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• How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
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• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
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• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
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• Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds
• Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
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• L.A. Study Shows E-Scooter Injury Rate Soaring
• Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones
• Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
• Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
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• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
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• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
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• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• Mitch McConnell in Hospital With Concussion After Tripping at Washington Hotel
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• More E-Scooter Rideshares, More Injuries
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• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
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• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
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• Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
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• Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
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• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
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• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
• Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
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• Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
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• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
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• Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
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• Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
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• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
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• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
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• Shopping Black Friday for TVs, Furniture? Don't Forget the Tip-Over Kit
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• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
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• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
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