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Five ways nations can create a fairer and healthier world post–COVID-19, according to the World Health Organization

So concluded a pooled analysis of 27 studies mostly conducted in higher income nations.

Herd immunity occurs when enough people are immune to a disease that it is unlikely to spread within a population.

“People living with HIV shoulder an enormous burden of cancer,” said lead researcher Joseph Sparano, MD.

A Gates Foundation report tracks the pandemic’s global devastation—from health care to equality—and highlights a path forward.

In Spain, people who were most exposed to artificial outdoor light had a 60% greater chance of developing cancers of the colon or rectum.

Miracle Mineral Solution is bleach—and people have died from drinking it.

290 million people have viral hepatitis and don’t know it. Raise awareness with a virtual video relay.

The World Health Organization coordinates efforts to create flu and COVID-19 vaccines and to fight other global health issues.

The molecular biologist was the first to clone HIV, and she helped prove that the virus causes AIDS. She also researched cancer genetics.

An analysis of Danish families found that having a child with cancer didn’t affect family planning either.

However, the jury is still out on whether such screening really does lower women’s risk of death.

Scientists are investigating how this new coronavirus enters human cells, developing more efficient testing and searching for a treatment.

This finding, which is in keeping with initial studies out of China and Italy, is preliminary as the CDC continues to gather data.

A study of 16 patients suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 can live inside the body for up to eight days after symptoms end.