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Researchers find disparities for COVID-19 testing and positivity rates

In studying COVID-19 testing and positivity rates in West Virginia between March and September 2020, West Virginia University researchers found disparities among Black residents and residents experiencing food insecurity. [...]

A gentler strategy for avoiding childhood dental decay

The combination of a carb-heavy diet and poor oral hygiene can leave children with early childhood caries (ECC), a severe form of dental decay that can have a lasting impact on their oral and overall health. [...]

Bone marrow disorder nearly 10 times more common in those with venom allergy

Researchers at Michigan Medicine found that people with venom allergies are much more likely to suffer mastocytosis, a bone marrow disorder that causes higher risk of fatal reactions. [...]

Consumer health: Bladder cancer awareness

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about bladder cancer. [...]

People who have had dengue are twice as likely to develop symptomatic COVID-19

A study published this May in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that people who have had dengue in the past are twice as likely to develop symptoms of COVID-19 if they are infected by the novel coronavirus. [...]

Psychosocial support interventions in medical settings can improve survival

Psychosocial support interventions that promote the health behaviors of patients in medical settings improve survival, according to a study published May 18 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Timothy B. Smith of Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, United States and colleagues. On average, psychosocial interventions prolonged medical patient life to the same extent as cardiac rehabilitation or treatments for alcoholism or smoking. [...]

Research into Asian American health doesn't always reflect their diversity

Large health studies sometimes paint a rosy picture of Asian Americans in comparison with other groups. But when researchers aren't using a broad brush, the portrait can be quite different. [...]

Online therapy works for kids battling social anxiety

(HealthDay)—Plenty of teens are burdened with a chronic and often paralyzing fear of being harshly judged by others. Unfortunately, many can't get in-person treatment that could help. [...]

Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for teens

Singapore authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine to teenagers aged 12 to 15, officials said on Tuesday, in a first for Asia. [...]

US seeing fewest COVID deaths since start of pandemic

The United States is seeing its fewest number of deaths from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, official data showed Tuesday. [...]