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The effectiveness of new vaccines developed to prevent COVID-19 likely depends on how well they are distributed and the degree to which the public is willing to take them, public health experts said....Read More

The effectiveness of medication to prevent HIV in women depends at least in part on the health of vaginal bacteria, according to a study published Thursday by PLOS Pathogens....Read More

More than two-thirds of all teen and young adult e-cigarette users in the United States curtailed the habit or quit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study published by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Two-thirds of parents of children under 18 are worried about the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their child’s mental health, according to the findings of a survey released Wednesday....Read More

Stress hormones and immune cells called neutrophils may awaken dormant cancer cells and cause tumors to regrow after treatment, according to a study published Wednesday by Science Translational Medicine....Read More

New CDC guidelines recommend that close contacts of people infected with the new coronavirus should quarantine for seven to 10 days after exposure, down from the 14 days currently suggested, officials said....Read More

Use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco among adolescents and teens in the United States has declined by nearly one-fifth annually over the past decade, according to an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Making midwife services more widely available worldwide could reduce maternal deaths, newborn deaths and stillbirths by about two-thirds, particularly in developing countries, according to an analysis published Tuesday....Read More

Researchers in Finland have developed a machine-learning tool that accurately predicts how different cancer drugs kill disease cells, according to a paper published Tuesday by Nature Communications....Read More

Drivers who vape a combination of THC and CBD or THC alone show signs of impairment up to four hours later, a study published Tuesday by JAMA found....Read More