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How effective are vaccines against omicron?

Understanding how much protection a vaccine offers is not as simple as it sounds. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images An epidemiologist answers 6 questions by Melissa Hawkins,...

COVID-19 vaccines for children: How parents are influenced by misinformation

by Jaime Sidani, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences; Beth Hoffman, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences, and Maya Ragavan, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Since COVID-19...

Car and gas industry knew health risks of leaded fuel but sold it anyway

by Bill Kovarik, Radford University On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new...

South Africa: early data suggest Omicron more transmissible but less severe

South Africa is reporting a spike in COVID-19 cases. EMMANUEL CROSET/AFP via Getty Images by Harsha Somaroo, University of the Witwatersrand Gauteng is the smallest of South...

Use of HIV prevention treatments is very low among Southern Black gay men

Black men who have sex with men in Southern states have a low rate of using HIV prevention treatments. yacobchuk/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty...

Filmmaking used to encourage vaccination by Black and Latino Angelenos

Strong narratives can help sway opinions. Jeremy Kagan, CC BY-SA by Jeremy Kagan, University of Southern California; Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, University of Southern California, and Sheila Murphy,...

Maine governor sorry for remark about 'young White' girls

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Republican Gov. Paul LePage apologized Friday for his remark about out-of-state drug dealers impregnating "young White" girls, calling it a...

Young nurse asked to adopt newborn after mom dies of Ebola

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) _ The 19-year-old mother clutched her newborn son as she arrived at the Ebola holding center. The child's father was...

Apple recalls Beats Pill speakers because they may overheat

NEW YORK (AP) _ Apple said it is recalling its Beats Pill XL speakers after a customer reported getting burned when it overheated. There were...

Insufficient Vitamin D linked to prostate cancer in Blacks

WASHINGTON (NNPA) — The relationship between melanin and vitamin D—the nutrient that sunlight provides—may explain why African American, Caribbean, and men of African ancestry...

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