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More than 60 million people in the United States may have been infected with the new coronavirus by mid-November, but that does not mean the population is nearing “herd immunity,” according to a new analysis....Read More

States with laws mandating flu shots for hospital workers saw reductions in deaths from influenza and pneumonia across their populations, a study published Friday by the Annals of Internal Medicine found....Read More

Women who make healthy lifestyle choices, including keeping off excess body weight, can significantly reduce their risk for developing acid reflux, or heartburn, symptoms, a study published Monday by JAMA Internal Medici...Read More

Smoking regular cigarettes and vaping produces harmful health effects similar to just smoking cigarettes on their own, a study published Monday by the journal Circulation found....Read More

Genetic mutations that fuel resistance to a drug intended to prevent malaria in pregnant women and children are common in countries that are fighting the disease, according to a PLOS Genetics analysis....Read More

The chemotherapy drug pralatrexate, originally developed to treat lymphoma, may be effective in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published Thursday by the journal PLOS Computational Biology....Read More

Women with advanced breast cancer may have a new weapon in their fight against the disease — a modified form of CAR-T based immunotherapy....Read More

Very low birth weight babies born with anemia don’t need transfusions with a high number of red blood cells to avoid complications including developmental delays, cerebral palsy, or hearing and vision loss, a study found...Read More

Dating app users are more likely to find lasting love than fleeting relationships, according to a study published Wednesday by the journal PLOS ONE....Read More

Just 60% of children with a common form of hearing loss see a specialist, and roughly one in four undergoes a full diagnostic work-up and receives treatment for the condition, according to a study published Wednesday....Read More