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Having a baby during the coronavirus pandemic? Dr. Manny Alvarez, a Fox News contributor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey, shares advice on extra precautions you can take if you’re pregnant during the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control has tripled the number of symptoms that could be indicators of coronavirus, including muscle pain, headache and new loss of taste or smell.

New Jersey is rolling out saliva testing that if successful could be the catalyst for lifting statewide restrictions imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic but also be a broader fix for the entire country. 

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a four-month extension for electronic cigarette companies to submit their application materials regarding vaping products after the coronavirus pandemic has upended the companies' opportunity to gather research.

“It’s a pandemic within a pandemic” ex-con and former addict Tim Ryan says of the mental health crisis brought on by coronavirus lockdowns. 

Most children who contract the novel coronavirus will recover within two weeks and display only mild symptoms, according to a preliminary study published this week. 

A New York mother who claims she was infected with the novel coronavirus but did not experience any symptoms at first says she unknowingly spread the illness to 17 of her 18 children, some of whom are adopted. 

Cells in the lungs, intestines and nasal passages were identified in a recent study as those most susceptible to the coronavirus.

Italy’s first coronavirus patient had detectable levels of virus genetic material in her eyes long after it had cleared from her nose, according to a newly released report that highlights how the eyes could possibly assist in the spread of the disease. 

Washington state patrol officials recently reported several positive COVID-19 cases among their troopers, a local news outlet said.

Clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine officially began in the United Kingdom this week, according to officials in the country. 

Doctors at a Massachusetts hospital are crediting an experimental blood plasma treatment for improving the condition of a gravely ill COVID-19 patient.

The gloves are coming off in the fight against dangerous myths surrounding the coronavirus.

A Florida man tried to deter authorities last week by placing a makeshift sign on his door that claimed he was infected with the coronavirus, police said.

Doctors are beginning to notice that blood clots could be another troubling complication for patients who are hospitalized with coronavirus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top disease expert, said Wednesday that he is convinced that the U.S. will still be dealing with the coronavirus in the fall.

A makeshift 250-bed medical shelter at NRG Park in Houston that cost millions -- meant to be a last resort if local hospitals were overwhelmed by the coronavirus -- may be dismantled as early as next week over lack of use, according to a report.

A new study by a medical journal revealed that most of the people in New York City who were hospitalized due to coronavirus had one or more underlying health issues. 

French researchers are planning to examine whether nicotine patches could help prevent or lessen the effects of coronavirus.

Nowhere has the stress from the coronavirus pandemic been felt more than on the nation’s healthcare workers and first responders who are trying to save lives.  With more than half a million cases and 42,000 deaths, mental health experts worry about the toll it’s taking on those serving on the frontline.  “Fear and Anxiety can be worse than the virus,” Yusim told Fox News.  “With every patient, you have to get them through this trauma and then we have to find a silver lining.