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Preliminary findings on two COVID-19 treatments are expected within three weeks, as numbers of new cases in China begin to dwindle, World Health Organization officials said Thursday....Read More

Nearly half of transgender youth avoid disclosing their gender identity to healthcare providers for fear of discrimination and stigmatization, a new study shows....Read More

In the latest study assessing the impact of the changes in eligibility allowed under Obamacare, those residing in states that opted to expand Medicaid were shown to be diagnosed with cancer earlier....Read More

Egypt, Algeria and South Africa are among the highest-risk countries in Africa as the COVID-19 outbreak threatens to expand to the continent, but other nations with less-prepared health systems may be more vulnerable....Read More

In utero exposure to the chemical phthalate has been linked with autistic traits in young boys, according to an analysis published Wednesday in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives....Read More

In a study, researchers report that while fluoride has benefits for teeth, over-exposure can damage the ability of enamel cells to take in and store calcium....Read More

Researchers have gained understanding of a complex biological process that stimulates production of alveolar in the lungs of babies — without which, premature infants are more susceptible to microbial infections....Read More

Children conceived using in vitro fertilization have a slightly higher risk of dying during infancy than those conceived naturally, a study published Tuesday in the journal Sterility and Fertility suggests....Read More

Stealing, bullying, lying — it turns out these antisocial behaviors may have their origins in the brain structures of individuals who engage in them, a study published in the journal The Lancet Psychiatry has found....Read More

Regulatory officials in China announced Monday that they have approved the antiviral favilavir for use in the treatment of the novel coronavirus COVID-19....Read More