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Minimal suicide prevention programs for survivors of suicide attempts after being admitted to the hospital or emergency room can reduce the risk for repeated tries, according to research published Wednesday....Read More

Treatment with low-dose dexamethasone, a steroid, reduced the risk for death among COVID-19 patients on ventilator support by more than 30 percent, according to preliminary findings of the “Recovery” trial....Read More

More than 70 percent of COVID-19 patients treated at five Detroit hospitals are African American, providing further evidence that racial minorities are at greater risk from the new coronavirus....Read More

As much as 22 percent of the global population — or more than 1.7 billion people — has an underlying health condition that places them at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19, an analysis says....Read More

One in four parents describe themselves as “hesitant” about having their children vaccinated against the flu — and nearly three in four question it’s efficacy — according to the findings of a survey....Read More

People with HIV are living longer, and now have an average life expectancy approaching those who don’t have the disease, an analysis published Monday in JAMA Network Open has found....Read More

People who stockpiled toilet paper as the COVID-19 pandemic reached U.S. shores in March likely felt more threatened by the virus and, in general, emphasize preparedness in other facets of their lives....Read More

A new test is capable of confirming COVID-19 using urine, blood, saliva or mouth-swab samples in 30 to 45 minutes, according to a study published Friday by the journal PLOS ONE....Read More

American adults are having less sex, according to an analysis in JAMA Network Open....Read More

High-potency marijuana flower and concentrates don’t get users any more intoxicated than lower potency forms, according to a study published Thursday by JAMA Psychiatry....Read More