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The first case of monkeypox in the United States in nearly 20 years was confirmed Friday by officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Texas Department of State Health Services....Read More

Nearly half of adults in the United States diagnosed with COVID-19 or who lost income during the pandemic struggled to keep up with medical bills, a survey released Friday by the Commonwealth Fund found....Read More

More than 3,500 people required emergency-room treatment for heat-related illness in the Pacific Northwest during the wave of high temperatures in May and June, according to a report released Friday by the CDC....Read More

A “smart” default enrollment policy that automatically transitions low-income consumers to ACA plans with discounted premiums, reduced deductibles and “generous” benefits would decrease monthly costs, a study found....Read More

A new genetic test for glaucoma is 15 times more accurate at identifying people at high risk for the eye disease than existing diagnostics, a study published Thursday by JAMA Ophthalmology found....Read More

Heart problems in children hospitalized with COVID-19 typically resolve within a few months, according to a study published Thursday by the journal Pediatrics....Read More

Children born to mothers with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have up to 10% higher body weight by age 10 years than those whose mothers did not have the disease, a study published by the...

One in 10 people exposed to COVID-19 in their home tested positive for the virus, according to a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Widespread acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine among older adults in Israel has led to a decline in mechanical ventilation during treatment for the disease, according to data released Friday by the U.S. CDC....Read More

Researchers in China have identified two genes potentially involved in the development of Alzheimer’s disease, they said Thursday....Read More