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

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• 1 in 50 COVID Patients in ICU Will Develop a Stroke

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• 1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19

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• 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge

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• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer

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• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms

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• 99% of Planet's Population Breathes Dirty Air: WHO

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• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects

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

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• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival

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• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery

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• Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese

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• Americans Are Eating Less Healthily Everywhere, Except at School

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• Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods

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• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most

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

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• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing

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• Another Benefit to Asthma Control for Kids: Less Bullying

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• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

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• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis

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• Another Health Threat: Drug-Resistant Mold Infections

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

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• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study

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

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• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?

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• As COVID Rules Ease, Common Colds Rebound Across America

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• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival

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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

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• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study

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• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too

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• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn

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• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?

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• Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD

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

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• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans

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• Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance

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• Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet

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

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

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• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

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• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival

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• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?

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• Breathlessness With 'Long COVID' May Point to Heart Damage

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

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• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later

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• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

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• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

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

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

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• Child Obesity Rose Sharply During Pandemic

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• Cleaning Up the Air Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's

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• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All

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• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19

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• Colds, Bronchitis Cases Resurged After Texas Eased COVID Rules

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

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• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health

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• 'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study

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• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?

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• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

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• Could Men's Testosterone Play Role in COVID Survival?

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• Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?

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• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients

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

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

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• COVID Symptoms Haunt Nearly Half of Hospitalized Patients a Year Later

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

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• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

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

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• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study

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

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• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

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• COVID-19 Still Rare in Kids, But Far From Harmless: Study

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• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study

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• Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke

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

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• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans

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• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease

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

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes

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• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD

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• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do Fasting Diets Really Work? New Study Finds Little Benefit

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• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds

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• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?

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• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?

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• Do You 'Wolf Down' Your Food? Speedy Eaters May Pack on More Pounds

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• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients

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• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests

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• Don't Wait to Lose Weight: Shedding Obesity in Youth Extends Life

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• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients

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• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread

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• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks

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

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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 Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

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• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

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

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• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't

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

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• Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains

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• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs

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• Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness, Study Shows

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• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts

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

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• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms

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• Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia

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• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better

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• Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests

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• Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics

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• Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy

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• Exposure to Iodine in the NICU May Affect Infant Thyroid Function

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

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• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

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

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• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End

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• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic

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• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

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

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• Fitness Key to Long-Term Weight Loss Success

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• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought

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

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• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID

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• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study

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

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• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time

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• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning

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• From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values

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• 'Garage Lab' Vape Products May Be Driving Lung Injury in Rural Appalachia

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

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• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse

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• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study

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• Good Sleep May Help Babies Avoid Obesity as They Grow

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• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

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• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study

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• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study

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• Heart Inflammation Rare Among Hospitalized COVID Patients

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• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study

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• Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise

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

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

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• How Much Fasting Is Enough for 'Fasting Diet' to Work?

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• How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine

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• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths

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• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

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• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

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

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• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

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• Is It COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?

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• Is Your Kid a Fast or Slow Eater? Personality Might Tell

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

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• Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study

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• Keep Your Holidays Allergy-Free This Year

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• Keeping Kids Slim, Fit During Lockdown Isn't Easy: Here Are Some Tips

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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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• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients

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• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19

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• Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health

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• Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study

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• Long COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage

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• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays

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

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• Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study

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• Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study

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• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness

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• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds

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• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought

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• Losing Some TV Ads Might Reduce Childhood Obesity

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• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness

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• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning

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• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack

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

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• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It

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• Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives

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• Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes

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• Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll

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• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage

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• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe

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• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival

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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

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

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• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD

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• Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy

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• Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• Mom's Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child's Asthma, Allergies

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

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• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread

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• More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death

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• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

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• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study

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• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019

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• More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months

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• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist

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• Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise

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• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal

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• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

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• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19

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

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• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs

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• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer

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

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• New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night

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• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial

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• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

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• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study

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

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• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19

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

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• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer

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• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop

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• Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans

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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 May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study

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

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients

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• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters

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• Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study

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• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

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• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes

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• Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight

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• Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks

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

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• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny

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

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• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants

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• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

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• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

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• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk

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

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes

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

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

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• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All

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• Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts

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• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

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• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds

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• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study

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

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• RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know

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• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn

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• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study

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• School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines

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• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers

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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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• Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families

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• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

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• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years

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

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• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes

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• Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled

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• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis

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• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus

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• Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV

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• Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids

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• Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others

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• 'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home

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• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies

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• Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study

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

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• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

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• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease

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• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Surprising Factors That Raise (or Lower) Your Odds for COVID-19

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• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later

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• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After

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• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

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• Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men

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• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment

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• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds

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

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• Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later

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• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors

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• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

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• Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says

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

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• Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab

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• Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study

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• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million

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

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• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?

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• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

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• Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin

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

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• Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV

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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 Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms

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

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• Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers

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• Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok

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• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning

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• Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows

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

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• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders

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• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

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

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

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers

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• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study

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• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months

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

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• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?

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• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

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• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports

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• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier

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• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

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• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update

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• Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?

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

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

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• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

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• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study

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• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows

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• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk

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• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West

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• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year

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• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West

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• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer

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

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

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

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

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• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men

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

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• You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds

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• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma

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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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• You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK

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• Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds