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A young Black man with the flu sitting on the couch at home. (Photo: Getty Images)

The Flu & Heart Attacks

One of the best things you can do for your heart health this season is get a flu shot. The flu doesn't just cause sore muscles, your arteries get inflamed too.
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People wearing a face masks to protect themselves from COVID-19 in London. (Photo: iStock)

Coronavirus

How to Protect Yourself Against COVID-19 What began with a handful of mysterious illnesses in Wuhan, the sprawling capital of Central China’s Hubei province, has circled the globe, jumping from animals to humans and from obscurity to international headlines. First detected in
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Anibiotics only work to kill bacteria, not viruses. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Miracle Drug?

Antibiotics Are Not Always the Answer The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was heralded as a medical miracle. As one of the first antibiotics, it could cure patients of potentially deadly bacterial illnesses, such as scarlet fever, typhoid and pneumonia. Unfortunately, overuse of
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