Pediatric cancer patients who test positive for COVID-19 do not appear to be at any increased risk of severe COVID-19
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Tier 1 restrictions in England didn’t work, tier reallocation too slow, research shows
Tier 1 restrictions in England have had “little impact” on COVID-19 transmission according to new research from the University of
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Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika infections
In 2015, hundreds of children were born with brain deformities resulting from a global outbreak of Zika virus infections. Recently,
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Woman who used to self-harm upset as Facebook censors selfie that shows scars
A nursery teacher who battled self harming says Facebook knocked her confidence after censoring her ’empowering’ recovery photo – because
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Be mindful: Study shows mindfulness might not work as you expect
If dispositional mindfulness can teach us anything about how we react to stress, it might be an unexpected lesson on
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Politics Key to Americans’ Views on COVID-19, Poll Shows
FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 — The new coronavirus holds no political views. The pathogen’s only aim is to infect, spread
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New Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug shows benefit in clinical trial
A new drug offers hope for young boys with the progressive neuromuscular disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by potentially offering
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Loneliness doubled among older adults in first months of COVID-19, poll shows
Staying close to home and avoiding crowded places can help older adults reduce their risk of COVID-19. But a new
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Eat less and live a long healthy life? Study shows ‘not in all cases’
An underlying assumption of research on aging holds that dietary restriction (and drugs that mimic its effects) will slow aging
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More interventions follow gastric bypass than gastric sleeve, large study shows
A study involving tens of thousands of bariatric surgery patients found that gastric bypass patients were significantly more likely than
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