Obesity, a risk factor for severe effects of COVID-19, continues to become more common, according to data released Thursday by
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More Than 80 Percent of Coronavirus Cases Went Undetected in March, Study Finds
For the first half of March, the new coronavirus, COVID-19, seemed like a distant concern to Americans. But the virus
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CDC: 19.2 Percent of Unpaid Caregivers in Fair, Poor Health
FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 — Almost 20 percent of informal caregivers in the United States report being in fair or
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Coronavirus-stricken cruise ship passengers returned to US against CDC advice
‘Superspreader’ in South Korea infects nearly 40 people Coronavirus ‘spike’ protein mapped, leading way to vaccine New coronavirus may spread
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CDC: Most patients with vaping-related lung injury report THC use
(HealthDay)—Most patients with electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) reported use of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-containing products in the
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CDC: Cases of vaping-linked lung illness now top 1,600
More than 1,600 Americans have now been struck by a severe, sometimes fatal, lung illness tied to vaping, the U.S.
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CDC: General fertility rate, teen birth rate decreasing in U.S.
From 2017 to 2018, there were decreases in the U.S. general fertility rate and the teen birth rate, according to
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CDC: cancer death rates decreased, heart disease deaths rose
(HealthDay)—Cancer death rates declined for adults aged 45 to 64 years from 1999 to 2017, while heart disease death rates
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CDC: Raw tuna linked to Salmonella outbreak in seven states
(HealthDay)—A Salmonella outbreak linked to frozen, raw ground tuna from Jensen Tuna has sickened 13 people in seven states, the
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Measles cases near record number: Almost 100 more people fall ill
Measles cases near record number in US: Almost 100 more people have fallen ill in one week, CDC says The
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