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American men are sicker and die earlier than men living in other developed nations, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, a non-profit organization focusing on public health issues. The study looked at men from the U.S, Switzerland, Norway, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Canada and Sweden and found …

What will future generations and historians deduce when they look back at this turbulent period in world history and what the “leading nations” did or did not do to address the problems that are so serious they actually threaten the future of life as we know it on the planet? Given the increasingly complex and …

Last year, in her first year of medical school at Harvard, Pooja Chandrasheka recruited 175 multilingual health profession students from around the U.S. to create simple and accurate fact sheets about COVID-19 in 40 languages. Michele Abercrombie for NPR hide caption toggle caption Michele Abercrombie for NPR Last year, in her first year of medical …

article One year after the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools nationwide, a CDC survey released Thursday shows that remote learning has taken a toll on the mental and physical health of both parents and children.  The survey of 1,290 parents found that 45.7% of children were in remote learning only, 30.9% were going to school …

What was already shaping up to be a treacherous day on the road because of snow and rain turned even worse for a driver whose SUV was swallowed by a large sinkhole in Philadelphia. The hole appeared on the 5500 block of N. 11th Street, in the city’s Logan neighborhood, and dragged the car down. …

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Poor oral health could lead to worse outcomes among COVID-19 patients. A study, published in the Journal of the California Dental Association, suggests hospitalized COVID-19 patients with gum disease may be at higher risk for respiratory failure. The Dean of the Hunt School of Dental Medicine at TTUHSC El Paso …

Friday’s number surpassed the previous daily record held by India, which reported 97,894 coronavirus cases in a single day on September 17, according to India’s health ministry. The total number of Covid-19 cases in the US is at least 9,047,792, according to Johns Hopkins University. The US also reported more than 1,000 additional deaths Friday, …

Photo: michaelheim (Shutterstock) There’s a new study claiming that neck gaiters like Buffs are worse than not wearing a mask at all. I’m not convinced that this study should be taken at face value, but it’s also reasonable to be suspicious of Buffs, bandanas, and other face coverings that aren’t designed to do the job …

July 22, 2020 at 12:16 AM EDT Trump says the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. will ‘get worse before it gets better’ President Trump on Tuesday delivered a grim forecast of soaring cases of the novel coronavirus across the country, acknowledging that “it will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better.” The statement was …

CHICAGO (CBS) — First with the coronavirus and now with looting, it is harder than ever before for some families in Chicago to get food. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reported Tuesday, one group of local women is delivering acts of kindness. Parra reported from the South Loop – a spot that had a lot …