• Job Strain May Boost Odds of Serious Artery Disease

    Work stress may increase your risk for ending up in the hospital with peripheral artery disease, a new study suggests. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) occurs when cholesterol or other fatty substances accumulate in blood vessels away from...

    • Posted April 28, 2020
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  • Bats and Coronaviruses Go Back Centuries

    Bats and coronavirus have been evolving together for millions of years, researchers report. In a new study, investigators compared different kinds of coronaviruses living in 36 bat species found on islands in the western Indian Ocean and...

    • Posted April 28, 2020
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  • More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

    Young people who pull themselves out of poverty may be no better off when it comes to their heart health, a new study suggests. Researchers found that “upwardly mobile” U.S. adults tended to be less stressed and...

    • Posted April 28, 2020
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  • In COVID Crisis, Nearly Half of People in Some U.S. States Are Going Hungry

    With job losses skyrocketing because of the coronavirus pandemic, hunger is a growing issue for millions of Americans, according to a new report. Surveying more than 10,000 people across the United States late last month, researchers found...

    • Posted April 28, 2020
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  • National Coronavirus Testing Strategy Announced as States Reopen

    While health experts continued to call for a national strategy to test more Americans for coronavirus, President Donald Trump on Monday announced a “blueprint” for boosting testing capacity as some states began reopening their economies. But the...

    • Posted April 28, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: April 28, 2020

    Rare, Serious Illness May Occur in Children With COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine Shows Promise Battle Against Community Spread of Coronavirus in New Zealand Has Been Won: PM Six New COVID-19 Symptoms Added to CDC List

    • Posted April 28, 2020
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  • Navigating the Grocery Store Safely

    Grocery shopping has become a daunting endeavor during the coronavirus pandemic, but there are things you can do to protect yourself and others, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. Prepare a shopping list in advance and...

    • Posted April 27, 2020
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  • You Can’t Get Coronavirus Through Sex, Study Suggests

    You can’t hug or shake hands these days without risking coronavirus infection, but new research finds that sexual intercourse might be safe. Researchers analyzed semen samples from 34 men in China an average of one month after...

    • Posted April 27, 2020
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  • He Recovered From COVID-19. Can His Blood Help Others?

    Domenico Piccininni is one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have had a COVID-19 infection and recovered after a bit of misery, but with no lasting complications. What sets him apart from many other survivors...

    • Posted April 27, 2020
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  • Birx Says Social Distancing to Last Through Summer as States Start to Ease Restrictions

    With states across America beginning to relax stay-at-home orders, White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx reiterated on Sunday that some form of social distancing will still be necessary through the summer. In an interview...

    • Posted April 27, 2020
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