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By Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A nurse wears a protective face mask outside the Royal London Hospital on 18 April 18 2020.DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 7 May Black people in England and Wales almost twice as likely to die…

Black people in the United Kingdom are more than four times as likely to die from coronavirus than white people, the UK's statistics office said on Thursday. Those of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnicity also have a significantly higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than white people, even when adjusting for deprivation, the Office for National Statistics…

The week before Thanksgiving, Barbara O’Donnell came down with a wretched cough.“It was just really bad, and it was constant,” says O’Donnell, 62. “I would turn purple,” gasping for breath. She could barely walk up the hills near her home outside of Philadelphia. Though she is a smoker, she was healthy and strong — “I…

A preliminary, unpublished study speculates that vitamin D deficiency may have something to do with poor COVID-19 outcomes. Its authors suggest people may benefit from ensuring they are getting enough vitamin D. However, there are serious concerns about the research. Share on PinterestA new study wonders whether vitamin D deficiency might play a role in…

Share on PinterestA new survey suggests that a significant number of adults in the U.S. are using substances such as alcohol to cope with the pandemic.For many people, the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly altered their emotional landscape, and they feel the effects on a daily basis.A survey from the University of Michigan,…