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US allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get
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West Virginia governor announces 168 unreported COVID deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that an estimated 168 coronavirus deaths went unreported, throwing into
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Autoantibodies in pregnancy: A cause of behavioral disorders in the child?
Dysfunctions in the maternal immune system that occur during pregnancy could possibly lead to impaired brain development in the unborn
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Patients with cardiac devices do not adhere to driving ban
Nearly one-third of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) resume driving despite it being medically contraindicated — a practice
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Researcher decodes the brain to help patients with mental illnesses: Study demonstrates that network-level brain activity can detect specific types of mental effort
Approximately 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Severe mental illnesses cause
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Moderate to heavy drinking during pregnancy alters genes in newborns, mothers: Tests for prenatal exposure to alcohol and related health issues
Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a
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Early study results suggest 2 Ebola drugs saving lives
Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities announced Monday.
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Medical mistrust impacts African American men’s preventive health, but racism also matters
Mistrust of health care providers, fueled by painful experiences with racism, makes African American men more likely to delay routine
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New technology improves atrial fibrillation detection after stroke
A new method of evaluating irregular heartbeats outperformed the approach that’s currently used widely in stroke units to detect instances
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