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More than two-thirds of people on waiting lists for heart transplants survive for at least one year until a donor organ becomes available, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Cardiology found....Read More

Yoga is an effective treatment for generalized anxiety disorder, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry said, though researchers say therapy proved to be effective for more people....Read More

Adults with severe obesity are more than three times as likely to be hospitalized with severe COVID-19 than those who maintain a healthy weight, according to a study published Tuesday by the journal PNAS....Read More

The U.S. saw a spike in COVID-19 infections in nursing homes during a one-week period in July, with more than 8,600 new cases, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Health Care Association....Read More

Teens and young adults who vape are up to seven times more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than peers who don’t use e-cigarettes, according to a study published Tuesday by the Journal of Adolescent Health....Read More

Nearly 82% of online reports on COVID-19 posted by news sites and global health organizations, as well as on social media platforms, between late December and early April were described as rumors or conspiracy theories....Read More

Up to half of U.S. consumers are confused by the labeling on food products such as cereal, bread and crackers, causing them to make fewer healthy choices, a study published by Public Health Nutrition found....Read More

Thunderstorms were associated with an additional 50,000 emergency room visits for older adults with asthma and COPD in the United States between 1999 and 2012, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine....Read More

A New Mexico man in his 20s has died from septicemic plague, health authorities say. It is the first human plague death in New Mexico this year and the second case this year in the state....Read More

Roughly one in three children hospitalized with COVID-19 across the country have required treatment in the intensive care unit, according to figures released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More