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

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

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

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• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?

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

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• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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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 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study

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• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study

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• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease

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

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• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients

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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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• 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 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 With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms

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• Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia

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

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

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

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• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

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• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study

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• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses

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• Is It COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?

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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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• 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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• 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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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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

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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 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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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD

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

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• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread

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• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study

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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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• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19

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• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth

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• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs

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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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• 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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• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes

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

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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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• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk

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

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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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• 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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• 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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• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years

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

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• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 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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• 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 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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• 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