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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance

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• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds

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• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study

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• 1 in 5 Young Women Has No Plans to Get a Mammogram

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• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds

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• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out

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• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC

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• 4 Out of 10 Adults With No Known Heart Disease Have Fatty Hearts: Study

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• 5 Tests You Should Not Order for a Child With Autism

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• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer

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• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup

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• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans

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• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds

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• 8/8 -- Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier: Study

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• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later

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• A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?

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• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color

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• A Guide to Managing Children's Diabetes During COVID-19

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• A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study

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• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care

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• A Routine Skin Check Could Save Your Life

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• A1C: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Your Heart?

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• Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy

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• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients

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• Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely, Study Finds

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• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes

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• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

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• Adding MRI to Screening Can Cut Prostate Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half

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• Adult ADHD Can Mean Fewer Jobs, Worse Pay

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• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism

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• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery

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• After Long Decline, Breast Cancers in Young U.S. Women Are On the Rise

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• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites

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• After Testing Fell During Pandemic, Is a Surge in STDs Ahead?

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• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In

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• AHA News: Controlling Diabetes Takes on Greater Urgency During COVID-19 Pandemic

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• AHA News: Despite Recent Setbacks, Americans' Blood Pressure Has Dropped Dramatically Since 1960

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• AHA News: How to Accurately Measure Blood Pressure at Home

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• AHA News: Is Your Child's Blood Pressure Something to Worry About?

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• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos

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• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health

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• AI Beats Trained Staff in Spotting Heart Trouble on Sonograms

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• Air Pollution Can Harm Kids' Hearts for a Lifetime

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• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost

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• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers

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• America Is Losing the War Against Diabetes

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• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

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• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid

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• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

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• Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic

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• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade

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• Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic

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• America's 4th Leading Cause of Death: Poverty

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• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing

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• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

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• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?

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• Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

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• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients

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• Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now

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• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients

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• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You

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• Are High-Tech Blood Pressure Monitors Really Worth It?

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• Are You Taking a Med That's Raising Your Blood Pressure?

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• 'Artificial Pancreas' Can Help Kids With Type 1 Diabetes

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• Artificial Pancreas Controls Diabetes in Kids 6 and Up, Clinical Trial Shows

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• Artificial Pancreas Device May Help Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

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• As Clinics Providing Abortions Closed in Iowa, STD Rates Started Rising

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• As Eviction Rates Rise, So Do Local Death Rates, U.S. Study Finds

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• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19

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• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival

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• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

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• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates

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• As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities

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• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

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• Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives

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• Autism in Older Adults: Studies Show Higher Rates of Mental, Physical Ills

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• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000

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• Baby's Feeding Troubles Tied to Later Developmental Delays

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

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• Battling High Blood Pressure? Adding Yoga to Your Workout Might Help

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• Battling Mom-to-Be's Preexisting High Blood Pressure Brings No Harm to Baby

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• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test

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• Begin Routine Diabetes Screening at 35 for Overweight, Obese Americans: Task Force

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• Being a Jerk Not a Recipe for Getting Ahead at Work

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• Benefits of Social Distancing Outweigh Economic Toll: Study

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• 'Benign' Adrenal Gland Tumors Might Cause Harm to Millions

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• Beta-Blocker Heart Meds Might Lower Arthritis Risk

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• Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure

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• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health

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• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans

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• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory

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• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire

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• Big Paychecks Pay Off in Self-Confidence, Study Finds

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• Big Worry for Folks Heading to Hospital: Who'll Care for My Pet?

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• Bingeing, Stress Snacking: How the Pandemic Is Changing Eating Habits

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• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments

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• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age

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• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study

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• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care

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• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That

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• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air

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• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life

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• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study

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• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers

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• Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble

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• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

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• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome

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• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD

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

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• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer

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• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments

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• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer

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• Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine

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• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care

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• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll

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• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

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• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis

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• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement

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• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy

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• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials

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• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries

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• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer

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• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners

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• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites

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• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study

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• Black Stroke Survivors Less Likely to Get Treated for Complications

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• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men

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• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

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• Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?

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• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

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• Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries

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• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women

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• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR

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• Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid

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• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack

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• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots

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• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID

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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 Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study

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• Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients

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• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression

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• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer

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• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study

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• Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain

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• Blood Protein Might Predict Future Risk of Diabetes, Cancer

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• Blood Sugar May Be Key to Brain Power After a Stroke

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• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19

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• Blood Test Looks at Patients' Whole Genome to Spot Rare Inherited Diseases

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• Blood Test May Reveal Concussion Severity With Accuracy of Spinal Tap

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• Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier

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• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases

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• Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early

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• Blood Test Might Warn of Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy

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• Blood Test Shows Promise at Catching Cancers Early

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• Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS

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• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

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• Blood-Based 'Liquid Biopsy' Might Spot Early-Stage Cancers

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• Body Temperature Higher in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• 'Boomerang Kids': When an Adult Child Moves Back Home

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• Brain's 'White Matter' Changes in People With Autism

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• Breakfast Timing Could Affect Your Odds for Diabetes

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• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival

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• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women

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• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds

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• Breastfed Babies Have Healthier Blood Pressure as Kids

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• Breastfeeding May Help Guard Against Diabetes

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• Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive

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• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization

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• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

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• Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?

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• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?

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• Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?

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• Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?

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• Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?

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• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?

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• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad

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• Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage

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• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded

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• Cancer Screenings Rise in States With Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

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• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare

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• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

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• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners

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• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks

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• Cats Now Have an FDA-Approved Pill to Treat Their Diabetes

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• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19

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• Change to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Helped Women

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• Cheap, Same-Day Test Could Help Spot Miscarriage Risk

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• Check Early and Often for Glaucoma

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• Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For

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

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• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study

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• Childhood Autism Diagnosis Is Getting Better, But Not for Everyone

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• Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic

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• Clinic Brings Free Health Care to Homeless Youth -- and Their Beloved Pets

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• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do

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• Coffee Might Pose Danger to Folks With Severe High Blood Pressure

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• Coffee, Green Tea Might Extend Life for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

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• Coffee: Good for You or Not?

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• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites

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• Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News

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• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say

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• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study

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

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• Common Diabetes Meds Tied to Serious COVID-19 Complication

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• Common Eye Conditions Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia

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• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America

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• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk

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• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients

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• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

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• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients

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

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• Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study

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• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread

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• Coping With Budget Stress During the Pandemic

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• Coronavirus Delivering a Big Economic Blow to Women

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• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women

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• Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades

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• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar

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• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

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• Could a Common Diabetes Drug Ease Bipolar Disorder?

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• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?

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• Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?

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• Could a Hormone Help Spur High Blood Pressure?

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• Could a Quick Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19 Be on the Way?

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• Could a Single Dose of the HPV Vaccine Be Enough?

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• Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?

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• Could Certain Diabetes Drugs Fight Asthma, Too?

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• Could Coffee Lower a Woman's Odds of Diabetes After Pregnancy?

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• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?

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• Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?

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• Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs

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• Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic

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• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll

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• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries

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• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020

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• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

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• COVID Home Test Kits Less Effective With Omicron Variant: Study

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• COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills

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• COVID in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms

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• COVID Often Joined by Heart Disease, Diabetes

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

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• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk

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• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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• COVID Testing Requirement Lifted for Travelers Flying to the U.S.

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

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• COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'

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

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• COVID-19 and Advanced Diabetes Can Be a Deadly Mix: Study

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• COVID-19 Appears to Have No Lasting Impact on College Athletes' Hearts

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

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• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year

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

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• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies

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• COVID-19 May Trigger High Blood Sugar, Raising Death Risk: Study

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• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• CT Lung Cancer Screening Catches More Tumors Early

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• CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More

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• Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be

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• Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise

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• Darse atracones y picotear por estrés: cómo la pandemia está cambiando los hábitos de alimentación

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• Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans

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• Deadly Liver Disease Tied to Obesity Is on the Rise

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• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America

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• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America

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• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

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• Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases

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• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic

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• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020

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• Diabetes Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women

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• Diabetes Can Lead to Amputations, But Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope

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• Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children

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• Diabetes in Pregnancy Tied to Eye Issues in Kids

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• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

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• Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later

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• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

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• Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains

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• Did Adding Calorie Counts to Restaurant Menus Make Meals Healthier?

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• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

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• Did the Decline in PSA Testing Lead to More Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer?

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• Diet Key to Better Health in People With Diabetes

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• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study

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• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

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• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure

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• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

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• DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk

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• DNA Fragments in Blood Promise Cheap, Easy Test for Cancer

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Do Not Use At-Home COVID Test Swabs in the Throat: FDA

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• Do You Live in a 'Food Swamp'? It Could Be Raising Your Heart Risk

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• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?

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• Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter

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• Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk

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• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids

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• Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key

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• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

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• Dogs Accurately Sniff Out COVID-19 at Airports

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• Dogs and Their Humans Share Same Diabetes Risk: Study

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• Do-It-Yourself COVID Tests Work Fine, Without the Discomfort: Study

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• Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges

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• Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams

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• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

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• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia

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

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• Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters

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• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

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• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.

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• England to Lift Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors

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• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule

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• Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health

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• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care

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• Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial

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• Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure

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• Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities

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• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study

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• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access

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• Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study

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• Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns

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• Exercise Doesn't Boost Health If You Stay Obese, Study Finds

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• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better

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• Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics

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• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans

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• Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35

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• Experts Issue Guidelines on Diabetes-Linked Nerve Damage

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• Experts Recommend All Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40

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• Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually

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• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

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• Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate

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• Family Ties Help Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Flourish

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• Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials

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• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth

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• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly

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• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

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• FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy

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• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin

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• FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19

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• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

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• FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps

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• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs

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• Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay

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• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

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• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans

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• Fewer Than 1 in 10 American Adults Get Enough Dietary Fiber

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• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

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• Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids

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• Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls

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• First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple

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• Flu Shot Could Be a Lifesaver for Folks With Chronic Ills

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• Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year

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

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• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed

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• For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma

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• For Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll

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• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach

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• For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty

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• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By

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• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss

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• Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients

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• 'Forever Chemicals' May Raise a Woman's Blood Pressure

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• Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age

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• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women

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• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit

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• Gallstones Can Warn of Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

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• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

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• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's

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• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

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• Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO

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• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

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• Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel

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• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road

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• Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High

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• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

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• Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study

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• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation

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• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected

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• Happiness From Home Buying Is Often Fleeting, Study Shows

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• Have Diabetes? Here's How to Save Your Sight

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• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study

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• Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists

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• Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts

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• Healthy Eating Lowers Pregnancy Complication Risk

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• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes

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• Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

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• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

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• Heart Conditions Could Raise Risk of Torn Aorta During Pregnancy

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• Heart Disease Is Women's #1 Killer. So Why So Little Female-Focused Research?

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• Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact

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• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey

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• Heart Risk Factors May Be Especially Unhealthy in People With Psoriasis

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• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women

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• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective

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• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless

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• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care

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• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits

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• High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe

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• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain

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• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term

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• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Is Linked to Shorter Life Spans for Women

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• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

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• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

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• High Blood Pressure: Here's What to Know

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• High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?

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

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• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

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• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram

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• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients

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• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study

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• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

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• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities

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• HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic

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• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack

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• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race

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• Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People

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• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

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• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion

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• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans

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• How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships

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• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

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• How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk

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• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?

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

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• How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols

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• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped

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• How the Pandemic Affected Americans' Blood Pressure

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

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• Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities

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• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women

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• If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too

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• Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack

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• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC

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• In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates

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• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race

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• In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply

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• In the Cards: Simple Test Could Assess Risk of Dementia

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• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals

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• 'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids

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• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger

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• Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll

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• Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out

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• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity

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• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

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• Insulin Isn't the Only Blood Sugar Regulator

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

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• Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study

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• Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease

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• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

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• Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens

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• Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?

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• Is It COVID? Early Signs May Differ by Age, Gender

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• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?

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• Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?

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• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

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• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance

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• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.

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• IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid

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• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness

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• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments

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• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms

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• Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies

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• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low

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• Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle

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• Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia

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• Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'

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• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters

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• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study

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• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills

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• Kids With Autism Face Higher Odds of Vision Issues, But Many Don't Get Screened

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• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health

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• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente

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• Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care

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• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care

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• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

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• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

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• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study

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• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

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• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk

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• Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health

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• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year

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• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors

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• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans

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• Living Near Noisy Roads Can Raise Your Blood Pressure

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients

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

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• Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart

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• Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People

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• Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans

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• Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes

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• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack

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• Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health

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• Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives

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• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

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• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

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• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide

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• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain

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• Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic

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• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll

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• Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey

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• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic

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• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes

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• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

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• Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger

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• Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll

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• Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy

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• Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves

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• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study

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• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

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• Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll

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• Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study

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• Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study

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• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

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• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt

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• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary

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• Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables

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• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report

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• Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms

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• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It

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• Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All

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• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study

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• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival

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• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

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• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows

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• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

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• Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation

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• Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps

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• Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years

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• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

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• Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need

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

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• Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease

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• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage

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• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin

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• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds

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• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?

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• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study

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• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends

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• Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later

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• Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years

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• Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought

---

• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

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• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth

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• Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study

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• More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?

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• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters

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• More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'

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• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines

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• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

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• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients

---

• More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts

---

• More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

---

• More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising

---

• More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood

---

• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

---

• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics

---

• More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results

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• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

---

• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain

---

• More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease

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• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals

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• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline

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• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study

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• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds

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• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer

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• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

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• Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs

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• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study

---

• MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts

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• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

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• Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll

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• Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study

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• NBA Players to Assess New Coronavirus Test

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• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability

---

• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure

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• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

---

• Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds

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• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

---

• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

---

• Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving

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• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy

---

• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

---

• New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High

---

• New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV

---

• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening

---

• New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

---

• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

---

• New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD

---

• New Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection

---

• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise

---

• New Treatment May Curb Low Blood Sugar in Kids With Insulin Disorder

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• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans

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• New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment

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• No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study

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• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

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• No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study

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• Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home

---

• Not Just for Glasses: Eye Exams Could Save Your Life

---

• Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel

---

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

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• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study

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• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction

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• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer

---

• Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care

---

• Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients

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• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV

---

• Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans

---

• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

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• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study

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• Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income

---

• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery

---

• Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure

---

• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy

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• Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial

---

• One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer

---

• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees

---

• One-Time Endoscopic Treatment Might Replace Insulin for People With Type 2 Diabetes

---

• Only 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings

---

• Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy

---

• 'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes

---

• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured

---

• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

---

• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims

---

• Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study

---

• Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study

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• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women

---

• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women

---

• Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings

---

• Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor

---

• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening

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• Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs

---

• Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study

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• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt

---

• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll

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• Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll

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• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

---

• Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes

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• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families

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• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom

---

• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

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• Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward

---

• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study

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

---

• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

---

• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest

---

• Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier

---

• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism

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• Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods

---

• Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients

---

• Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery

---

• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients

---

• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar

---

• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans

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• People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study

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• People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study

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• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions

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• Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries

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• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril

---

• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

---

• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic

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• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study

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• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later

---

• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID

---

• Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke

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

---

• Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances

---

• Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More

---

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

---

• 'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds

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• 'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke

---

• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans

---

• President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy

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• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

---

• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials

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• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study

---

• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites

---

• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

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• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.

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• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths

---

• Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together

---

• 'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows

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• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

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• Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure

---

• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

---

• Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity

---

• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

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• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds

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• Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim

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• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk

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• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

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• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care

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• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

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• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show

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• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports

---

• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack

---

• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

---

• Rate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising

---

• Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare

---

• Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer

---

• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health

---

• Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure

---

• 'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care

---

• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

---

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

---

• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids

---

• Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test

---

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

---

• Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age

---

• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America

---

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

---

• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth

---

• Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart

---

• Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test

---

• Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk

---

• Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says

---

• Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends

---

• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

---

• Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes

---

• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

---

• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?

---

• Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families

---

• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

---

• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities

---

• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery

---

• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives

---

• Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?

---

• Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?

---

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

---

• Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study

---

• Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk

---

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

---

• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes

---

• Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health

---

• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

---

• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

---

• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

---

• Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds

---

• Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

---

• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV

---

• Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk

---

• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues

---

• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans

---

• Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER

---

• Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy

---

• Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows

---

• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients

---

• State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy

---

• State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study

---

• STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids

---

• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best

---

• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

---

• Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure

---

• Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes

---

• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt

---

• Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes

---

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

---

• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study

---

• Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism

---

• Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure

---

• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities

---

• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll

---

• Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease

---

• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up

---

• Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65

---

• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

---

• Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic

---

• Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult

---

• Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes

---

• Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth

---

• Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide

---

• Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can't Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV

---

• Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack

---

• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment

---

• The Future of Cancer for Americans

---

• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease

---

• The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need

---

• The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later

---

• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

---

• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds

---

• There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes

---

• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues

---

• There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why

---

• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again

---

• Those with Type 2 Diabetes Can Walk Their Way to Heart Health

---

• Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause

---

• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

---

• Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes

---

• Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk

---

• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

---

• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women

---

• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

---

• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes

---

• Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

---

• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study

---

• Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study

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• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

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• Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study

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• Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer

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• Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

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• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s

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• Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study

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• Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke

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• Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain

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• U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds

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• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

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• U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip

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• U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline

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

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• U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic

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• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report

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• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study

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• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study

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• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer

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• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

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• U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities

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• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst

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• U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years

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• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

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• U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care

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• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act

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• Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast  Symptoms

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• Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising

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• Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say

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• Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers

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• Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later

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• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic

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• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans

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• Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes

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• Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID

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• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study

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• Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%

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• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons

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• Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer

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• Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why

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• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites

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• Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study

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• Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed

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• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

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• Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You

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• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19

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• Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings

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• Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

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• What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out

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• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

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• What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?

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• What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?

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• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19

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• What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19

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• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

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• What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell

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• When Adults Sign Up for Medicaid, Kids Can Benefit

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• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows

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• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

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• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?

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• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most

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• When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study

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• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds

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• When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?

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• When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight

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• When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow

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• When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner

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• When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study

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• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

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• When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike

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• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

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• Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study

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• Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race

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• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key

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• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?

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• White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule

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• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

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• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

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• WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV

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• WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations

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• Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline

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• Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms

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• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

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• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?

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• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?

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• Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?

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• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

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• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?

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• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?

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

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• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?

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• Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes

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• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

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• Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health

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• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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• Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People

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• Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others

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• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs

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• Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers

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• Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer

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• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery

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• Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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• Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study

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• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes

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• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic

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• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study

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• Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib

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• Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young

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• Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen

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• Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause

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• Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar

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• You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

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• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer

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• Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes

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• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine

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• Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic

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• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome

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• Your Guide to Healthy Glucose Levels

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• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes

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• Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain