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• 4 in 10 Teens, Young Adults Have Used CBD Oil, Study Finds

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• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC

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• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021

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• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color

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• A Plus From the Pandemic: Fewer Kids Using E-Cigarettes

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

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• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects

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• ADHD May Help Predict Adults' Car Crash Risk

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

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• Another Study Finds COVID Usually Mild in Kids

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• Autism May Spur Eating Disorders in Adolescence, Study Finds

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

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• Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?

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• Be Your Teen's Best Partner as They Learn to Drive

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• Being Bullied Often Leads Teens to Thoughts of Violence

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• Biden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies

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• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic

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

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• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers

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

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• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

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

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• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

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• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use

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• Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

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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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• Britain OK's COVID Vaccine for Kids 12 and Older; Hopes to Avoid Lockdowns

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• Bullying, Violence Common for Gender-Diverse Youth

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• California Expands Access to Free Menstrual Products in Schools

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• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization

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• Can COVID Transmit Easily on Crowded School Buses?

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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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• Cases of Children's Severe COVID-Linked Illness Were Worse in Second Wave

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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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• Child Obesity Rose Sharply During Pandemic

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• Child Suicides Are Rising During Lockdown; Watch for the Warning Signs

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• Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic

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• College Athletes, Performers Feeling Sidelined in Pandemic

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• College Campuses Are COVID 'Superspreaders,' Study Finds

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• College Can Really Ramp Up Stress for People With ADHD

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• College Freshmen Drank Less as Pandemic Began

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• College Students Feeling the Strain of Coronavirus

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

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

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• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

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• Common Weight-Loss Surgery Can Weaken a Teen's Bones

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

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

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

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• Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?

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• Could Air Pollution Help Trigger Depression in Teens?

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• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll

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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 Is Proving More Lethal for Children in Africa

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• COVID Lockdowns Got People Smoking More

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• COVID May Trigger Heart Condition in Young Athletes

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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 Toe' Lesions Probably Not Caused by COVID-19, Studies Find

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

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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 Is More Severe in Smokers

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• Cyberbullies and Their Victims Can Both Develop PTSD

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• Cyberbullying Could Rise During Lockdown, But Parents Can Stop It

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• Dangerous 'Drunkorexia' Hits College Campuses

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

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• Debunking Myths That Have Some Parents Resisting COVID Vaccines for Teens

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• Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study

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• Depressed Teens May Struggle in School

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• Depression During Pregnancy Raises Risk of Mood Disorder in Kids

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• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study

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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 Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

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• Did a Ban on Flavored Vapes Raise Teen Smoking Rates?

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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 People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?

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• Diet Pill Use Could Be a Step Away From Eating Disorder

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

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• Discrimination Takes Toll on Mental Health of Young Adults

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• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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

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• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids

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• Does Parents' Nagging Kids About Screen Time Even Matter?

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• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

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

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• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span

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• Driver's Ed Does Help Young Drivers Stay Safe

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• Driving Hazards Differ for Teens With Autism

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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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• Early High School Start Times May Hurt Attendance

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• Eczema Can Take Toll on Child's Mental Health

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• Energy Drink Habit Led to Heart Failure in a Young Man

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• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe

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• Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex

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

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• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive

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• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks

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

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• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms

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• Exercise, Not Bed Rest, Can Speed Concussion Recovery

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• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study

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• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

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• Family Structure Influences Teen Delinquency

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• Far More American Teens Carrying Guns These Days, Study Finds

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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 Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market

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• FDA Panel to Weigh Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17

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• FDA Plans to OK Pfizer Vaccine for Those Aged 12 and Up

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• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

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• FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

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• FDA Tells Three Small E-Cigarette Makers to Stop Selling Flavored Products

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

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• Federal Court Backs Indiana University's Vaccine Mandate

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• Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough

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• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

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• Fewer Kids May Be Carrying Coronavirus Without Symptoms Than Believed: Study

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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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• Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens

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

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• Flavored Vapes Still in Stores Despite Federal Ban

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• Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans

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

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• For Kids Who Hit Puberty Early, Risk of Self-Harm Rises

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• For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom

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

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

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• For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health

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

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• Frequent COVID Tests Key to College Reopening: Experts

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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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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Get Your Kids on a School-Ready Sleep Schedule

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• Give Your Family the Gift of Regular Exercise

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• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

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• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study

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• Gun Sales in Homes With Teens Rose During Pandemic

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• Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth

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• Half of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, But Uptake Slows

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• Half of U.S. Teens Plan to Get COVID Shot, But Can Numbers Go Higher?

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• Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust

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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 Issue Spotted in a Few Young COVID Vaccine Recipients; Experts Say Shots Still Needed

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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 Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart

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• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries

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• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19

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• High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says

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

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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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• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young

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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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• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

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• Hospitalizations for Teens With Eating Disorders Rose Sharply During Pandemic

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

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

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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 Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

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

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• How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier

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• HPV 'Herd Immunity' Now Helping Vaccinated, Unvaccinated Women

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• HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men

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• HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

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• HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent

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• HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%

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• HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

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

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• In Florida County Where 3 Teachers Died, School Board Member Pleads for Safeguards

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• In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder

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• In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

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• In NYC at Least, Routine Child Vaccinations Rebound After Lockdown

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• In One U.S. School District, Nearly 10% of Students Identify as 'Gender-Diverse'

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• In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids

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• Injury More Likely When Teens Focus on One Sport

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

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• Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens

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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 Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?

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• Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?

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• Is There a Link Between Vaping and Eating Disorders in the Young?

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• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

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• Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change

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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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• Junk Food Ads Reaching Kids Through Livestream Gaming Platforms

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

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• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens

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

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• Kids' Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study

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• Kids Can Carry High, Infectious Levels of COVID Coronavirus

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• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years

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• Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness

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

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• Kids With Autism Find It Tough to Read Hidden Emotions: Study

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID

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

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• Kids, Teens Usually Have Mild COVID-19 Infections, Rarely Fatal Ones: Study

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• L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up

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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 Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care

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• Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?

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• Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too

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• Later School Start Times Mean Better-Rested Kids: Study

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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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• LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age

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

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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 Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids

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• Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives

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• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher

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

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• Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study

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

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• Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones

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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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• 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 Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks

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• Many Kids With Asthma Are Unprepared for Adult Asthma Care

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• Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study

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

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• Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes

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• Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll

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• Many Parents Worry That Kids Fell Behind in Schooling During Pandemic

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• Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic

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• Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide

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• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

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

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• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women

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

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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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• Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults

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

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

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• Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11

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• Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study

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

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• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines

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• More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health

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• More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week

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• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

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• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol

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• More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex

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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 High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey

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• Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows

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• Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers

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• Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll

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

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• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study

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

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

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• Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week

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• Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion

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

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• Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion

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

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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

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

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• New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine

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

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• New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?

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• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic

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• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns

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• No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

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• Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes

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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 an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income

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• Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion

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• Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die

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• Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter

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• One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College

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

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• Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety

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• Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders

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• Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It

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• Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death

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• Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas

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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 Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia

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• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens

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• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids

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• Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll

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• Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight

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• Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD

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• Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport

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• Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide

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• Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll

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• Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues

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• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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• Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll

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• Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some

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• Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures

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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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• Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study

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• Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher

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• Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping

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• Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers

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• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids

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• Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic

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• Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class

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

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• Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students

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

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• Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Threat Seriously

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

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• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show

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• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder

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

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

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• Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might

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

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• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

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• Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion

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• Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib

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• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

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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, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

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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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• Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms

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

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• Ready to Resume Sports?  Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game

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• Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults

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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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• Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally

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

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• Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips

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

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• School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds

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• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth

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• School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep

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• Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows

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

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• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

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• Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes

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• Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• 'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?

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

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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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• She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet

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• Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs

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

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• Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping

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• Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform

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

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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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• Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues

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• Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber

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• Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life

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• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus

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• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

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• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic

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

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• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

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• Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'

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• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse

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• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

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• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed

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• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds

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• Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own

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• Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV

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• Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

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• Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19

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• Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety

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

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• Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child

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• Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins

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• Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens

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• State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives

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

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• Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study

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• Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working

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• Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating

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

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• Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers

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• Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

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• Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts

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• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another

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• Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study

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• Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School

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• Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too

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• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

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• Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice

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• Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult

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• Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization

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• Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study

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• Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring

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• Teen Tanning Bed Ban Would Prevent Thousands of U.S. Melanoma Cases

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• Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking

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

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• Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study

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• Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic

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• Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful

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• Teens Who Text While Driving May Take Other Risks Behind the Wheel

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• Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger

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• Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion

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• Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars

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• Teens: You Got Your COVID Vaccine, What Now?

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• The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit

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• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

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• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study

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• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen

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• Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being

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• Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes

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• Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs

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• Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free

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

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• Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers

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• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

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

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

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• Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll

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

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• U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago

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• U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic

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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. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys

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• U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods

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• U.S. Marines Study Finds Getting COVID Won't Protect Young People From Reinfection

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

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• U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health

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

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• U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC

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• U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids

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• U.S. Teen Vaping Rates Are Leveling Off But Still High

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• U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit

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• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer

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• Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'

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

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• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: 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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• Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC

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• Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?

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• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study

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• Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds

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• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study

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• Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks

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• Vaping Worse Than Smoking for Boosting Odds for Stroke at Young Age

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• Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students

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• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

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

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• Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide

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• Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility

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

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• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

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• What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions

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• What People With Sickle Cell Disease 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 Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?

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• When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?

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

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• When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study

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• When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?

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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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• Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?

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• Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?

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• Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?

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• White House Says July 4 Vaccination Goal Won't Be Met

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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'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 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 Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

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• Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?

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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 Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women

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

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• Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance

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

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• Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely

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

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• With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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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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• Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help

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• Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears

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• Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help

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• You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

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

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

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• Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening

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• Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought

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• Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine

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• Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study

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• Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

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• Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight

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• Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic

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• Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws

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• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs

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• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study

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• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking