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Blood samples collected from patients with severe COVID-19 can be analyzed by a machine learning approach to predict whether they will recover and survive or die from the disease, a PLOS Digital Health study found....Read More

Nearly one-third of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participants given a placebo as part of studies reported experiencing side effects after receiving the sham product, a JAMA Network Open analysis found....Read More

Scientists have been working with mRNA technology for more than two decades, and many believe that it can produce vaccines against cancer, malaria, heart disease, HIV and other diseases....Read More

Many older cancer patients whose disease has spread to other parts of the body continue to receive high-dose radiation therapy, despite guidelines that recommend against its use, a JAMA Health Forum analysis found....Read More

Becoming infected with the Epstein-Barr virus increases a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis later, a study published Thursday by Science found....Read More

Fewer children and teens age 17 years and younger have been vaccinated against the flu this winter compared with 2020-21, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday....Read More

Advance payments for the Child Tax Credit, part of last year’s federal American Rescue Plan, reduced food insufficiency in households across the country by 26%, a study published Thursday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Better recall of people’s names and faces may be a matter of improved sleep, a study published Wednesday by the journal NPJ: Science of Learning found....Read More

Younger adults with a history of heart disease and other heart-related ailments can enjoy sex, safely, provided they take precautions, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Cardiology found....Read More

Adults age 50 years and older sickened with COVID-19 experience declines in mobility and ability to perform day-to-day physical activities up to eight months after infection, a study published by JAMA Network Open found....Read More