More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration’s special health insurance sign-up window keyed to
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Children have more access to guns than their parents may believe
New research by Carmel Salhi, a Northeastern professor, shows that 70 percent of parents believe their children cannot access the
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Virus mutations down to chance, in more ways than one
The emergence of several, more infectious strains of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has worried governments and scientists, who are investigating
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I Overcame My Fear of Gyms and Lost More Than 150 Pounds
Matthew Riggs, a 33-year-old IT worker from Essex, knows all too well the pain that losing a father can cause.
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In light of pandemic, flu vaccinations more important than ever for people at highest risk
The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, is helping to
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How the immune system remembers viruses: Memory T cells are formed earlier than previously thought
For a person to acquire immunity to a disease, T cells must develop into memory cells after contact with the
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New English lockdown could last longer than month, govt says
A new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England will be extended if it fails to reduce infection rates, the government said
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More than 60 million Indians may have caught coronavirus: study
More than 60 million people in India—10 times the official figure—could have contracted the novel coronavirus, the country’s lead pandemic
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Less than 10 percent of U.S. population has antibodies to SARS-CoV-2
(HealthDay)—Fewer than 10 percent of the U.S. adult population formed antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during
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More than 2.2 million women live in maternity care desert status areas
(HealthDay)—More than 2.2 million women live in areas with severely limited to no access to maternity care (maternity care desert
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