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Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase a person’s risk for developing dementia, an analysis published Monday by JAMA Neurology has found....Read More

A fast, simple test for COVID-19 scheduled to be released Thursday could speed diagnosis and help focus healthcare workers on areas with the worst outbreaks, experts said Monday....Read More

Researchers analyzing death certificates in Kuwait found the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease increased by more than 300 percent on days when the temperature was 109 degrees Fahrenheit or higher....Read More

An increasing number of South Korean companies are joining a worldwide effort to develop drugs to treat the COVID-19 novel coronavirus....Read More

In findings released Friday, a review of studies out of China shows that COVID-19 can cause death in people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in those with no history of heart problems....Read More

Donor blood plasma from people who have recovered from COVID-19 appears to work as a treatment for the virus, a new analysis has revealed....Read More

Adolescents and young adults with family members on prescription opioids are more than twice as likely as others to overdose on the pain medications themselves, a new study has found....Read More

The lungs bear the brunt of COVID-19 in humans. A small study found that the new coronavirus impacted both lungs in nearly 80 percent of cases, with the majority showing significant injury....Read More

Most legal marijuana products may be too strong for pain relief, according to a study published Thursday in the journal PLOS ONE....Read More

Older black and Hispanic adults in the United States experience more severe depression and are less likely to be treated for it, according to an analysis published Thursday by JAMA Network Open....Read More