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LGB Americans among the top 10 populations disproportionately affected by tobacco use, according to a new report by the American Lung Association....Read More

Asian Americans protect themselves from the sun’s potentially harmful rays differently from those in other racial and ethnic groups, and research into skin cancer risk needs to take these distinctions into account....Read More

Smoking marijuana impacts adults’ ability to drive safely, yet most who use the drug believe otherwise, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found....Read More

The emergence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 led to a record number of infections, emergency-room visits and hospital admissions over a seven-day period earlier this month, according to data released by the CDC....Read More

Using blood plasma collected from patients who have recovered from COVID-19 to treat those actively battling the virus only works in some cases, an analysis published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Contracting COVID-19 after becoming fully vaccinated and or becoming vaccinated after being sickened with the virus provide strong immunity against future infection, a study published by the Science Immunology found....Read More

Antibodies capable of countering the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus still are present in the body four months after a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, researchers have reported....Read More

One-year-olds whose mothers received large monthly cash gifts showed signs of increased brain activity crucial to learning and development compared to those whose families received smaller payments, a study found....Read More

Supportive relationships with family and friends and healthy physical activity and sleep prevented adolescents and teens from developing mental health problems during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic....Read More

Small increases in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among older adults in the United States prevents up to an estimated 275,000 deaths annually, a study published Monday JAMA Internal Medicine found....Read More