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6 min read Kimmie Ng, M.D., a Boston oncologist, started noticing an alarming trend in her work a few years ago. Men in their 20s, 30s, and 40s—runners, CrossFitters, lifelong nonsmokers—were streaming through her door at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They all appeared lively and strong—yet there they were, battling colorectal cancers, a family of

Children under five years of age may harbor up to 100 times as much of the coronavirus in their noses and throats as infected adults and older children, according to a study out of Chicago.“Our analyses suggest children younger than 5 years with mild to moderate COVID-19 have high amounts of SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA in…

Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.As the death toll escalates in coronavirus hot spots, evidence is growing that young people who work outside the home,…

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in doctors and hospitals seeing fewer patients (PHOTO: Morsa Images/Getty Images) Momentum's average beneficiary age is 33, resulting in fewer Covid-19 claims from members.South Africa's Covid-19 cases topped 400 000 this week and medical schemes expect a rise in claims related to the pandemic.Covid-19 is likely to have an impact…

The Slatest Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on June 30, 2020. AL DRAGO/Getty Images Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, says the data is clear that it is “young people” who are…