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A new report being presented next week is expected to show that intrauterine contraceptive devices appear to effect the entire body — but that there’s no reason to be alarmed by their continued use....Read More

Within a few weeks, the U.S. could have access to a new antiviral pill from Merck expected to alter the deadly trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic — with a second option from Pfizer to follow shortly...

Becoming ill with the COVID-19 Delta variant during pregnancy nearly triples the risk for stillbirth at delivery, according to data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Patients treated at rural emergency rooms have health outcomes similar to people who receive care at urban facilities, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Mass treatment with ivermectin, a drug that has become controversial during the COVID-19 pandemic, eliminates river blindness transmission and can reduce spread of West Nile virus, according to new findings....Read More

Child health experts hope community clinics and the return to in-person classes and the rollout of COVID-19 shots for younger children can help boost routine childhood immunizations, which dipped during the pandemic....Read More

Up to 1.6 million people in the United States could develop a long-term inability to smell as a result of COVID-19 infection, a JAMA Otolaryngology-Head surgery study estimated....Read More

Military veterans who suffer a mild traumatic brain injury during combat experience early cognitive decline within seven years of the incident, a study published Wednesday by PLOS One found....Read More

Booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine provide vital additional immunity to cancer survivors and those receiving treatment for the disease, a study published Wednesday by the journal Cancer Cell....Read More

Drinking coffee or tea may a lower a person’s risk for stroke and dementia, a study published Tuesday by the journal PLOS Medicine found....Read More