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Statin Could Fight Severe COVID, but Vitamin C Does Not: Study
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Confirms it: Texting While Walking Is Dangerous
Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
SUVs, Trucks More Prone to Hitting Pedestrians
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
Take These Steps to 'Fall-Proof' Your Home
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
The Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Toos E-Scooters Could Be Fire Hazard; Warning Issued After 2 Die in House Fire
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
U.S. Fireworks Injuries Are on the Rise
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Injuries From E-Bikes, E-Scooters Jumped 21% in One Year
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
Vitamin K May Kickstart Healthy Lungs
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds