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A family of old antimalarial drugs — including one that some patients rely on to treat their lupus or rheumatoid arthritis — is becoming harder ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents facing stressors over COVID-19 to practice self-care, to reach out to others for help, and to use healthy ...

Leading U.S. medical and health organizations today called on the American people to stay home to help reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) ...

As the novel coronavirus snaked its way across the globe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early February distributed 200 test kits it ...

To quickly disseminate the latest knowledge and guide diagnosis, care and treatment of critically ill COVID-19 patients during the rapidly evolving pandemic, guidelines were released today by ...

Yet another casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the clinical training that’s so essential for America’s future nurses and doctors. As university campuses close ...

As the number of coronavirus cases grows in the U.S., we’re hearing a lot about how social distancing, self-monitoring and even quarantine play into containment ...

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, one of the nation’s leading cancer centers, is running out of masks. BuzzFeed News is reporting that ...

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 ...