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Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study
No Evidence Coronavirus Spreads Through Food or Food Packaging: FDA
No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Mount Strong Immune Responses to Coronavirus, Boding Well for a Vaccine
People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows
Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Shows 'Robust' Results in Early Trial
'Pink Eye' Often a Symptom of COVID-19, and Infection Via Tears Possible
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Raw Milk Can Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Regret That One-Night Stand? It Probably Won't Stop Another, Study Shows
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Fight Severe COVID-19, Early Data Show
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual
Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection
Scientists Sniff Out the True Cause of 'BO'
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
'Silent' COVID-19 More Widespread Than Thought
'Silent' COVID-19 Produces as Much Virus as in Patients With Symptoms: Study
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19
Sinus Infection? 'Good' Germs in Your Nose May Be Key
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant
Speech Alone May Spread COVID-19, Study Shows
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
States Start to Loosen Restrictions as U.S. COVID Cases Level Off
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Straight Talk From Front-Line Experts on Wearing a Mask
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors
Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19
Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Teachers Main Drivers of School COVID Outbreaks, So Vaccinations Needed: Study
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?
There's Bad News, Good News on Coronavirus' Spread in Cats
Tips to Making a Highly Effective COVID Mask at Home
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
Track Viruses, Not Animal Carriers, to Prevent Future Pandemics
Trump Was Much Sicker With COVID-19 Than Was Revealed
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.K. Variant Won't Trigger More Severe COVID, Studies Find
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Marines Study Finds Getting COVID Won't Protect Young People From Reinfection
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Very Little Spread of Coronavirus at Kids' Day Camps: Study
Very Low COVID Infection Rate Among Dental Hygienists: Study
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Was More Deadly for New Yorkers – COVID-19 or the 1918 Flu?
What Will COVID-19 Look Like Years From Now?
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
What's the Best DIY Face Mask Against COVID-19?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Your 2nd Dose of COVID Vaccine Is Likely to Feel Worse
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
Will Expelled Droplets Spread COVID? Ventilation May Be Key
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Coronavirus a Threat, Stop Wearing Contact Lenses
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Wuhan Study Supports Need for Vaccines to Stop COVID's Spread
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
You Can't Get Coronavirus Through Sex, Study Suggests
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Blood Type May Predict Your Risk For Severe COVID-19
Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
You've Had Your COVID Vaccine: Here's What to Expect After
You've Had Your Vaccine, What Can You Safely Do Now?
Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study
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