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Fewer than 4% of adults in Wuhan, China, tested positive for antibodies against COVID-19, putting the possibility of countries developing “herd immunity” against the virus without a vaccine in doubt....Read More

Areas of the country that instituted stay-at-home orders to limit the spread of COVID-19 reduced case counts by up to 200%, according to a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

People with HIV experience aging-related illnesses such as heart disease and brain disorders earlier than those without the virus, even if they have been on antiretroviral therapy, a UCLA-led study found....Read More

Researchers have developed a simple blood test to identify pancreatic cancers that are more likely to respond to treatment than others, according to a paper published Thursday by Clinical Cancer Research....Read More

Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar said Wednesday that he expects “one or two safe and effective” COVID-19 vaccines to be available by the end of the year....Read More

Older adults who use opioid pain drugs before minor surgery are up to 68% more likely to die within 90 days of the procedure compared with those who never used the drugs, an analysis in JAMA...

Black people in the United States who are obese are three times as likely to test positive for COVID-19 as obese White people, according to an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Encouraging classmates to defend bullied pupils may do more harm than good, according to a review of existing research published Tuesday by Child Development Perspectives....Read More

Open windows and glass droplet screens placed in front of desks significantly reduce airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school classrooms, an analysis published Tuesday by the journal Physics of Fluid found....Read More

Just over half of all people in the United States are “extremely, moderately or slightly likely” to take a COVID-19 vaccine that meets the Food and Drug Administration’s minimum threshold for effectiveness....Read More