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The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has said it is pausing all immunization campaigns for the next six months to prevent further spread of COVID-19 and make available resources to fight the pandemic....Read More

Limited supplies of the anti-malarials chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could hinder plans to use them to treat COVID-19, experts warned Thursday, adding that the use poses a danger for patients already on the drugs....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday lessened restrictions that prevent many gay and bisexual men from donating blood as the country faces blood shortages because of the COVID-19 pandemic....Read More

Some Americans with cancer are experiencing disruptions to treatment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts acknowledged Wednesday....Read More

Some Americans with cancer are experiencing disruptions to treatment because of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts acknowledged Wednesday....Read More

Women who engage in 90 minutes of mat Pilates weekly saw blood pressure declines of up to six points, and experienced a drop in their percentage of body fat, according to study results published Wednesday in...

Stress at work — including high workloads and dysfunctional workplace culture — can lead those with diagnosed mental health disorders to call out sick more often, a new analysis has found....Read More

Google is celebrating medical scientist and polio expert Dame Jean Macnamara with a new Doodle on what would have been her 121st birthday....Read More

Americans with diabetes, chronic lung disease and heart disease appear to be at higher risk for severe COVID-19 compared to those who are otherwise healthy, a new analysis from the CDC has confirmed....Read More

Black men may be up to five times more likely to die from prostate cancer than white men, a new study has found....Read More