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Stress can change your brain, and racial discrimination may exacerbate that process for Black women, a new study finds.

"Yes, we are having increased cases, predominantly in the Sun Belt," Adm. Brett Giroir said. "We are having more cases than we did a week ago, two weeks ago, three weeks ago, four weeks ago. That is very clear."

Months into the coronavirus pandemic, much about the disease remains unknown. As several countries attempt to regain a sense of normalcy despite recent surges in cases, politicians and scientists alike are working to better understand how the virus spreads and how best to prevent future outbreaks.

More than 60% of the world's students are no longer receiving their typical education, according to UNESCO. Because of the novel coronavirus, schools in 186 countries closed down — some for the remainder of the academic year.

There are 21 ways to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's, according to a new study published Monday in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

A Florida mother said two of her adult children died of Covid-19 within 11 days of each other.

America's poor diet isn't just bad for us. It's now considered a threat to national security.

The school has been closed to students for months, but every morning it opens its doors to a steady brigade of children ready to have their forehead scanned for a fever.

The plan to reopen US schools has shifted several times throughout the summer as coronavirus cases have surged.

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus announced Sunday he and his wife, Barbara, both tested positive for the Covid-19 virus in March.

First, health officials said we shouldn't wear face masks. Then, they said we should. Now, many are saying we must wear masks if we want to protect the economy, reopen more schools and save tens of thousands of lives.

Within 30 days from their surgeries, Black children had a greater risk of suffering complications and death than White children, and were nearly 3.5 times more likely to die within that time period, according to new research published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.

Plastic wrap. Plastic bags. These are some of the workarounds teens use to protect themselves from pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, pediatrician Dr. Laura Grubb, a specialist in adolescent medicine, has been told.

Eighty-five babies under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county since mid-March. And local officials are imploring residents to help stop its spread as the state becomes one of the newest hotspots.

Daniel Green is still hobbled by the severe viral infection that struck him in March and left him coughing up blood.

Shirley Freeman has been seeing therapists on and off for about six years, but not a single one has been Black.

Despite having no prior government experience, two women impacted by a rare genetic disease called FCS helped draft a congressional bill that aims to ensure that rare disease experts and patients are more involved in the FDA drug review process.

A month ago, Florida reported almost 4,000 new coronavirus cases, a record increase in its numbers. On Sunday, the state reported more than triple that number -- for a fourth time.

Professional diver Emiliano Pescarolo contracted coronavirus in March and spent 17 days in hospital in the Italian port city of Genoa before being discharged on April 10.

More than 150,000 people are now projected to die of Covid-19 by August 8 -- and though the US knows how to fight the virus, a health expert warns the battle is not going in the country's favor.