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Regions of the United States that voted Republican in the 2020 presidential election saw far more more hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin prescriptions written for people with COVID-19 than in Democratic areas....Read More

Treatment with the dewormer drug ivermectin failed to prevent patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 from progressing to serious illness, a study published Friday by JAMA Internal Medicine found....Read More

More than 90% of “high-touch” surfaces in long-term care facilities are contaminated with fecal matter and other potential sources of infectious disease spread, a study found....Read More

Children with insomnia are more likely than others to continue to suffer from the sleep disorder as adults, a study published Thursday by journal Pediatrics found....Read More

“Rogue antibodies” linked with severe COVID-19 may be behind the blood clots some people develop after getting infected with the virus, a study published Thursday by the journal Arthritis and Rheumatology found....Read More

People have had COVID-19 are at higher risk for mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, drug and alcohol use disorders and sleep disturbances, a study published Wednesday by the BMJ found....Read More

Using mRNA technology, the same approach used in two of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States, may help broken bones heal more effectively, a study published by the journal Science Advances found....Read More

A middle-aged Turkish man with leukemia has tested positive for COVID-19 continuously over 14 months, setting a record for the longest continuous infection in Turkey....Read More

Children living in neighborhoods with lower-quality schools and housing, high crime, and limited economic opportunities are more likely to develop complicated appendicitis, an indication of delayed access to surgery....Read More

Patients’ intolerance to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are “overestimated” and “over-diagnosed,” a new study found....Read More