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Office air quality affects worker productivity, a study published Thursday by Environmental Research Letters found....Read More

Nearly 69,000 additional COVID-19 cases and 17,000 more deaths occurred at nursing homes in the United States in 2020 than were reported, an analysis published Thursday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Non-inhaled medical marijuana and its derivatives offer few benefits in treating chronic pain, leading a panel of experts to offer a “weak” recommendation for using it for that condition....Read More

Adults with cancer are less likely to experience catastrophic care expenses under the Affordable Care Act than they were before the law’s implementation, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Nearly 50,000 Brazilians are hospitalized annually after exposure to wildfire air pollution, an analysis published Wednesday by the Lancet Planetary Health found....Read More

Black adolescents and teens in California are “substantially” more likely to suffer injuries during interactions with law enforcement compared to White adolescents and teens, a study published by JAMA Pediatrics found....Read More

Black and Mexican adults are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at a younger age than White adults, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Internal Medicine found....Read More

As the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches on Saturday, tributes will receive widespread media coverage, which could cause some to relive the trauma of that day’s events, experts say....Read More

Children in states with low vaccination rates were nearly four times as likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 compared to those living in states with higher vaccination levels, according to data released by the CDC....Read More

People who had severe COVID-19 and later are vaccinated against the virus may be at lower risk for subsequent severe infections with new strains, such as the Delta variant, than those who had milder illnesses....Read More