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• 1 in 3 Older Thyroid Patients Takes a Med That Can Interfere With Tests

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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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• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds

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• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC

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• 6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds

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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 New 'Spin' on How Sperm Swim

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• A Pill Left Out, a Child's Life Lost: Maisie's Story a Warning to All Adults

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• A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?

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• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care

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• A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?

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• Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women

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

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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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• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery

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• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens

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• ADHD Meds Can Help Preschoolers, But Effects Vary

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• ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide

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• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?

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• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled

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

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

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

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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 Model Predicts Which Animal Viruses Are Likely to Jump to Humans

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• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year

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

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

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

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• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds

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• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

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

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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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• An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's

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• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?

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• Animal Study Offers Hope for a Better Herpes Treatment

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• Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

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• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

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• Another COVID-19 Vaccine Being Tested in Mice

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• Another Pollen Misery: It Might Help Transmit COVID-19

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• Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk

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

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• Antiviral Treatments Should Work Well Against Omicron, Experts Say

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• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds

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• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not

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• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?

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• Are Scientists Close to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine?

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• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?

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

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

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• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

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• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too

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• Autopsy Study May Explain Why Some COVID Survivors Have 'Brain Fog'

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

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• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining

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• Babies Know Best When It Comes to Play

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• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss

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• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds

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• Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure

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• Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study

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• Biden Makes National Push for Long COVID Research

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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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• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age

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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, 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 Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers

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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 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 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 With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners

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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 Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

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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 Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack

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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 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 Test Heralds New Era in Alzheimer's Diagnosis

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• Blood Test Spots Biological Markers for Schizophrenia

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• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men

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• Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too

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• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury

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• Breast Cancer May Spread Faster at Night

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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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• Bright Side: Sunnier Areas Have Lower COVID-19 Death Rates

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• British, Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Show Promise

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• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization

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• Can CBD Help Curb COVID? Maybe, But More Study Needed

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• Can Llama Antibodies Fight COVID in Humans? New Research Says They Might

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• Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?

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

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• Cancer Clinical Trials Make Comeback After Pandemic Slowdown

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• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad

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• Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS

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• Cancer Plagues California Sea Lions, With Implications for Humans

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• CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Rids Woman of Tough-to-Treat Lupus

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• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study

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• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research

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• CBD or THC? Cannabis Product Labels Often Mislead, Study Finds

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

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• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery

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• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital

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• Check Early and Often for Glaucoma

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• Chinese Man Dies of Rare Virus From Monkeys

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• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually

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• Christina Applegate Announces She Has Multiple Sclerosis

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

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• Cluster of Symptoms Common in People First Diagnosed With MS

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

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• Combining Remdesivir With Other Meds Could Boost COVID-Fighting Power

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

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• Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?

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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 COVID Drug Might Be Useful at Lower Dose

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

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• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues

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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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• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus

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• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

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• Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID

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• Coronavirus Antibodies Appear to Stop Reinfection for Months

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• Coronavirus Hangs Around Even After Symptoms Subside

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• Coronavirus Immunity Might Last at Least 6 Months

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• Coronavirus May Have Come From Bats; Could They Also Hold Clues to Treatments?

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• Coronavirus Was Already Spreading in U.S. in January: Study

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• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

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

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• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

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

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

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• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?

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• Could a Vaccine Against Future Pandemics Be on the Way?

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• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?

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• Could an Experimental Cancer Drug Help Treat Spinal Injury?

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• Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?

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• Could Cochlear Implants Cause Harm to Hearing Over Time?

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• Could Coffee Help Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's?

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• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes

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• Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?

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• Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?

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• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

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• Could Sharks Help Fight the Coronavirus of the Future?

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• Could Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk?

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• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

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• Could Survivors' Blood Help Patients Battling COVID-19? Trials May Tell

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• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?

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• Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell

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• Could the 'Mono' Virus Help Trigger Multiple Sclerosis?

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• Could Umbilical Cord Blood Help Ease Autism?

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• Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

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

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• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll

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• COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says

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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 No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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

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• COVID 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-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 Immunity Might Last at Least 8 Months: Study

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• COVID-19 Vaccines Boost Antibodies, Even in People With Weak Immune Systems

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• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs

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

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• Depression Can Be a Killer for People With MS

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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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• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?

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• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy

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• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

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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 New Coronavirus Come From Pangolins? New Study Says It's Possible

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• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk

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• Disappointment and Hope From Two HIV Prevention Trials

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

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• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

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• DNA Sensor Can Spot When COVID Is Contagious

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?

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

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• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug

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• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient

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

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• Don't Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say

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• Don't Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns

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• Drink Up! Humans Are the 'Water-Saving Apes'

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

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• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

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• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

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

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• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

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• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

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• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer

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• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19

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• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

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• Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS

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• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia

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• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too

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• Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis

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

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• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose

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• Early Promise for COVID Vaccine Taken as Pill

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• Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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• Early Trial Offers New Hope for People With Hemophilia

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• El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio

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

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• Even Delta Variant Can't Evade Vaccine-Linked Antibodies: Study

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• Even T. Rex Had Bone Trouble

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

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• Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines

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• Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

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• Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again

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

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• Experimental Drug Could Cut Migraine Frequency

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• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia

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• Experimental Therapy May Be New Tool Against Pancreatic Cancer

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• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

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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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• Fat Injections Might Ease Pain of Plantar Fasciitis

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• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

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• FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug

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• FDA Approves First New Children's ADHD Drug in 10 Years

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• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy

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• FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats

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• FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma

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• FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• FDA Gives OK to Merck's Antiviral At-Home COVID Pill

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• FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill

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• FDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment

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• FDA Panel Mulls Merck's COVID Antiviral Pill

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• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

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• FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug

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

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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 U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

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• First Computer Model of Entire COVID Virus Will Aid Research

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• First Good Evidence That Brain Hits 'Replay' While You Sleep

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• First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?

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

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

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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 Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

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• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice

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• Gene Therapy Could Be Big Advance Against Hemophilia

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought

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• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches

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• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse

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• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19

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• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

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• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes

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• Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19

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• Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure

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• Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS

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• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes

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• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

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• Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients

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

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

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• Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums

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• Heat Waves Topping 132 Degrees F Likely in Middle East Without Action on Climate Change

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• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs

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

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

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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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• High-Tech Prosthetic Arm Melds With Patient's Anatomy

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

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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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• Hope for 1st Vaccine Against Virus Driving 'Mono,' Cancers and Maybe MS

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• Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

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• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

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

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• How Bilingual Brains Shift Quickly Between Languages

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

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• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger

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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 Much Do Trees Lower Urban Temperatures?

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

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• How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?

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• How Trust in Science Can Make You Vulnerable to 'Pseudoscience'

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

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• 'Human Cell Atlas' Maps 1 Million Cell Types in 33 Organs

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• Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago

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• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?

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• If You've Had COVID, One Vaccine Jab Will Do: Study

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• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses

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

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• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

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• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion

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• Inhaled COVID Vaccine Shows Promise in Animal Trials

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• Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home

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• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial

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

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• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work

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• Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital

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

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• Is a Drug for Sleep Apnea on the Horizon?

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• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs

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• Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?

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

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• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

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• Israeli Data on COVID Boosters to Be Published This Week in Major Journal

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

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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 Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome

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• Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

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

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• Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child

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• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches

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• Kids With Autism Have Unique Gut 'Microbiomes'

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• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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

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

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• Laser Process May Kill Bacteria on Metal Surfaces

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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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• 'Light Flash' Treatment Might Help Slow Alzheimer's

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• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal

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• Lilly to Seek FDA Approval for New Alzheimer's Drug

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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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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains

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• Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains

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• Long-Lasting Immunity Seems to Follow Serious COVID Cases

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• 'Love Hormone' Could Hold Key to Treating COVID

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• Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats

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

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• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

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• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

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• 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study

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• Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression

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• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do

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• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half

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• Man Blind for 40 Years Regains Some Sight Through Gene Therapy

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

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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 More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

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• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments

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• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll

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

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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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• Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women

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• Masks Cut Distance Coronavirus Travels in Half, Study Finds

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• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

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

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• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy

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• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug

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• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk

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• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy

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• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms

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

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• Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans

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• 'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS

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• Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS

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

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• Moderna COVID Vaccine Offers Protection for at Least 6 Months: Study

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• Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older

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• Monkey Trials Offer New Hope for HIV Vaccine

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

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• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

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• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

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• More Than 87,000 Scientific Papers Already Published on COVID-19

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• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study

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• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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

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• Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury

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• MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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

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• MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis

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• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

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• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?

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• Mutation Helps Coronavirus Infect More Human Cells, Study Shows

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

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• 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

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

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• Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds

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• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That

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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

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• Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids

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

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• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's

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• New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review

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• New Alzheimer's Drug Delivers Disappointing Results

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• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

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• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

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• New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS

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• New Coronavirus Variant Out of Brazil Now in 5 U.S. States

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• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

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• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment

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• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

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• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers

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• New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease

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• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs

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• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

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• New Hope for IBD Patients

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• New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients

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• New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain

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• New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease

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• New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night

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• New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children

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• New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner

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• New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise

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• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial

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

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• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain

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• Novel Injection Repairs Severe Spinal Cord Injuries in Mice

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• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

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• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS

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

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• Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped

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

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• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous

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

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

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

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• Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease

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• Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research

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• Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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

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• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

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

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• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End

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

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• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID

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• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

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• People With MS Should Get the COVID-19 Vaccine: Expert

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• 'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

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• Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill

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• Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing

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• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

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• Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

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• Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

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

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

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

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• Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts

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• Pregnancy May Delay MS

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• Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic

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

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• Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study

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

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

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• Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness

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• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study

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• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

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• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

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• '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 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 Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports

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

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

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• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant

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• Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study

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

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV

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• Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity

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• Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients

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

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• Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century

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• Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab

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• Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear

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• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain

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• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth

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• Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds

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• Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart

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• Science Studies Most Likely to Be Wrong Are the Most Widely Read

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• Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose

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• Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes

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• Scientists Design Skin Patch That Takes Ultrasound Images

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• Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy

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• Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma

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• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death

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• Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain

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• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

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

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• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse

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

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• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

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• Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure

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

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• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

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• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

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• SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study

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• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

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• Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health

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• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

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

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• Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware

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• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring

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• Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

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

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• Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials

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• Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today

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• Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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• Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync

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• Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back

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• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients

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• Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows

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

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• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches

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• Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near

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• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine

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• Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn

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• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

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• Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease

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• The Future of Cancer for Americans

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• The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know

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• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

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

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

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• Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

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• T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby

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• Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners

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

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• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper

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• U.K. Variant Won't Trigger More Severe COVID, Studies Find

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• U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants

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

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

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

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

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• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

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• Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study

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• Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age

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

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

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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 Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study

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• Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS

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• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

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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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• Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm

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

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• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

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• What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine

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• What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19

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• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

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• What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?

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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 Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise

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• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

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• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

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• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

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• When, Where Was the First Case of COVID-19?

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• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

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

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• Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?

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

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• Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?

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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 Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?

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• Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?

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

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

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• Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks

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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 Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

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• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

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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 Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19

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

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

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

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• Will Remdesivir Help COVID-19 Patients? Two Reports Provide Different Answers

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• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery

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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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• Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary

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• You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study

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

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• Your Daily Vitamin D From Tomatoes? Gene Tweak Could Make It Happen

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

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• Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old

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• You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut