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While the coronavirus pandemic already heightened stress and anxiety for many, the contentious election season may have made matters worse. 

As drafts of a renewed coronavirus relief package continue to be debated in and around the White House, the many millions left languishing in nursing homes and elderly care facilities – along with their loved ones forced to communicate with them from afar – are urging swift action.

A new study found that last year's vaccine, which was estimated to be between 40% and 60% effective, actually reduced pediatric flu-related emergency room visits by as much as 51%.

A Chicago resident died of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The death marks the first West Nile virus-related fatality in the state this year, Illinois health officials announced this week.

While more Americans are remembering to wash their hands more frequently amid coronavirus in certain scenarios, about 1 in 4 people are not, per a new report from the CDC.

Young professionals are grappling with mental health issues in the new work-from-home era, as it becomes harder to draw the line between work and play. The new dynamic is causing employers to think through how to offer work-life balance for employees. 

Alabama officials are investigating following the death of a cat that tested positive for the novel coronavirus. 

Other risk factors listed alongside being overweight include asthma, pregnancy, Type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis, dementia and more.

New York City officials released a color-coded map on Wednesday to help New Yorkers track if they live in an area with a high concentration of the novel coronavirus.

One man recovering from serious coronavirus complications is experiencing post-traumatic stress, per a news report.

The virus that causes COVID-19 acts as a pain reliever, suggests the findings of a new study that could offer “one possible explanation for the unrelenting spread” of the disease, researchers said. 

A coronavirus outbreak at a skilled nursing facility on California’s central coast has killed nine people and infected more than 60 residents and staff, health officials said Wednesday.

In the clinical trial patients are given a combination of baricitinib and remdesivir.

A young doctor who died after contracting the novel coronavirus over the summer re-used the same face mask “for weeks, if not months,” her family claims. 

Estimates of asymptomatic coronavirus cases are around 40-45% according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, with the World Health Organization previously projecting a similar estimate, though a new study suggests silent spreaders could comprise around three-quarters of cases.

Women who have kids later on in life may live longer, according to the findings of a recent study. 

At least seven members of the church community have tested positive for COVID-19.

You don’t have to be infected with the coronavirus to die because of it.

A new COVID-19 testing method could help get results out faster.

State Department of Health Services Secretary Andrea Palm told reporters during a video conference that the facility will open on Oct. 14.