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Black children hospitalized in the United States have a significantly higher risk for death from sepsis than White or Hispanic children, according to a study published Monday by The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health....Read More

Nearly one in five people with COVID-19 spreads the virus to other members of their households, according to an analysis published Monday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Middle-aged and older adults with high blood pressure are at increased risk for more rapid cognitive decline, according to a study published Monday by the journal Hypertension....Read More

Children with seizure disorders, cerebral palsy and other neurological problems often experience “problematic” symptoms that involve treatment with multiple drugs, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Flu activity remains “unusually low” in many parts of the United States, according to data released Friday by the CDC, and experts say masking and social distancing to prevent spread of COVID-19 may be the reason....Read More

A new method of sex education focused on real-life experiences helps teens better understand sexual rights and ethics, including the importance of consent, an analysis published Friday by the journal Sex Education found....Read More

“Working” dogs trained to perform search and rescue tasks, detect explosives or diseases such as colon cancer correctly identified people infected with COVID-19 up to 100% of the time, French researchers said Thursday....Read More

ER visits related to child abuse and neglect declined by more than half nationally during the first nine months of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, but CDC researchers say it is not because...

Mail-order prescription drugs are exposed to potentially unsafe temperatures up to 87% of the time while they are in transit, an analysis presented during the American Society for Health-System Pharmacists meeting....Read More

Noncommunicable diseases accounted for seven of the world’s 10 leading causes of death in 2019, according to the World Health Organization, with heart disease continuing to top the list....Read More