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

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

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• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study

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• About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19

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• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix

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• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER

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• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises

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• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing

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• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment

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• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States

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• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study

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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

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

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• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay

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• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought

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

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• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test

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• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER

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• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

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• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

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

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• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases

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• CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020

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• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths

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

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• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities

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• Cold Facts on Avoiding Snow and Ice Dangers

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• Could Common Asthma Meds Weaken Bones?

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• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?

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• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?

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• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020

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• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

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• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study

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

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• COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries

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• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs

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

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• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows

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• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room

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• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

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• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys

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• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study

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• Dance Injuries Jump in United States

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• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study

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• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Doctors' Group Says Antibiotics Can Be Taken for Shorter Periods

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• Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study

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• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients

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• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure

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• ER Visits for E-Scooter Injuries Nearly Double in One Year

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

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• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs

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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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• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths

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• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried

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

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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, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study

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• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study

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

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• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide

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• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

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• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?

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• Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise

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• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study

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• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

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• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought

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• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

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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 Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger

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• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls

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• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone

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• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero

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• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake

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• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths

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• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills

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• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

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• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases

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• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?

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• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?

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• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19

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• Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home

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• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study

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• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault

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• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente

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• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope

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

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• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness

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• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study

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• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken

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• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study

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• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms

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• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home

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• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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

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• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women

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• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds

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

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms

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• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment

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• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study

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• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers

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• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer

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• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

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• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic

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• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding

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

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• Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture

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• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

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• One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence

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• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives

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• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids

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• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey

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

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• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths

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• Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures

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• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

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• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors

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• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

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

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• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients

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• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

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• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease

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• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

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• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

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• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls

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

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• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic

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

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

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• Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures

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• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic

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

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• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients

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• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy

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• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak

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• 'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes

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• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19

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• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study

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

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• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million

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• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen

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• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

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• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End

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• Vaccines Saved 37 Million Lives, Mostly Children, Over Past Two Decades

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• Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk

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• Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study

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• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life

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

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• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

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• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?

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• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?

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• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back

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• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List

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• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?

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

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• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

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

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• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young

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• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

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

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• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men