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People infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 have approximately double the risk for hospitalization compared to those infected with other varieties of the virus, according to a study published Friday....Read More

Twelve of 22 students in an elementary school class were infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19 after being exposed to an unvaccinated teacher with the virus, the CDC reported Friday....Read More

Nearly 1 in 5 people with COVID-19 pass the virus to other household members, an analysis published Friday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Nearly 20,000 children in the United States are treated in hospital emergency rooms each year for injuries caused by furniture or a television falling or tipping over, an Injury Epidemiology study found....Read More

More than 100 million people in the United States — 31% of the population — had been infected with COVID-19 by the end of 2020, an analysis published Thursday by the journal Nature estimated....Read More

A plant-based diet may help relieve the symptoms of erectile dysfunction, a study presented Wednesday during the European Society of Cardiology Congress found....Read More

Despite the stresses and social isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer U.S. military veterans contemplated or attempted suicide compared to years past, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Psychiatry found....Read More

Three COVID-19 vaccines are much less effective against the Delta variant of the virus, but still protect against severe illness in most cases, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....Read More

People of color in the United States are more likely to need hospital and intensive care unit treatment for the flu than White people, an analysis published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

The number of children with Type 2 diabetes in the United States increased by more than 50% since 2001, despite efforts to increase public awareness of the disease, an analysis published by JAMA found....Read More