Aerosols' Spread Coronavirus Up to 13 Feet, Shoes Carry Virus, Too

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• Face Masks Can Help Prevent Viral Spread, but They Aren't Perfect: Study

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• Face Masks, Yes, But Don't Forget Hand-Washing Too

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• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows

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• Facebook Posts Big Drivers in Vaccine Resistance, Study Finds

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• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End

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• Fauci Warns of Another Surge of COVID Cases After Thanksgiving Travel

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• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy

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• FDA Approves First Rapid COVID Test for Home Use

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• FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19

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• Fewer Kids May Be Carrying Coronavirus Without Symptoms Than Believed: Study

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• Final Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Get Underway

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• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought

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• Flu Shots for Kids Protect Everybody, Study Shows

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• Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?

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• Flushing a Public Toilet? Be Sure to Wear a Mask

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• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed

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• For Many Pregnant Women, COVID-19 Has Prolonged Effect

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• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time

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• Frequent Hand-Washing Tough on Those With Eczema

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• Gene Study Shows How Coronavirus Swept Through the Diamond Princess

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• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome

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• Got Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Stop Being Cautious, Experts Say

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• Half of COVID Survivors Struggle With Depression: Study

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• Have to Travel During Spring Break? Here's How to Stay Safe

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• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness

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• Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace

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• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study

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• Heart Defects Don't Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19

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• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective

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• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19

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• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

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• High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19

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• High-Tech Rings Are Tracking COVID-19 'Warning Signs'

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• HIV Can Travel From the Brain, Animal Study Suggests

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• HIV May Not Worsen COVID-19 Outlook

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• Homeless Shelters Are 'TinderBoxes' for Coronavirus, Studies Show

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• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home

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• How 4 U.S. Cities Helped Slow Coronavirus Spread

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• How Bad Was COVID in Your State? Governor's Party Affiliation Was Key

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• How Contact Lenses Affect Your Risk of COVID-19

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• How Dangerous Is Coronavirus to the Middle-Aged?

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• How Easily Does Coronavirus Spread at Home?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone

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• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero

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• How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols

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• How the Pandemic Is Changing Summer Camp

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• HPV Shots: Safe and Effective, But Many Parents Still Hesitate

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• HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

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• HRT Might Help Older Women Ward Off Recurrent UTIs

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• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills

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• If You Already Had COVID, Do You Need the COVID Vaccine?

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• If You've Had COVID, One Vaccine Jab Will Do: Study

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• Illinois Mandated 'Stay-at-Home' Orders, Nearby Iowa Didn't: Here's What Happened

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• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• In NYC at Least, Routine Child Vaccinations Rebound After Lockdown

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• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

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• In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination

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• In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain

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• In the COVID Era, Dental Appointments Won't Be the Same

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• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases

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• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies

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• Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital

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• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

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• Is a 'Twindemic' of COVID-19 and Flu Coming This Fall?

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• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?

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• I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?

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• Jailing, Arrest Practices Are Fueling COVID-19 Spread: Study

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• Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic

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• Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication

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• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study

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• Kids at 2 Utah Day Cares Easily Spread COVID to Families

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• Kids 'Efficient' Transmitters as COVID-19 Raced Through a Georgia Summer Camp

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• Kids Much Less Prone to Coronavirus Infection Than Adults: Study

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• Kids' Robust Immune Systems May Shield Them From COVID-19: Study

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• Kids, Teens Usually Have Mild COVID-19 Infections, Rarely Fatal Ones: Study

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• LA County Coronavirus Infections Are Up to 55 Times That of Reported Cases

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• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19

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• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19

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• Lockdown Led to Less Sex, Lower Use of HIV-Preventing Drugs: Survey

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• Long-Lasting Immunity Seems to Follow Serious COVID Cases

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• Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought

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• Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats

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• Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Higher Odds for Severe COVID

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• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks

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• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll

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• Many Babies Acquire Oral HPV, Probably From Mom

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• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken

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• Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study

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• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms

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• Many Kids Who Develop Severe COVID-Linked Syndrome Have Neurologic Symptoms

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• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments

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• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll

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• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage

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• Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread

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• Mask Wearing Declines, Even as COVID-19 Touches More U.S. Lives: Poll

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• Maskless Tourists Could Pass COVID-19 to Wild Gorillas

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• Masks and Summer Heat: Not a Great Mix, But Experts Have Tips

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• Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show

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• Masks, Video Calls: Pandemic Is Hampering Communication for Those With Hearing Problems

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• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

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• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study

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• Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study

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• Mild COVID-19 Often Appears With Only Gastro Symptoms: Study

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Mission Possible: Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping During the Pandemic

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• Moderna COVID Vaccine Offers Protection for at Least 6 Months: Study

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• Monkey Trials Offer New Hope for HIV Vaccine

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• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19

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• More COVID-19 Patients in ICUs Are Surviving Now: Study

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• More Data Suggests New Coronavirus Variants Weaken Vaccines, Treatments

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• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread

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• More Evidence That Masks Help Shield You From Coronavirus

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• More Infectious COVID Variant Likely Widespread in the U.S., Experts Say

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• More Layers Are Better With Homemade Face Masks

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• More Parents Balking at Giving Kids Cancer-Fighting HPV Vaccine

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• More Pets May Be Getting COVID-19 Than Realized

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• More Symptoms of Coronavirus: COVID Toes, Skin Rashes

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• More Than Half of Americans Know Someone Infected or Ill With COVID: Poll

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• Most Americans May Keep Wearing Masks, Distancing Even After Pandemic: Survey

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• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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• Most Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Stay That Way, Cruise Ship Data Shows

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• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer

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• Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well

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• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

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• Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline

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• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows

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• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study

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• Mutation Helps Coronavirus Infect More Human Cells, Study Shows

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• Narrow Hallways Ideal for Coronavirus Spread: Study

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• Navy Ship Outbreak Shows Most Young Aren't Spared COVID Symptoms

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• Nearly All Americans Who Got First COVID Shot Are Are Getting Their Second

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• Nearly Half of Coronavirus Infections May Be Asymptomatic

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• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery

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• Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus

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• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth

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• New Coronavirus Can Infect Your Eyes as Well as Your Lungs

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• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say

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• New Coronavirus Variant Out of Brazil Now in 5 U.S. States

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• New COVID-19 Tracking App May Find 'Hotspots' Across America

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• New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain

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• New Study Sheds Doubt on Notion Kids Aren't COVID-19 Spreaders

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• New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High

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• New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA

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• Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report

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• Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study

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• No Evidence Coronavirus Spreads Through Food or Food Packaging: FDA

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• No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study

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• No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome

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• Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV

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• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study

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• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

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• One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19

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• 'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong

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• Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease

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• Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates

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• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths

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• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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• Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits

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• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study

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• People Mount Strong Immune Responses to Coronavirus, Boding Well for a Vaccine

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• People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19

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• People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19

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• Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors

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• Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows

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• Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Shows 'Robust' Results in Early Trial

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• 'Pink Eye' Often a Symptom of COVID-19, and Infection Via Tears Possible

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• Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

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• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk

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• Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications

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• Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study

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• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

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• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

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• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

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• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study

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• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients

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• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health

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• Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Fight Severe COVID-19, Early Data Show

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• Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy

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• Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab

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• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

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• Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows

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• Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study

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• Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection

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• Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing

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• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold

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• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives

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• Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds

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• Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• 'Silent' COVID-19 More Widespread Than Thought

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• 'Silent' COVID-19 Produces as Much Virus as in Patients With Symptoms: Study

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• Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19

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• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread

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• Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween

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• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic

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• 'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19

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• Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19

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• Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids

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• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV

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• Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome

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• Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19

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• Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination

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• Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant

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• Speech Alone May Spread COVID-19, Study Shows

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• States Start to Loosen Restrictions as U.S. COVID Cases Level Off

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• Straight Talk From Front-Line Experts on Wearing a Mask

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• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

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• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

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• Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs

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• Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots

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• Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers

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• Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors

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• Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19

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• Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected

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• Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus

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• Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?

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• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative

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• Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn

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• Teachers Main Drivers of School COVID Outbreaks, So Vaccinations Needed: Study

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• Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study

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• That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study

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• 'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?

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• There's Bad News, Good News on Coronavirus' Spread in Cats

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