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Use of statin cholesterol-lowering drugs in the United States has increased by roughly 20% over the past decade, with more than 70% of those taking the medications adhering to their prescribed treatment regimen....Read More

People who had COVID-19 are protected against reinfection with the virus for at least six months, according to a study posted online Friday by researchers at Oxford University in England....Read More

Deaths from HIV-related causes in the United States have declined 48% over the past decade, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged Americans not to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in order to limit the spread of COVID-19....Read More

More than 1 in 4 older adults with COVID-19 first experience delirium — a state of confusion or disorientation — before other symptoms of the virus appear, according to a study published by Thursday....Read More

A COVID-19 vaccine under development in England safely promotes an immune response against the virus, particularly in elderly recipients, a study published Thursday by The Lancet found....Read More

Overt and systemic racism explains at least some of the elevated COVID-19 case counts in parts of the United States, according to an analysis published Wednesday by PLOS ONE....Read More

Taking a vitamin D3 supplement reduces a person’s risk for metastatic cancer and death by 17%, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for the first rapid coronavirus test that can be administered at home....Read More

A vaccine against COVID-19 developed in China safely produces antibodies against the virus in 92% of the people who receive it, according to a study published Tuesday by The Lancet Infectious Diseases....Read More