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As COVID rates spike in many parts of the nation, school systems continue transitioning from online back to in-person learning. While this action may, at first, seem pretty questionable, upon reflection, the issue is far more complicated.

Take people who have social anxiety, which is the fear of being judged negatively by other people. A Polish study of how wearing face masks impacted individuals with this disorder revealed that the use of these simple cloth coverings reduced their anxiety levels.

Science has shown, time and again, that what really benefits older adults (and younger ones, too) is maintaining some sort of social connection. As it turns out, staying social can have a benefit you never knew about.

Advice from the medical community has long told us that, for our best health, we should eat a colorful diet. There's one fruit that fits that bill and is packed full of nutritional goodness that you may be missing — and it's in season right now.

With cold and flu season approaching, it's a good time to restock your home medicine cabinet with pain relievers, cough medicines, and cold aids to avoid running low when you're not feeling well, medical experts say.

If the chaotic state of existence otherwise known as '2020' is stressing you out, you're certainly not alone. In fact, one in three Americans is experiencing anxiety, and a total of 40 percent of the U.S. population has suffered from mental health struggles.

Pregnancy can be a real headache, all right — quite literally, since headaches, as well as other bodily aches and pains, are a symptom experienced by many expectant moms. Unfortunately, you can't always cure said headache just by reaching for your trusty bottle of ibuprofen.

The flu vaccine won't protect you against the coronavirus — but it won't make you more vulnerable to catching COVID-19, either, says the CDC.

It's been eight months since life changed into a socially-distanced, mask-wearing reality. Yet even now, scientists are still learning new things about the coronavirus and how it impacts the human body. A new complication showing up in adults has doctors concerned.

Well, you might not be too thrilled to hear it, but if you've come to dread election season, medical science has found some hard facts to back up your fears. It seems that the more stressed out the election is making you feel, the more danger you're in of suffering dangerous health consequences.

Residents in rural America may be more at risk for the coronavirus than previously thought because of certain risk factors that densely populated cities don't have, researchers say.

How well you fare from a coronavirus infection might seem a little like Russian roulette — on one hand, you have the asymptomatic carriers, and on the other, you have the more than 218,000 deaths in the United States alone. Once you've gone through it once, though, can you get it again?

There are reports that there is a possible outcome of a COVID diagnosis that we all need to be aware of. It's called 'long-haul COVID, which refers to the fact that some sufferers may take many months to recover from their virus symptoms.

Ready for some good news about the pandemic? Because as it turns out, there actually is such a thing. A study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics found that there was not a heightened risk of COVID-19 infection among childcare workers compared to adults in other lines of work.

If you've purchased any disposable wipes, particularly the flushable kind, you'll want to check your cabinets right away.

A study showed that women receive better health care in states classified as 'less restrictive' regarding reproductive healthcare access, and that those women gave birth to healthier babies who were likely to be at a lower risk of complications such as breathing difficulties and infection.

One of the factors that medical science is taking into account for coronavirus infection is blood type, and they may have discovered a connection, or at least a correlation, between your blood type and your likelihood of becoming infected with COVID.

Even if you're not fond of needles, trying acupuncture before surgery can significantly reduce your pain afterward, according to a new study presented before the American Society of Anesthesiologists in Chicago, Illinois.

We can point a finger at the coronavirus for a lot of changes in our daily lives. But if your eyes have felt inflamed for weeks and you're more congested than usual this fall, climate change is the real culprit, allergy specialists say.

American adults are drinking more during the coronavirus pandemic, with women and people ages 30 to 59, in particular, consuming more alcoholic beverages.

The actual number of global COVID-19 cases and fatalities may be far higher than thought, says the World Health Organization (WHO), which said Monday that the virus may have infected about 10 percent of the world's population, or roughly 760 million people.

Dying because of a heart attack is much less common than it used to be in the 1970s and 1980s. ut according to a recent report, of the people who do die from this condition, a disproportionate number are women.

If you want to exercise outdoors but still maintain a socially safe distance because of COVID-19, get ready to roll. More people are strapping on in-line skates and roller skates long thought to be a tired fad of decades past.

If you are taking a type of thyroid medication called NP Thyroid, made by Acella Pharmaceutical, you need to be aware that the manufacturer is recalling one lot each of both the 15 mg and 120 mg versions of this drug.

With the end of summer and the gradual loss of daylight, you may be tempted to stock up on vitamin D. Known as the "sunshine vitamin" because our bodies produce it in response to sunlight, ensuring you have adequate levels of this vitamin could also be the key to staving off COVID-19 this fall.

If your bed has morphed into your part-time office as a result of the pandemic, it may be time to relocate to a quiet corner — turns out, good sleep hygiene is a must for keeping our weight in check.

There are apps that can address a number of issues, including helping you with your mental health or your weight loss goals — and even assisting you to kick the smoking habit. Some of these, though, work better than others. Why is that?