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People with depression and anxiety experience lingering symptoms of both disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period, even if they continue drug treatment, a new study found....Read More

Civica Rx announced Thursday its intent to produce its own insulin in order to dramatically reduce the cost of a widely used medicine that has seen its price soar in recent years....Read More

Drinking alcohol with meals, particularly wine, may reduce a person’s risk for Type 2 diabetes. Consuming alcohol with meals was associated with a 14% lower risk for Type 2 diabetes compared with intake without eating....Read More

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is 91% effective at protecting those ages 12 to 18 years against infection for at least four months after their second shot, a study published Thursday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

People with lymphoma and blood cancers, as well as those who have lung, prostate or breast cancer, may be at higher risk for having new onset Guillain-Barré syndrome, a study published by the journal Neurology found....Read More

Deaths after drug overdoses were 16% higher among Black Americans than in White Americans in 2020, the first time this has been the case since 1999, an analysis published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

COVID-19 patients who suffer a cardiac arrest while in the hospital are more likely to die than those who are not infected and often experience delays in care for their heart issues due to virus fears....Read More

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine provides children ages 5 to 11 years with less protection against emergency room and urgent care facility visits related to virus symptoms compared to teens, according to CDC data....Read More

About one in six people in the United States who undergo hernia repair surgery need to have the procedure again within 10 years due to recurrence, a study published Tuesday by JAMA found....Read More

Children diagnosed with inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, are more than twice as likely to develop cancers later in life compared with others, a JAMA Network Open analysis found....Read More