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Black and White women benefit the most from late-in-life weight loss, an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open found. The women saw more improvement in walking ability and balance after dropping the weight....Read More

More than 60% of babies who die in infancy are born to mothers who were overweight or obese prior to becoming pregnant, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

About 20% of all COVID-19 infections in Georgia during the early stages of the outbreak were “directly” linked with 2% of the cases, according to a study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of...

Nearly one-third of all American high school students used e-cigarettes in 2019, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Asymptomatic young people could be “silent spreaders” of COVID-19, with higher levels of the virus in their systems than hospitalized adults, a study published Thursday by the Journal of Pediatrics found....Read More

Women who deliver preterm babies have a higher risk for developing chronic health conditions — and dying from them in the ensuing years, a study published Wednesday by BMJ found....Read More

Americans living in rural areas are more likely to commit suicide than those residing in cities, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

White Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 are just as likely to die from the disease as Black Americans, according to a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Just over 5% of American adults engage in “heavy drinking,” according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are just as effective as opioids at reducing pain from common musculoskeletal injuries like strains and sprains, analyses published by Annals of Internal Medicine found....Read More