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Children who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to suffer from psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, depression and ADHD.

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Men who have sex with men can donate blood and plasma if they’ve abstained from sex for three months, instead of a year.

AIDS Leaders Ask Southern Governors to Enact Shelter-in-Place Mandates

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Diabetes, Lung Disease and Heart Disease Appear to Raise COVID-19 Risk

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

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In a recent study, the test could even identify the particular cancer’s location in the body with a high level of accuracy.

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The largest manufacturer makes one out of five condoms globally. It had to shut down production.

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COVID-19 Criminalization: Seven Lessons From the HIV Response

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