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As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers
Deep sleep is essential for good health, and too little of it may shorten your life, a new study suggests.
Studies Track Super-Spreading of COVID-19
Prohibiting high-risk events—large, densely packed gatherings in close contact—could dramatically reduce COVID-19 cases, according to two new reports, and could do so quickly.
COVID Worsens Mental Health In The LGBTQ Community
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, anxiety and depression are striking many in the LGBTQ+ community for the first time, researchers say.
Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
A new study suggests that two types of blood pressure drugs might do double-duty, helping blood pressure and keeping colon cancer away, too.
Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
Even after undergoing the artery-clearing procedure angioplasty, Black patients with heart disease are more likely than whites to suffer a heart attack or die within the next several years.