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A British team analyzed results from 84,285 people who completed a study called the Great British Intelligence Test. Other scientists warned that their cognitive skills weren't tested pre-COVID. News is on the toll taken on families, the ''bliss molecule'' and now, this: seasonal depression, as well.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notified Andbe Home, a nursing home in rural Kansas, that it no longer qualified as a Medicare provider after an investigation of how the facility handled the coronavirus outbreak.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers unveil a package of six bills to improve gaps in the medical supply chain revealed during the pandemic. In other COVID news from Capitol Hill, Americans weigh in on who is to blame for the failure to pass another round of stimulus.
While President Donald Trump tells voters that the rapid spike in confirmed COVID cases is due to more testing, Admiral Brett Giroir -- who oversees the nation's testing program -- says that hospitalization increases confirm that the disease itself is surging.
In the closing days of the campaign, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his supporters continue to criticize President Donald Trump's pandemic actions and competency. Meanwhile, voters are feeling the strain of this strange and often ugly election season.
While the White House science office lists "ending the pandemic" in a press release of President Donald Trump's top accomplishments, the president spends time on the campaign trail trying to change the subject away from the coronavirus crisis that is currently spiking to historic levels.
A concurrent opinion from Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the Wisconsin voting case has some Democrats worried that the Supreme Court might be positioning itself to hand President Donald Trump a victory reminiscent of 2000's Bush v. Gore.
A CDC survey taken between April and June found more adults in the U.S. adopted mask-wearing during that time. But other recommended behaviors, like hand-washing, social distancing and avoiding crowds were less common, especially among young people.
As coronavirus infections reach historic levels, many state leaders revert to efforts to "flatten the curve." Hospitals are already experiencing a flood of new coronavirus patients.
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Opinion writers express views about these pandemic topics and others.
Opinion writers weigh in on how Monday's vote securing conservative dominance on the high court could impact health care and other issues.
When the Trump administration issued the declaration in August, 30 states did not allow pharmacists to vaccinate children ages 3 and up. Even though the federal rule supersedes those state laws, most of those states did not let pharmacies know about the new rule, CNN reports.
News reports are from New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas, Kansas, Virginia, Colorado and California.
Previous studies have already tied artificially-sweetened drinks to an increased risk of strokes, heart attacks, premature death, dementia, Type 2 diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome in certain people. The newest study finds that diet drinks may be as bad for your heart as the sugary kind.
After quickly shutting down nonemergency procedures early in the pandemic, many hospitals are now trying to stay open as long as possible.
News outlets reports on the lack of a national testing strategy, who's getting tests, ways of testing, including looking in sewer tunnels, and contact tracing .
The study looked at 365,000 adults in England over the summer. In other news on COVID treatments: Eli Lilly says its antibody drug bamlanivimab doesn't seem to help hospitalized patients; AstraZeneca's vaccine seems to work in older adults; and the race to be the first company with a proven vaccine continues.
More personal protective equipment and more COVID testing have significantly helped the facilities improve their safety, the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living says.
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