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Researchers at Florida Atlantic University this week announced plans to begin studying a new device that might help spot future outbreaks of COVID-19 and other infections among healthcare workers and the public....Read More

Nearly half of all frontline healthcare workers treating patients with COVID-19 in Italy have experienced symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, during the outbreak there....Read More

Native Americans and Alaska Natives are up to three times more likely to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to a statement from the American Heart Association published Thursday by the journal Circulation....Read More

Up to 40 percent of patients with COVID-19 may be asymptomatic, according to a small analysis published Wednesday, but they may still be contagious — albeit, for less time than those with more serious disease....Read More

Lower socioeconomic status doubles a person’s risk for a heart attack and the likelihood of dying from heart disease earlier in life, according to analysis published Wednesday in JAMA Cardiology....Read More

Users of marijuana and other cannabis products with high levels of THC are four times more likely to abuse the drug and nearly twice as likely to develop anxiety disorders, according to a study in JAMA...

Workplace wellness programs designed to encourage employees to engage in activities and monitor their health might have negligible benefits, according to a study published Tuesday by JAMA Internal Medicine....Read More

A genetic mutation linked to dementia might increase a person’s risk for serious illness from COVID-19, a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Gerontology said....Read More

More than one in five LGBTQ teens who die by suicide suffered bullying because of their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a study published Tuesday by JAMA Pediatrics....Read More

City-dwellers are nearly 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, than those living in more rural areas, a study presented at the European Academy of Neurology Virtual Congress has found....Read More