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One day after the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was confirmed in California, a second case of the highly contagious strain was identified in Minnesota, public health officials there said Thursday....Read More

COVID-19 vaccines offer less protection in people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, but are still better than no protection at all, a study published Thursday by JAMA Oncology found....Read More

Omicron has arrived in the United States, but its effects on the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic remain unknown, experts said Wednesday....Read More

Survivors of severe COVID-19 may have increased risk of death within 12 months of initial infection, a study published Wednesday by the journal Frontiers in Medicine found....Read More

New HIV infections have increased among Hispanic gay and bisexual men in the United States over the past decade, according to figures released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

COVID-19 infections in people who are fully vaccinated are rare, but more common and severe among those with weaker immune systems, an analysis published Tuesday by the Journal of Medical Economics found....Read More

People with “long-haul” COVID-19 have symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome and other breathing problems months after first testing positive for the virus, a Journal of the American College of Cardiology study found....Read More

Scientists around the world are scrambling to understand the new Omicron variant of COVID-19, identified last week — its symptoms, severity and contagion....Read More

Vaping, without previous cigarette smoking, is linked to biological changes that can cause inflammation, leading to disease, a study published Tuesday found....Read More

A hepatitis C drug, telaprevir, can block the function of essential proteins in bacteria, which may allow to it be repurposed to limit antibiotic resistance, a study released Tuesday showed....Read More