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• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care

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• 139 Clients, No COVID Infections: Hair Salon Study Shows Face Masks Work

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• A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds

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• A Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms, Even After Mild Cases

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• Ad Displays in Stores Boost Teen Vaping Rates: Canadian Study

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• ADHD May Help Predict Adults' Car Crash Risk

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• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study

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• After Tooth Pull, Opioids Don't Relieve Pain Better Than Other Meds: Study

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• AHA News: HousingLink Gives Families Fleeing Domestic Violence a Second Chance

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• AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline

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• AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6

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• AHA News: When Can We Safely Get Back to Work and School?

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• AI Might Spot Which COVID-19 Patients Are at Risk of Severe Disease

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• Air Pollutants, Metals Are Reaching The Placenta, Study Finds

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• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix

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• Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines Are Rare, Resolved on Site: CDC

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• Allergists' Group Offers Advice on Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

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• Allergists' Group Offers Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Allergists' Group Updates Guidelines on COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Almost 47 Million Americans Already Infected With Coronavirus by Nov. 15: Study

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• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER

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• Americans Got the Memo on Social Distancing, Poll Shows

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• America's COVID Pandemic Is Now Skewing Younger

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• Amid Pandemic, Protest Peacefully While Staying Healthy

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• Answers to Your Questions About Face Masks

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• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States

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• As New COVID Variants Emerge, Do You Need to 'Double Mask'?

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• As Pandemic Leads to Clearer Skies, Solar Energy Output Rises

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• As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?

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• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

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• As Schools Reopen, Many Students, Staff Live With High-Risk Family Member

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• As States Reopen, What Is 'Contact Tracing' and How Does it Work?

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• As Virtual Doctor Visits Spike, Concerns About Equity, Missed Diagnoses Grow

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• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study

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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

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• AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts

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• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay

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• Avoid Allergy Flare-Ups This Holiday Season

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• Avoiding Fear, Anxiety While You Self-Quarantine

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• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought

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• Babies Are Spared Severe COVID-19 Symptoms

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• Bans on Evictions, Utility Shutoffs Are Curbing COVID Infections: Study

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• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test

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• Benefits of Social Distancing Outweigh Economic Toll: Study

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• Beware Pet 'Bearded Dragons': CDC Says They Could Carry Salmonella

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• Biden Says He Will Release All Vaccine Doses After Taking Office

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• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

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• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

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• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study

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• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases

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• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say

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• Can Food From an Infected Cook Give You COVID-19?

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• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?

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• Caring for Elderly Loved Ones During a Holiday Lockdown

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• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths

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• Celebrate Autumn Traditions Without Raising Your COVID Risk

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• Cellphone Tracking Can Help Predict Pandemic's Spread

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• Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19

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• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'

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• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic

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• China's Controls May Have Headed Off 700,000 COVID-19 Cases: Study

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• Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

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• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year

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• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities

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• Close the Lid! Flushing Toilets Spreads Coronavirus: Study

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• Cold Facts on Avoiding Snow and Ice Dangers

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• Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus

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• Coma, Paralysis and Rehab: A Long Road to Recovery for Some COVID Survivors

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• Common Diabetes Meds Linked to Higher Odds for a Serious Complication

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• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

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• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds

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• Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest

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• Coronavirus Hangs Around Even After Symptoms Subside

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• Coronavirus Immunity Might Last at Least 6 Months

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• Coronavirus in a Cough: Tests Show Masks Stopping the Spread

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• Coronavirus Is Spreading Fast in Areas of U.S. That May Reopen Soon: Study

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• Coronavirus on a Plane: One Flight's History Outlines the Risk

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• Could Americans Get to COVID Herd Immunity by Late Spring?

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• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?

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• Could Face Shields Replace Masks in Preventing COVID-19?

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• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?

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• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

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• Could Robots Be Deployed to Front Line in Fighting COVID-19?

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• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?

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• Could Tanning Raise a Woman's Odds for Endometriosis?

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• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?

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• Could Your Mask Be a Kind of Vaccine Against COVID-19?

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• COVID Antibodies Found in Less Than 10% of Americans

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• COVID Cases Could Double by Biden's Inauguration: Study

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• COVID Hits Young Adults Harder Than Thought: Study

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• COVID in Pregnancy Won't Affect Obstetric Outcomes: Study

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• COVID May Have Been Circulating in LA Months Earlier Than Believed

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• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

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• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study

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• COVID Scored Big at 'Superspreader' Hockey Game

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• COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home

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• COVID Vaccine Won't Reach All the World's People Until 2022: Study

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• COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study

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• COVID-19 Blood Test Might Predict Who Will Need a Ventilator

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• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant

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• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

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• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts

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• COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries

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• COVID-19 Deaths Have Already Left 1.2 Million Americans Grieving

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• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs

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• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows

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• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows

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• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room

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• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

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• COVID-19 Prevention Might Translate Into Record Low Flu Rates: CDC

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• COVID-19 Rates May Be Lower Than Thought for Pregnant Women

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• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys

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• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study

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• COVID-19 Vaccines: Experts Answer Your Questions

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• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study

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• Curbing COVID Brought Unexpected Benefit for Asthma Patients

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• Dangerously Hot Days for U.S. Farm Workers Could Double by 2050

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• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study

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• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study

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• Dental Practices Rebound as U.S. Dentists Look Forward to COVID Vaccine

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• Despite Threat of Lyme Disease, Tick Control Lags Across U.S.

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Do Ordinary Eyeglasses Offer Protection Against COVID-19?

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• Do Your Keys, Phone, Money Need Disinfecting When You Return Home?

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study

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• Domestic Violence May Have Risen Under Stay-at-Home Rules

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• Don't Abandon Healthy Eating During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Don't Believe Vaccine Myths

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• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises

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• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday

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• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients

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• Driving Hazards Differ for Teens With Autism

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• Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia

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• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads

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• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study

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• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study

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• During Lockdown, Go Online for Advice on Treating Bone, Joint Issues

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• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure

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• Effects of Gun Laws Cross State Borders, New Study Suggests

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• Elevated Blood Clotting Factor Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study

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• Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib

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• Even Small Reductions in Air Pollution Help The Heart

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• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease

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• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

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• Exhaled 'Aerosols' Spread Coronavirus Up to 13 Feet, Shoes Carry Virus, Too

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• Expert Tips to Help You Beat the Heat

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• Experts Warn of 'Sound Cannon' Hearing Loss at Protest Marches

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• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths

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• Face Masks Can Help Prevent Viral Spread, but They Aren't Perfect: Study

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• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows

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• Facebook Posts Big Drivers in Vaccine Resistance, Study Finds

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• Fading Sense of Smell Could Signal Higher Death Risk in Older Adults

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• FDA Approves First Rapid COVID Test for Home Use

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• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida

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• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried

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• Final Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Get Underway

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• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors

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• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought

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• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19

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• Flu Shots for Kids Protect Everybody, Study Shows

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• Flushing a Public Toilet? Be Sure to Wear a Mask

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• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study

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• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health

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• For Maximum Safety, Be Sure to Wash Your Homemade Face Mask: Study

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• For Some Young Drivers, Smartphone Use Is One of Many Bad Habits

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• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning

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• Frequent COVID Tests Key to College Reopening: Experts

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• Frustrations Mount for U.S. Seniors Seeking Access to COVID Vaccines

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• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting

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• Gene Study Shows How Coronavirus Swept Through the Diamond Princess

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• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study

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• Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast

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• Got a Vaccine-Skeptical Relative? Here's How to Talk to Them

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• Got Election Anxiety? Experts Have Coping Tips

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• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes

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• Guard Against Lyme Disease This Summer

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• Gun Licensing Laws Help Keep Murders, Suicides Down

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• Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System $170 Billion Annually

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• Gym Closed? You Don't Need Exercise Equipment to Stay Fit, Study Shows

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• Half of Americans Still Not Wearing Masks When Out in Public: Poll

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• Hand Sanitizer Is Harming Kids' Eyes, Often Seriously

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• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide

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• Handle DIY Cleaning Products With Care During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust

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• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky

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• Having Heart Symptoms? Don't Delay Care During Pandemic

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• Health Warning Labels Could Cut Soda Sales

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• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

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• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?

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• Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise

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• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study

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• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey

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• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

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• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study

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• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought

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• 'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart

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• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

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• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics

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• High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19

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• High-Tech Rings Are Tracking COVID-19 'Warning Signs'

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• History Lesson: How Social Distancing Beat Typhus in the Warsaw Ghetto

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• Hit by Coronavirus Panic? Look for Data Not Drama, Experts Say

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• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack

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• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home

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• How 4 U.S. Cities Helped Slow Coronavirus Spread

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• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger

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• How Contact Lenses Affect Your Risk of COVID-19

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• How Easily Does Coronavirus Spread at Home?

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• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls

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• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone

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• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero

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• How Safe Are the New COVID Vaccines?

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• How to Guard Against Home Heating Hazards

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• How to Protect Yourself From the Sun's Harmful UV Rays

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• How to Sleep Better in 2021

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• How to Stay Safe From Falls, Freezing This Winter

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• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?

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• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake

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• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths

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• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills

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• If You Already Had COVID, Do You Need the COVID Vaccine?

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• Illinois Mandated 'Stay-at-Home' Orders, Nearby Iowa Didn't: Here's What Happened

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• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs

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• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

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• In the COVID Era, Dental Appointments Won't Be the Same

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• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases

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• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia

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• Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations

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• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?

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• Is COVID-19 'One and Done?' Experts Ponder Odds for Reinfection

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• Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?

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• It's Tough to Change the Minds of 'Vaccine-Hesitant' Parents, Study Finds

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• I've Already Had COVID-19, Do I Need the Vaccine?

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• Jailing, Arrest Practices Are Fueling COVID-19 Spread: Study

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• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19

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• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds

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• Kids at 2 Utah Day Cares Easily Spread COVID to Families

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• Kids Get Mild COVID-19 Symptoms, But Chance of Transmission High: Study

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• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study

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• Kids Much Less Prone to Coronavirus Infection Than Adults: Study

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• Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds

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• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues

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• Knee or Hip Replacements Cut People's Risk for Falls: Study

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• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later

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• Know Your Burn Risks This Summer

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• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault

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• LA County Coronavirus Infections Are Up to 55 Times That of Reported Cases

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• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19

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• Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones

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• Las máscaras dificultan el reconocimiento de los rostros, muestra un estudio

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• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope

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• Livestock, Poultry Safe From Coronavirus: Expert

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• Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study

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• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study

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• Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown

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• Long-Lasting Immunity Seems to Follow Serious COVID Cases

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• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds

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• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness

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• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study

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• 'Love Hormone' Could Hold Key to Treating COVID

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• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Get COVID Vaccine

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• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks

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• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken

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• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study

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• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms

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• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home

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• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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• Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread

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• Mask Up! Don't Let Down Your Guard Against COVID-19

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• Mask Wearing Declines, Even as COVID-19 Touches More U.S. Lives: Poll

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• Masks and Summer Heat: Not a Great Mix, But Experts Have Tips

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• Masks Do Make Faces Harder to Recognize, Study Shows

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• Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids

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• Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show

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• Masks, Video Calls: Pandemic Is Hampering Communication for Those With Hearing Problems

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• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

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• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds

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• Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors

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• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First

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• Mission Possible: Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping During the Pandemic

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• Moderna COVID Vaccine Can Sometimes Trigger Delayed Skin Reactions

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• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy

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• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment

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• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread

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• More Evidence That Masks Help Shield You From Coronavirus

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• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study

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• More Layers Are Better With Homemade Face Masks

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• More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families

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• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers

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• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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• Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline

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• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows

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• MRIs Might Be Safe for Patients With Implanted Heart Devices

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• Multiple Measures of Social Distancing Required to Slow Coronavirus: Study

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• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage

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• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

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• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show

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• Narrow Hallways Ideal for Coronavirus Spread: Study

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• Nearly 130,000 U.S. Lives Saved by March if Everyone Wore Masks: Study

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• Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus

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• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C

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• New China Report Sets COVID-19 Death Rate at 1.4%

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• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

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• New Study Sheds Doubt on Notion Kids Aren't COVID-19 Spreaders

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• New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High

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• No Evidence Coronavirus Spreads Through Food or Food Packaging: FDA

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• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life

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• Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet

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• Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza

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• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic

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• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding

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• NYC Shoppers Prefer Stores That Enforce Social Distancing, Study Finds

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• Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture

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• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

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• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

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• On Some Farms, Washing Machines Give Leafy Greens a Spin -- But Is That Safe?

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• One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19

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• One Dose to Many, Or Two Doses to Fewer? Experts Explain U.S. Vaccine Rollout

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• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals

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• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids

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• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals

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• 'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong

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• Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%

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• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey

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• Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research

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• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths

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• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger

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• Pandemic Precautions: The TV News You Watch Might Matter

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• Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry

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• Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites

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• Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds

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• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar

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• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

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• Pfizer Vaccine Is 90% Effective 3 Weeks After First Shot, Early Study Shows

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• Pharmacy Chains Ready to Supply COVID-19 Vaccines to Americans

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• Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun Violence

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• 'Pink Eye' Often a Symptom of COVID-19, and Infection Via Tears Possible

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• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors

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• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

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• Poll Finds Many Americans Heeding Advice on Coronavirus

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• Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety

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• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

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• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5

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• Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season

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• Prisoners Nearly 6 Times More Likely to Get COVID

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• Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion

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• Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic

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• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study

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• Raw Milk Can Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

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• Reckless Driving on the Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients

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• Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds

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• Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins

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• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

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• Restricting Promotions of Sweet Foods Cuts Sugar, Not Profits: Study

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• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

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• Risk of Severe COVID May Depend on Your Type of Asthma, Experts Say

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• Running Without Risk During the Pandemic

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• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease

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• Saliva Equals Nasal Swab for COVID Test Accuracy

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• School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines

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• Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study

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• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers

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• Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread

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• Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study

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• Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing

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• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

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• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls

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• Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds

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• Should You Cancel Travel Plans Due to Coronavirus? Take This Quiz

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• Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• 'Silent' COVID-19 Produces as Much Virus as in Patients With Symptoms: Study

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• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter

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• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes

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• Simple Test Shows Which Face Masks Are Best

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• Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19

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• Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween

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• Skip the 'Maskne,' Not the Mask

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• Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death

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• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic

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• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study

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• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

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• Soap vs. Coronavirus: Best Hand-Washing Tips for You and Your Kids

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• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed

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• Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant

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• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives

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• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk

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• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates

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• State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives

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• Stay Home This Holiday, CDC and Medical Groups Urge

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• Straight Talk From Front-Line Experts on Wearing a Mask

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• Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study

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• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

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• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help

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• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients

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• Study Reveals How Coronavirus Travels Indoors

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• Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19

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• Study Shows Young COVID Survivors Can Get Reinfected

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• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy

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• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

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• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak

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• Survey Shows Mental Woes Spiked in U.S. Pandemic's First Months

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• Survivors' COVID Antibodies May Provide a Powerful Gift

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• Sweden's No-Lockdown Policy Didn't Achieve 'Herd Immunity'

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• Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn

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• Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After

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• Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars

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• 'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes

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• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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• The Most Effective Ways to Kill Coronavirus in Your Home

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• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

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• Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks

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• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

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• Tips to Making a Highly Effective COVID Mask at Home

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• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study

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• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study

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• Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study

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• Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought

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• Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients

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• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

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• Tweets Show Americans Are Following COVID-19 Precautions

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• U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections

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• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million

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• U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West

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• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen

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• U.S. Deaths From High Blood Pressure Soar, Especially in the South: Study

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• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season

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• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

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• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End

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• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study

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• Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study

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• Vaccine Myths Widespread on the Web, Especially Facebook: Study

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• Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says

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• Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two Decades

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19

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• Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks

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• Very Low COVID Infection Rate Among Dental Hygienists: Study

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• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients

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• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life

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• Want to Travel During the Pandemic? Here's What to Consider

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• Watch Out for Coronavirus Scams on Social Media

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• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning

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• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens

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• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

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• What Dental Offices Are Doing to Prevent Coronavirus Infection?

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• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

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• What Does a Self-Quarantine Look Like?

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• What Happened to the Flu This Year?

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• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?

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• What People With Parkinson's Need to Know About COVID-19

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• What Was More Deadly for New Yorkers – COVID-19 or the 1918 Flu?

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• What Works Best to Ease the Pain of Sciatica?

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• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

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• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?

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• What's the Best DIY Face Mask Against COVID-19?

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• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?

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• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back

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• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study

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• When Can Sports Fans Safely Fill Stadiums Again?

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• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes

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• When Is Surgery Not Safe for Seniors?

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• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork

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• When the Fight Against COVID-19 Is at Home

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• Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?

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• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?

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• WHO Predicts COVID-19 Will Take Heavy Toll in Africa

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• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List

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• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?

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• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?

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• Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?

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• Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic

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• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

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• Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell

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• Will Biden 'De-Politicize' COVID?

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• Will Expelled Droplets Spread COVID? Ventilation May Be Key

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• Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?

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• Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?

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• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators

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• With Cold Weather Forcing Patrons Inside, How Safe Are Restaurants?

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• With COVID Vaccine in Works, 1 in 5 Americans Doesn't Believe in Shots

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• With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger

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• With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study

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• With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study

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• With 'Twindemic' Looming, 2 out of 5 Americans Plan to Skip Flu Shot

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• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

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• Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds

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• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young

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• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

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• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

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• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

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• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men

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• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World

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• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe

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• Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away

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• Young People Have No Idea How Much Nicotine They Vape: Study

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• Your Blood Type May Predict Your Risk For Severe COVID-19

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• Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety

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• Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween

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• Your Guide to Safer Dining During the Pandemic

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• Your Media Use & Coronavirus Precautions Are Probably Linked, Survey Shows

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• You're More Likely to Maintain Social Distance If Your Friends Do: Study

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• You're Wearing a Face Mask -- Are You Wearing It Correctly?

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• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study

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• You've Had Your COVID Vaccine: Here's What to Expect After