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• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study

  

  09/18/2020—People with addiction disorders are at greater risk for COVID-19 and more likely to become seriously ill if infected, a new study finds. More

• COVID-19 Prevention Might Translate Into Record Low Flu Rates: CDC

  

  09/17/2020—The final statistics are in for America's last flu season, and the news is good: Record low rates of influenza were reported as cases plummeted during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic. More

• Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications

  

  09/16/2020—COVID-19 may hit pregnant women especially hard, U.S. health officials warned in two reports. More

• More Are Turning to Pot When Depressed – But Does It Help or Harm?

  

  09/10/2020—Folks struggling with depression are much more likely to turn to marijuana to ease their symptoms these days, and that's not necessarily a good thing, researchers report. More

• Depression Can Deepen Over Time for Alzheimer's Caregivers

  

  09/09/2020—Add a heightened risk for depression to the list of challenges facing the caregivers of loved ones who have Alzheimer's disease. More

• Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study

  

  09/04/2020—The narcolepsy medicine modafinil doesn't appear to increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study that contradicts earlier research. More

• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans

  

  09/02/2020—Since most Americans have access to a clinic or physician for primary care, the researchers looked at whether primary care facilities that treat low-income patients could implement an effective weight-loss program to treat obesity. More

• A U.S. Pandemic of Depression, Too? Rates Are Triple Pre-COVID Levels

  

  09/02/2020—Since the pandemic began, the prevalence of depression symptoms has roughly tripled, with the poor who lost jobs and savings most affected, researchers report. More

• COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Here's What's Known So Far

  

  09/02/2020—Pregnant women with COVID-19 are less likely to have symptoms than those who aren't expecting -- but they're more likely to require critical care, according to the study. More

• Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus

  

  09/01/2020—New insight into how pregnant women can pass the Zika virus to their fetus could point to ways to prevent it, researchers say. More

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