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Consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the United States declined significantly between 2003 and 2016, according to a report published Thursday by the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics....Read More

Becoming ill with both COVID-19 and the seasonal flu is possible — but it’s unclear whether one virus can makes the other one worse, experts said this week....Read More

A promotional program designed to educate patients on HIV risk and prevention saw use of a preventive drug regimen among at-risk groups in Africa increase by more than 50%, according to a study published Wednesday....Read More

A routine blood test may help doctors and nurses identify COVID-19 patients at risk for severe illness and death, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

COVID-19 causes acute kidney injury that can lead to death in some people infected with the virus, a study published Tuesday by the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found....Read More

Encouraging voluntary social distancing may be more effective at containing the spread of COVID-19, while increasing compliance and reducing economic costs, according to the authors of an analysis of cellphone data....Read More

Researchers have identified a potential new drug to treat enterovirus 71, a common cause of hand, foot and mouth disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications....Read More

CDC officials continued to modify the agency’s guidelines on COVID-19, this time pulling down a days-old change suggesting that the virus can spread at a distance greater than 6 feet, particularly indoors....Read More

Getting too much or too little sleep may increase the risk for cognitive decline or dementia in older adults, according to a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

A mobile app that encourages users to overcome the urge to smoke was nearly 50% more likely to get people to successfully quit than an app that focuses on avoiding urges, a study published Monday says....Read More