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• 1 in 4 Heart Attacks Arrive With 'Atypical' Symptoms
• 1 in 4 U.S. Teens Has Had a Concussion: Study
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 5 Steps to Protect Young Athletes' Eyes
• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
• 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Odds for Alzheimer's: Study
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19
• Achilles Tendon Injures Are Rising - Here's How to Spot Them
• Active Older Vets More Likely to Fall, But Less Likely to Get Hurt: Study
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
• Adult ADHD Can Mean Fewer Jobs, Worse Pay
• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study
• After Lockdown, Ease Back Into Exercise
• AHA News: Want to Help Overstressed ERs? Be Safe at Home
• All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID Shots
• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic
• Amid Pandemic, Protest Peacefully While Staying Healthy
• Amid Pandemic, Too Many Americans Are Hesitating to Call 911
• Anchor It! Toppling TVs, Furniture Can Injure and Kill Kids
• Another Fireworks Hazard: Loss of Hearing
• Another Study Finds COVID Doesn't Spread in Schools With Proper Safeguards
• Answering the Call: How COVID-19 Hotline Staffers Helped Panicked New Yorkers
• Anxiety, Depression and Drinking: An Unhealthy Combo During the Pandemic
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Americans Return to Work, How Will COVID Change the Workplace?
• Backyard Fireworks on the 4th?  Rethink It to Keep Your Child Safe
• Bans on Evictions, Utility Shutoffs Are Curbing COVID Infections: Study
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Being a Jerk Not a Recipe for Getting Ahead at Work
• Being Chained to Your Desk Might Harm Your Thyroid
• Benefits of Social Distancing Outweigh Economic Toll: Study
• Big Paychecks Pay Off in Self-Confidence, Study Finds
• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
• Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance
• Biggest Reason Teens Injure Their Spines: Not Wearing Seat Belts
• Bingeing, Stress Snacking: How the Pandemic Is Changing Eating Habits
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• 'Boomerang Kids': When an Adult Child Moves Back Home
• Bosses Need Love, Too
• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
• Busted Ankle? What's Better, a Cast or Brace?
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cardiac Arrest? Someday, Drones May Come to Save You
• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19
• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk
• Child Car Seat Safety Tip: Skip Puffy Winter Coats
• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic
• Childhood Trauma Linked With Higher Odds for Adult Neurological Ills
• Children Use Both Sides of the Brain to Understand Language
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Cold Facts on Avoiding Snow and Ice Dangers
• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Concussion Can Lead to Vision, Balance Problems in Young Kids
• Coping With Anxiety, Fear During a Rocky Presidential Transition
• Coping With Budget Stress During the Pandemic
• Coronavirus Delivering a Big Economic Blow to Women
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Drones Delivering Defibrillators Save Lives?
• Could Night Shifts Raise Asthma Risk?
• Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No
• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low
• COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home
• COVID Vaccine Won't Reach All the World's People Until 2022: Study
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
• CPSC Warns Against Using Peloton Treadmill After Child's Death
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Dance Injuries Jump in United States
• Darse atracones y picotear por estrés: cómo la pandemia está cambiando los hábitos de alimentación
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study
• Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study
• DIY Projects Can Be Prime Time for Foot Injuries
• Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter
• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
• Early Responders to 9/11 Now Face Higher Odds for COPD
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
• ER Visits for E-Scooter Injuries Nearly Double in One Year
• ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
• Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Eye Experts Call for Ban on Police Use of Rubber Bullets
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Few U.S. Workers Know About COVID Sick Leave Protections
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Fireworks Deaths Spiked in Pandemic; Stay Safe This 4th
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
• Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here's How to Do It Safely
• Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
• Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule
• Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System $170 Billion Annually
• Hand Sanitizer Is Harming Kids' Eyes, Often Seriously
• Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
• Heading Back to the Workplace? Here's Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
• Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
• How to Get Better Sleep While Working at Home
• How to Stay Safe From Falls, Freezing This Winter
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• In Florida County Where 3 Teachers Died, School Board Member Pleads for Safeguards
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia
• Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
• Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?
• It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
• Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home
• Kids' ER Visits for Injuries Rose During Lockdown, While Non-Injury Cases Fell
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
• Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
• Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
• Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
• Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
• Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
• Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
• More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
• More E-Scooter Rideshares, More Injuries
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
• Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
• One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
• Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
• Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
• Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
• Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
• Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling
• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• 'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
• PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Ready to Resume Sports?  Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
• Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
• Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
• Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
• Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
• Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
• Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
• Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
• Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
• Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
• Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
• Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
• Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
• Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
• To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
• 'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
• 'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
• Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
• Try 'Microbreaks' for a Real Workday Boost
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
• Volunteer Firefighters Have High Levels of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
• What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
• What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
• When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
• Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
• Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
• Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
• Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Workers' Deaths From Paint Stripping Chemicals Are on the Rise
• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
• Working from Home? Here's How to Preserve Your Posture
• Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
• Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
• Your Job Could Put You at Much Higher Risk for Flu
• Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain