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Nearly half of all Americans say they are worried about meeting healthcare costs incurred because of the expanding new coronavirus outbreak, a new survey by Healthcare.com has found....Read More

Newly updated evidence from the Cochrane Library shows participants in Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-Step programs have higher rates of abstinence than those treated with cognitive behavioral therapy....Read More

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it is investigating a deadly listeria outbreak linked to mushrooms imported from South Korea that has killed at least four people and hospitalized 30 others....Read More

In a study using mice, researchers at the University of Sydney discovered how skipping eating every other day affected proteins in the liver, impacting metabolism and overall organ function....Read More

A study published Tuesday in The Lancet suggests that a second patient has been cured of HIV. The patient underwent “successful” stem cell transplantation from donors with a HIV-resistant gene....Read More

Being of older age, having sepsis and a history of blood clotting are key risk factors for higher risk for death from COVID-19, according to an analysis of patients in China....Read More

The CDC says roughly 600 Americans have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus, COVID-19, but a new analysis suggests the real number may be as much as 15 times higher....Read More

The prescription drug Gabapentin may help those suffering from withdrawal symptoms during treatment for alcohol addiction, a new study has found....Read More

Reports suggest a subset of patients being reinfected by the novel coronavirus may be emerging, but experts say it is too soon to know if these patients have gotten it again or just relapsed....Read More

Travel restrictions and lockdowns are not ideal, but a study published Friday suggests they slowed the spread of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, and reduced the number of cases globally by up to 80 percent....Read More