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• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious

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• FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Radiation Treatments Need to Take Breast Size Into Account: Study

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• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome

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• Scientists Spot Antibody That Might Help Diagnose, Treat Autoimmune Disorders

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• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking

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• Serious Eye Problems Common in People With Parkinson's

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• Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

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• Why Does Death Risk From Melanoma Rise After Loss of Spouse or Partner?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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