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Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
'Like She Was Not Even There': Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen
Long COVID Now Common in U.S. Nursing Homes
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many U.S. Health Care Workers Face Harassment, Burnout
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials
New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Postpartum Depression Drug Comes With Hefty Price Tag
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Preventing Alzheimer's
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Sen. Mitch McConnell Cleared for Work After Another 'Freeze' During Media Briefing
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Seniors: Stay Social, Active for 'Optimal Aging,' Study Shows
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Two-Thirds of Doctors, Researchers Say They've Faced Harassment Since Start of Pandemic
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Washington State's New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer's?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When a Parent Moves In
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Your Family History Is So Important to Your Doctor
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains
You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
Your 'Biological Age' Could Affect Your Odds for Stroke, Dementia
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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