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New research found that overall children in China infected with the novel coronavirus showed less severe symptoms of illness than adults, though infants and toddlers were vulnerable to moderate and severe infection.  The study, “Epidemiological ...

Little is known about the effectiveness of personal protective equipment for health care workers who take care of patients infected with the novel coronavirus. The ...

With COVID-19 causing widespread school closures, children across the country are being given alternate resources, some online, to study outside of the classroom. Temporary solutions ...

By Emmarie Huetteman In the midst of a global health crisis that has disrupted daily life and heightened anxieties for millions of Americans, former Vice ...

The AMA commends the Administration for declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency under the Stafford Act. This emergency declaration is necessary to help ensure ...

Public health officials in California’s state capital region announced this week they have stopped tracing the contacts of patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. They’ve ...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is providing guidance for patients to minimize their risk of getting or spreading the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A ...

As coronavirus cases multiply in the United States, one concern Americans have is what they can expect to pay if they seek treatment. Speaking from ...

Andrea Amelse knows hand-washing. For the past eight years, she’s been washing her hands pretty much every time she passes a sink. When she’s near ...

In a series of recommendations provided to the Trump administration and Congress today, the American College of Physicians (ACP) laid out a series of steps ...