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Anakinra, a drug developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis might help patients who have developed acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19, a small study published by The Lancet Rheumatology has found....Read More

Cancer survivors have a lower risk for a fatal opioid overdose — from prescription pain medications or illegal drugs — than those without the disease, an analysis published Thursday by JAMA Oncology shows....Read More

Bio-engineered models of the human brain infected with herpes simplex virus-1 develop many of the same characteristics found in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new analysis published by Science Advances....Read More

Communities across the U.S. still need to expand hospital capacity to manage new COVID-19 cases, even as some states loosen social distancing restrictions, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open says....Read More

The CDC estimates that 40 percent of U.S. teens are sexually active — 42 percent of females and 38 percent of males 15 and 19 years of age — numbers that have dropped significantly since 1988....Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a path of destruction in urban centers throughout the northeastern United States, but the next outbreak hotspots could have even deadlier effects in rural areas....Read More

Certain high blood pressure medications may be linked with more serious illness from COVID-19, but they don’t increase a person’s risk for getting the disease, a new study published Tuesday by JAMA Cardiology reports....Read More

Interferon beta, a drug originally developed to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is being explored as a possible cure for the severe lung infections caused by COVID-19, media reports confirmed Monday...Read More

More patient portals and electronic health records should enable users to create “proxy” accounts for nurses and home aids to prevent unintentional sharing of personal health details, researchers said Monday....Read More

Leaders across the United States should plan for a worst-case scenario, second wave to the COVID-19 pandemic, including no vaccine availability or herd immunity, say experts at the University of Minnesota....Read More