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Millions of elementary-aged children around the country are now eligible to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. 

New research has tracked the replication and spread of the protein tau for the first time. Aggregates of tau and the protein beta-amyloid are involved in the development of Alzheimer's disease.

The average total daily screen use among adolescents more than doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a group of international researchers. 

The Biden administration is assembling and shipping millions of COVID-19 shots for children ages 5-11, the White House said Monday. The first could go into kids' arms by midweek.

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care systems.

After noticing passengers falling asleep on their buses, the Hong Kong tour company, Ulu Travel Agency, recently launched an innovative way for adults to sleep: a five hour ride on an air-conditioned double decker bus to essentially nowhere, according to a recent report. 

With Halloween just around the corner, parents across the U.S. are scrambling to buy candy to pass out to trick-or-treaters. 

Although U.S. cigarette sales slightly increased for the first time in 20 years during the pandemic, total cigarette industry purchases fell 6.5% in the most recent quarter, compared with the same period last year, according to a recent report.

Researchers announced earlier this month that they had found a link between a western diet and cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in a study using mice.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it had taken new actions to strengthen breast implant risk communication.

Americans might be haunted with scary eye infections long after Halloween if they wear costume contact lens without a prescription, according to the Centers for Disease Contro

A 12-year-old Pennsylvania boy died Wednesday after collapsing while doing basketball warm-ups at his middle school.

Researchers said chemicals used in plastics called phthalates have reportedly been detected in fast-food dishes, including hamburgers and chicken burritos.

Stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic has made it harder for Americans to make basic decisions, according to a survey. 

Peanut allergies are one of the most common causes of severe allergy attacks and the most common food allergy in children under age 18. 

Waiting list registrations and liver transplants linked to alcoholic hepatitis have increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers. 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in updated COVID-19 guidelines this week that some immunocompromised people may need a fourth dose of the vaccine. 

Infectious mononucleosis – also known as "mono" or "the kissing disease" – in childhood or adolescence is associated with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) as an adult, according to a new study.

Memory loss and "brain fog" may be long-term side effects of COVID-19, according to researchers. 

Moderna said Monday that a low dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and appears to work in 6- to 11-year-olds, as the manufacturer joins its rival Pfizer in moving toward expanding shots to children.