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Google is celebrating nurse and educator Dr. Ildaura Murillo-Rohde with a new Doodle in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month....Read More

Immunity from the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine lasts for at least six months, and there is no indication that fully vaccinated people will need a booster shot, a small study published Tuesday by Science found....Read More

A fat protein made in the liver can cause the breakdown of brain cells, leading to the development of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, a study published Tuesday by PLOS Biology....Read More

All sexually active women and pregnant people age 24 and younger should be screened for chlamydia and gonorrhea, according to new guidelines published Tuesday by JAMA....Read More

Overeating has traditionally been linked to obesity, but researchers say the real culprit is a diet high in processed sugars and carbohydrates, according to a commentary published Monday....Read More

Black children and teens were 80% more likely than their White peers to be physically restrained in a New England hospital system’s emergency rooms due to behavioral concerns, according to a study published Monday....Read More

Fourteen elderly residents of a French nursing home developed COVID-19 during an outbreak at the facility, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

People fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are 10 times less likely to be hospitalized following infection and 10 times less likely to die as a result compared to those who are unvaccinated, according to a CDC report....Read More

Older adults’ out-of-pocket healthcare expenses drop by 27% once they enroll in Medicare, improving protection from financial risk, a study published Friday by JAMA Health Forum found....Read More

People of color with lower back pain are less likely than White people to receive prescription opioid pain medications from their physicians, a study published Friday by JAMA Health Forum found....Read More