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About 70% of new fathers in the United States are overweight or obese, while one in five is a smoker, according to the results of a national survey published Friday by the journal PLOS One....Read More

The COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States were less effective at preventing against infection after the Omicron variant of the virus emerged in November, according to data released Friday by the CDC....Read More

People who experience symptoms of depression may be more susceptible to online misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Although drug brand names seen in television advertisements and elsewhere may seem bizarre, there typically is a method behind the seeming madness, experts said....Read More

Most young children with peanut allergies treated with immunotherapy achieved desensitization within 2 1/2 years, a study published Thursday by the Lancet found....Read More

Researchers at the University of Alabama-Birmingham have successfully transplanted two kidneys from a genetically modified pig into a human who was brain dead, they said....Read More

Post-menopausal women who reported a faster walking pace had a lower risk for developing heart failure, a study published Thursday by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found....Read More

A new CDC COVID-19 report Wednesday concluded that “vaccination remains the safest and primary strategy” to prevent COVID19 infections, complications and transmission of the virus....Read More

Watching television for four hours a day or more increases a person’s risk for blood clots, a study published Wednesday by the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found....Read More

Most children who develop a rare, but sometimes severe, heart complication due to COVID-19 recover quickly, a study published Wednesday by the Journal of the American Heart Association found....Read More