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Companies are taking a variety of steps to keep people safe.

As college campuses attempt to safely reopen their doors in the fall, coronavirus contact-tracing apps hoping to gain traction are increasingly turning to tech-savvy students for help.

Following safety guidelines to protect against coronavirus is necessary, but brings along a few minor inconveniences. 

Northern Californians were confronted with multiple threats as wildfires, unhealthy smoky air, extreme heat, the looming possibility of power outages and an ongoing pandemic forced many to weigh the risks of staying indoors or going outside.

A recent study found that major weight loss — whether from surgery or diet — has the same metabolic benefits for diabetics.

Massachusetts this week mandated that all students in the state ages 6 months and older receive the flu vaccine this year, what state public health officials called “an important step to reduce flu-related illness and ​the overall impact of respiratory illness during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Honey appears to be more effective in treating cough and cold symptoms than antibiotics, according to a new study.

Massachusetts health officials on Wednesday announced another human case of EEE, marking the third time this year a Bay State resident has contracted the dangerous illness. 

Healthy children may spread the coronavirus more easily than adults with severe symptoms, according to a new study.

A special task force found talking has a moderate benefit in reducing sexually transmitted infections.

Health misinformation spread by networks on Facebook has been viewed 3.8 billion times over the last year, a new study reported Wednesday.

Public urinals may expose you to coronavirus, according to a study.

A new tumor gene test may better predict survival for advanced ovarian cancers, a study says.

The odds of catching novel coronavirus on an airplane with infected passengers appear to be relatively small, though still possible, according to a new report. 

Bill Gates, who has been vocal about the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic, said "there is not a choice between saving lives from COVID-19 versus saving lives from malaria" and other diseases -- the world must enable countries to do both. 

Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's COVID-19 technical lead and an infectious disease epidemiologist, said people need to get vaccinated against influenza when the vaccine becomes available otherwise it could "complicate the clinical picture." 

A salmonella outbreak linked to onions has expanded to 47 states, with more than 100 people hospitalized after eating the contaminated vegetable. 

Using cans containing urine from previously hospitalized coronavirus patients, as well as a selection of potentially confusing alternatives, researchers are testing the dogs in the hopes that they might one day screen as many as 250 people an hour

A Wall Street Journal op-ed by the heads of Cornell University makes a strong case for why students should be on campus for the fall semester, according to Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel.

Australian researchers found coffee may help protect against liver-related diseases