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Use of testosterone replacement therapy among older men in the United States declined after warnings over the risks to those with heart disease, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Fewer than one-third of pregnant people in the United States are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

Older people and those who suffer more serious illness initially are more likely to experience lingering symptoms of COVID-19 up to one year after getting infected, a study published by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

COVID-19 cases and deaths will likely decline in the United States through next March, suggesting the worst of the pandemic may be over, experts said. But does that mean that the country can live with the...

Seven symptoms can be used to diagnose COVID-19, particularly in areas in which testing kits are in short supply, an analysis published Tuesday by PLOS Medicine found....Read More

Side effects reported among recipients of COVID-19 vaccine boosters are similar to those seen after the second dose, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday....Read More

Using an epidural for pain management during childbirth does not significantly increase newborns’ risk for later developing autism spectrum disorder, according to the authors of two separate studies published by JAMA....Read More

Children who eat a diet high in fruit and fruit and vegetables have better mental health, a study published Monday by the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health found....Read More

Children living in poverty are more likely to have high levels of lead in their blood than those of other socioeconomic backgrounds, a study published Monday by JAMA Pediatrics found....Read More

Marijuana abuse has not increased in states that have enacted laws legalizing recreational forms of the drug, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More