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Recent Medicare claims data further highlighted racial and socioeconomic health disparities amid the coronavirus pandemic, causing the federal agency to issue a call for value-based care.

A group of 14,000 essential workers and their families will trial a new coronavirus “spit test” in southeast England, reports say, in hopes of greater efficiency and comfort than the current nasal swab test.

A 16-year-old Indiana boy died after suffering complications related to the novel coronavirus, his family said. 

Despite increasing coronavirus cases in Los Angeles, California, health officials there say the outbreak has actually stabilized, pointing to metrics like death data, hospitalizations and rate of positivity instead.

As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to surge in Arizona, the state has also reported cases of a rare but serious inflammatory condition in children that’s likely linked to COVID-19. 

Delaware teens who recently took part in senior week activities at the state’s beaches may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus and should get tested, health officials said when announcing “several positive cases” among some of the participants. 

The weekend saw several states report record numbers of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Heads up, consumers: If you’re using hand sanitizer to help protect against the novel coronavirus, a federal agency over the weekend warned that at least nine such products should be avoided because they may contain toxic chemicals. 

The World Health Organization on Sunday reported a record daily increase in worldwide coronavirus cases, with more than 183,000 new infections in a period of just 24 hours.

Study authors say the data offers “robust evidence” that plasma transfusions for COVID-19 patients are safe and associated with improved survival.

Doctors knew antibiotics weren’t effective against the coronavirus, but they feared patients could develop life-threatening bacterial co-infections and used them anyway, raising concerns about antibiotic resistance. Dr. Jeffrey Strich, a researcher and physician at The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center sits down with Fox News Digital to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the mounting resistance to antibiotics and how this plight will raise the death toll in the United States.

Idaho health officials this week announced that the number of coronavirus cases linked to bars in downtown Boise doubled this week, increasing from 34 confirmed cases on Tuesday to 69 on Thursday. 

Florida health officials announced a new record on Thursday for the highest number of single-day coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, reports say.

A federal committee is working to tighten its nutritional guidelines, and now suggests limiting alcohol intake to one drink per day for men, down from two. 

Those who contract the novel coronavirus and recover may only have protective antibodies for a few months following a COVID-19 infection, according to a study published this week. 

New York kids have packed on an average of almost 10 lbs during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a new study.

A hospital in Ohio is reportedly seeing an increase in asymptomatic cases of the novel coronavirus in children. 

The findings from a new study may get you off your couch this summer and out walking the streets in your neighborhood. 

Despite increases in coronavirus cases in several states, Ohio has seen a plateau in new cases and even a decrease in hospitalizations. 

The World Health Organization on Thursday said it's hoping to produce a few hundred million coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of the year and up to 2 billion by the end of next year as pharmaceutical firms continue to search a vaccine, according to media reports.