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Google is celebrating physician Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis and hand washing with a new Doodle....Read More

Older adults and those with underlying health conditions are at highest risk for serious illness from COVID-19, but one in five Americans between age 20 and 44 with coronavirus have also required hospitalization....Read More

Studies that assess risks to pregnant women undergoing treatment for opioid addiction may have significant flaws that overstate the impact of drugs like buprenorphine and methadone on child development....Read More

For younger men diagnosed with prostate cancer, a “wait-and-see” approach is often recommended, delaying treatment until the disease worsens. But research indicates aggressive therapy is more beneficial....Read More

Fever, cough and shortness of breath have been widely acclaimed as the hallmark symptoms of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, but a new analysis suggests that diarrhea may be common as well....Read More

Treatment of opioid addiction in pregnant mothers may be as harmful to their unborn children as the drugs themselves, a review of existing research has found, although better-quality studies are needed, researchers say....Read More

Psychotherapy may be more effective for adults with depression than in children and adolescents, a new study has found....Read More

Social distancing may be inconvenient, and lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation, but it can also help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, experts from the Bloomberg School of Public Health said....Read More

Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia believe they have identified how the body’s immune system responds to the new coronavirus, providing insights into potential keys to recovering from the disease....Read More

In a new analysis published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open, researchers estimated that more than 880,000 people worldwide died from exposure to secondhand smoke in 2016, compared to nearly 950,000 in 1990....Read More