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More Americans to Be Evacuated From China; 12th Coronavirus Case Reported
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More COVID-19 Patients in ICUs Are Surviving Now: Study
More Evidence Links Social Media Use to Poorer Mental Health in Teens
More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
More Evidence That Masks Help Shield You From Coronavirus
More Infectious COVID Variant Likely Widespread in the U.S., Experts Say
More Layers Are Better With Homemade Face Masks
More Pets May Be Getting COVID-19 Than Realized
More Symptoms of Coronavirus: COVID Toes, Skin Rashes
More Than Half of Americans Know Someone Infected or Ill With COVID: Poll
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Asymptomatic Coronavirus Cases Stay That Way, Cruise Ship Data Shows
Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
Multiple Measures of Social Distancing Required to Slow Coronavirus: Study
Mutation Helps Coronavirus Infect More Human Cells, Study Shows
N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show
Narcissists Are Blind to Their Own Mistakes
Narrow Hallways Ideal for Coronavirus Spread: Study
Navy Ship Outbreak Shows Most Young Aren't Spared COVID Symptoms
Nearly Half of Coronavirus Infections May Be Asymptomatic
Need Better Sleep? Get a Partner
Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
New China Report Sets COVID-19 Death Rate at 1.4%
New Coronavirus Can Infect Your Eyes as Well as Your Lungs
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New COVID-19 Tracking App May Find 'Hotspots' Across America
New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain
New Leash on Life: How Dog-Walking Is Helping Veterans Battered by PTSD
New Study Sheds Doubt on Notion Kids Aren't COVID-19 Spreaders
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
Newbies More Apt to Have Bad Reaction to Marijuana: Study
Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study
Newer Gene Sequencing Might Help Track Spread of Latest Coronavirus in China
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
Not All Nature Is Created Equal
Now That Psychiatric Care Has Gone Online, Many Patients Want It to Stay There
Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising
NYC Shoppers Prefer Stores That Enforce Social Distancing, Study Finds
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
One Joint May Cause Psychotic Symptoms: Study
Online Bullies Make Teen Depression, PTSD Even Worse: Survey
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Could Be Golden Time for Narcissists: Study
Pandemic Drove Spike in Panic Attacks
'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
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
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Pets Helped People Cope During Pandemic Lockdown: Study
Pets Provide Comfort for 'Ruff' Quarantine Time
Pfizer's COVID Vaccine Shows 'Robust' Results in Early Trial
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
'Pink Eye' Often a Symptom of COVID-19, and Infection Via Tears Possible
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Americans Heeding Advice on Coronavirus
Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
Preemies' Impaired Immune Systems Quickly Catch Up: Study
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Psychedelic Drug Eases Cancer Patients' Distress Long Term
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Research Finds Contagious Staph in Lupus-Related Skin Rashes
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Fight Severe COVID-19, Early Data Show
Roll Over, Fido. You're Hogging the Bed
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
Schizophrenia Meds Safe Long-Term, Study Finds
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Scientists Spot Early Markers of Coronavirus in Lungs of Patients
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds
Shotguns Often Play Tragic Role in Rural Teens' Suicides: Study
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Shower Your Valentine With Love All Year Long
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
Simply Smiling May Boost Your Outlook
Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Speech Alone May Spread COVID-19, Study Shows
Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Staying at Home During the Pandemic? Use Technology to Stay Connected
Straight Talk From Front-Line Experts on Wearing a Mask
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
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 Estimates Actual Coronavirus Case Count in Wuhan May Be Near 76,000
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors
Study Ties Brain Inflammation to Several Types of Dementia
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed
Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Survey Shows Mental Woes Spiked in U.S. Pandemic's First Months
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Take Care of Your Mental Health During Pandemic
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?
The Other Side of COVID-19: Milder Cases, Healthy Recovery
Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There's a Virus Spreading in U.S. That's Killed 10,000: The Flu
There's Bad News, Good News on Coronavirus' Spread in Cats
Thrill-Seeking Fuels Many First Crimes
Tigers, Rhinos and Bears Help Raise Money for Conservation
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Too Little Sleep Takes Toll on Kids' Mental Health: Study
Too Little Vitamin D Might Raise Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Track Viruses, Not Animal Carriers, to Prevent Future Pandemics
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
U.S. Bans Foreign Travelers From China as 7th Case of Coronavirus Confirmed
U.S. Bans Foreign Travelers From China as 8th Case of Coronavirus Confirmed
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. Issues Highest Travel Alert for China as WHO Declares Health Emergency
U.S. Scientists Take Key Step Towards Towards Coronavirus Vaccine
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Use of Club Drug 'Special K' Could Be Underreported
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want Fewer UTIs? Go Vegetarian, Study Suggests
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Does a Self-Quarantine Look Like?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What Makes Your Food So Attractive to Seagulls?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
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 the Best DIY Face Mask Against COVID-19?
When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
When it Comes to Classroom Performance, Praising Kids Works Best
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
Where Is the New Coronavirus Most Likely to Spread?
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Will a Jolt of Java Get Your Creative Juices Flowing?
Will Expelled Droplets Spread COVID? Ventilation May Be Key
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?
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 Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome
Yes, Bad Sleep Does Make People Grumpy
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
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 Game Plan for Keeping 'Super Bowl Flu' at Bay
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study
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