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COVID patients shares latest symptom: jaw pain

The coronavirus can affect the brain and “hijack” brain cells to replicate itself, Yale University researchers have discovered. 

A top health official in China said effective measures have controlled the domestic epidemic, and large-scale vaccination is not neccesary at this stage, per a report.

A 60-year-old Massachusetts man died after suffering an "unknown medical condition" while hiking in New Hampshire, officials announced on Monday. 

New research has found that having more fat tissue in the legs makes people less likely to have high blood pressure. This sets leg fat apart from fat in other places on the human body.

Children transmit coronavirus to their family members following exposure at child care facilities, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Friday.

Los Angeles County health officials announced 11 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, while pointing to a drop in hospitalizations to figures seen back in April.

Corn has a way of staying intact from plate to poop. The bright yellow kernels found in our favorite summer dishes can show up — seemingly undigested — in the bathroom hours later. How does corn survive the digestive system? And maybe more importantly, should you even eat a food that's hard to digest?

Binge drinkers may not feel empathy as easily as non-binge drinkers, according to a new study.

Connecticut health officials have issued a warning regarding exposure to the Long Island Sound after an unusually high number of rare illnesses from bacterial infections were reported.

At this very moment a vast world exists that’s free of the coronavirus, where people can mingle without masks and watch the pandemic unfold from thousands of miles away.

A recent study representative of the U.S. population found that uncontrolled blood pressure rose by 10% in 2017-18 compared to several years prior.

China approved the first phase of human trials for a potential COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. 

Massachusetts health officials this week announced four new human cases of West Nile virus, bringing the state’s total this year to seven.

New York officials are "looking at" the possibility of a mandatory flu vaccine for all public school students, according to a report.

More than half a million children in the U.S. have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, according to a new report. 

A significant number of young adults hospitalized with the novel coronavirus may be at a risk for serious and lasting impacts on their health. 

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on the mental health of young Americans, according to a new poll that finds adults under 35 especially likely to report negative feelings or experience physical or emotional symptoms associated with stress and anxiety.

A top scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said the pause in pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine study is a “good wake up call,” given “ups and downs in  research.”