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• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study

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• 1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19

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• 1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic

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• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC

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• 5 Health Symptoms Women Shouldn’t Ignore

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• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer

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• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans

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• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later

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• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?

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• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color

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• A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds

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• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care

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• A Routine Skin Check Could Save Your Life

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• A Woman's Diet Might Help Her Avoid Breast Cancer

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• Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy

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• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients

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• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes

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• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

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• Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis

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• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain

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• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery

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• Adding in Stem Cell Therapy Helps Beat a Common Childhood Leukemia

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• Advances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists' Meeting

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• Advent of 'Bloodless Medicine' Is Helping Some Patients Avoid Transfusions

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• A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure

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• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival

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• After COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year

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• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism

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• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery

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• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites

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• Aggressive Cancer Diagnosed for First Time in a Dinosaur

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• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In

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• AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline

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• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos

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• AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6

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• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health

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• AI May Not Be Ready to Accurately Read Mammograms

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• Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart

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• Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report

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• Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020

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• Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report

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• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers

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• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

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• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

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• Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic

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• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade

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• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

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• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?

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• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis

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• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients

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• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You

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• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not

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• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19

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• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival

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• As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?

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• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

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• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates

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• As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities

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• Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots

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• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

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• Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives

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• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000

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

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• Bacterial Blood Infections Tied to Heightened Colon Cancer Risk

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• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds

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• Be Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study

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

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• Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery

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• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans

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• Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative

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• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits

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• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory

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• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery

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• Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance

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• Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk

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• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments

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• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age

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• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study

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• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care

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• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That

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• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air

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• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life

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• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

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• Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study

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• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers

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• Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble

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• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

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• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome

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• Black Hairdressers May Be at High Risk From Toxic Chemicals

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• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD

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

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• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer

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• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments

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• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer

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• Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine

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• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care

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• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll

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• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

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• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis

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• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement

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• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy

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• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials

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• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries

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• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer

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• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners

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• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites

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• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study

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• Black Stroke Survivors Less Likely to Get Treated for Complications

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• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men

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• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

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• Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?

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• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

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• Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries

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• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women

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• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR

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• Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid

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• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack

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• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots

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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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• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes

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• Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives

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• Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients

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• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study

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• Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury

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• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients

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• Blood Protein Might Predict Future Risk of Diabetes, Cancer

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• Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early

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• Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots

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• Bogus Info on Cancer Common Online, and It Can Harm

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• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival

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• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?

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• Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

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• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women

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• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds

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• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say

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• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization

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• Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?

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• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?

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• Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?

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• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?

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• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year

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• Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19

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• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad

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• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later

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• Cancer Patients Avoiding Pot, Even as Rules on Use Relax

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• Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study

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• Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide

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• Cancer Plagues California Sea Lions, With Implications for Humans

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• Cancer Radiation Can Safely Proceed During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

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• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded

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• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

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• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare

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• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

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• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

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• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks

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• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

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• Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease

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• Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat

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• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19

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• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery

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• Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For

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• Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study

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• Chronic Heartburn Raises Odds for Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus

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• Chronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key

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• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year

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• Climate Change Could Bring Rising Obesity Rates

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• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do

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• Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA

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• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients

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• Coffee May Slow Spread of Colon Cancer

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• Coffee Might Help Ward Off Prostate Cancer

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• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites

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• Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News

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• Colonoscopy After 75: A Potential Lifesaver for Most

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• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America

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• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients

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• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

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• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients

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• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

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• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds

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• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer

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• Coping With Cancer and COVID During the Holidays

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• Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades

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• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

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• 'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study

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• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?

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• Could a High-Fiber Diet Help Boost Cancer Survival?

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• Could a Single Dose of the HPV Vaccine Be Enough?

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• Could AI Help Doctors Map Out Treatments for Brain Cancers?

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

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• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?

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• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

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• Could Viagra, Cialis Help Boost Colon Cancer Survival?

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• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll

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• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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

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• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

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• COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy

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

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

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• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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• COVID Vaccine a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery

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• COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'

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• COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight

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• COVID Vaccines Offer Only Some Protection for People Battling Myeloma

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• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant

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• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year

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• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts

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• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies

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• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

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

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• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More

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• Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters

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• Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke

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• Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries

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• Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans

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• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

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• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study

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• Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer

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• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic

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• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020

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• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?

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• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

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• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

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• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019

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• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

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• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure

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• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

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• DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries

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• Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery

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• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs

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• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?

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• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

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• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?

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• Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor

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• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests

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• Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges

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• Don't Know the Signs of Pancreatic Cancer? You're Not Alone

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• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday

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• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

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• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

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• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

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• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

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• Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia

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• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

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• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

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• Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer

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• Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

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• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

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• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

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• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

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• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study

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• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study

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• Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study

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• EPA Proposes Limits on Dangerous Chemical Used by Medical Sterilization Plants

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• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study

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

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• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care

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• Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities

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• Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments

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• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study

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• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease

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• Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts

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• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

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• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access

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• Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study

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• Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients

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• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

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• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery

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• Exercise May Boost Tumor-Fighting Immune Cells in Cancer Patients

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• Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests

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• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy

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• Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics

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• Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

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• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans

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• Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually

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• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

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• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

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• Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials

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• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth

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• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly

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• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

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• Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival

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• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer

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• FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy

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• FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs

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• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers

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• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

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• Fear Keeps Some Cancer Patients From Getting COVID Vaccine

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• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs

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• Federal Court Orders EPA to Re-examine Whether Roundup Causes Cancer

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• Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People

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• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida

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• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

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• Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing

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• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans

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• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

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

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• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?

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• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study

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• For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation

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• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health

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• For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time

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• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed

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• For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma

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• For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'

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• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach

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• For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too

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• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By

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• Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients

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• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning

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• From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey

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• From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values

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• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting

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• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

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• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

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• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health

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• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says

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• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's

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• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

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• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought

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• Gene-Targeted Drug Shows Promise Against a Form of Pancreatic Cancer

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• Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel

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• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road

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• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study

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• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

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• Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You

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• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation

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• Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone

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• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected

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• Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study

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• Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?

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• Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery

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• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study

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• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky

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• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes

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• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk

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• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

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• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study

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

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• Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk

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• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women

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• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

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• 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

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• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients

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• High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

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• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study

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• High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers

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• Hints That Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Fight Solid Tumor Cancers

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• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young

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• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

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• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities

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• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race

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• Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors

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• Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks

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• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

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• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans

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• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

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• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?

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• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?

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• How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?

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• How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?

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• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients

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• How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?

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• How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

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• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care

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• How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery

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• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?

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• HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men

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• HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

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• HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent

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• HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%

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• HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

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• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women

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• Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study

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• Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers

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• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

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• Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer

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• Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study

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• Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack

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• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC

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• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

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• In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population

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• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race

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• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain

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• In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

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• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak

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• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals

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• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

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• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

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• Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?

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• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

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

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• Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?

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• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?

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• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

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• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.

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• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness

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• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments

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• 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'

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• Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk

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• Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer

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• Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face

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• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters

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• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds

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• Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk

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• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID

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• Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19

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• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues

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• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later

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• Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study

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• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think

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• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell

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• Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers

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• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health

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

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• Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients

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• 'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

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• Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care

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• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care

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• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves

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• Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says

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• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients

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• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

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• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

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• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

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• Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

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• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study

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• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19

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• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

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• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk

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• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors

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• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans

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• Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients

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• Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study

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• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought

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• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness

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• Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study

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• Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health

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• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans

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• Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers

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• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis

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• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack

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• Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer

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• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

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• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

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• Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?

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• 'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy

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• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

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• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain

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• Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

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• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll

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• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic

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• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes

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• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine

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• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

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• Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey

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• Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll

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• Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy

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• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

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• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study

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• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?

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• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary

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• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report

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• Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study

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• Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries

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• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival

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• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

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• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

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• Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check

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• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?

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• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes

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• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option

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• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

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• 'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery

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• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms

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

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• Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study

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• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds

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• Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults

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• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study

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• More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds

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• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters

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• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy

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• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients

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• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study

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• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019

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• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

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• More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence

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• Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer

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• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey

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• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline

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• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study

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• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds

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• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

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• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

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• Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer

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• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage

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• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

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• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability

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• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure

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• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

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• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery

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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

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• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy

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• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

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• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening

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• New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain

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• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

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• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers

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• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer

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• New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy

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• New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients

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• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant

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• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise

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• New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids

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• New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer

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• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans

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• Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression

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• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

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• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop

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• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life

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• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19

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• No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development

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• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study

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• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

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• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications

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• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

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• Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers

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• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients

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• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

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• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

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• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery

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• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees

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• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement

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• Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety

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• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured

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• Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health

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• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

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• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

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• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims

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• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk

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• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals

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• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women

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• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening

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• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals

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• Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families

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• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study

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• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

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• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest

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• Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier

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• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations

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• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients

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• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants

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• Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews

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• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

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• People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors

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• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

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• Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes

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• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions

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• Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen

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• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril

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• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic

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• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study

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• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later

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• Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery

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• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

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• Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline

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• Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say

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• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5

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• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes

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• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study

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• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites

---

• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

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• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.

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• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths

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• Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say

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• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

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• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery

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• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

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• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

---

• Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity

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• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

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• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds

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• Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim

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• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk

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• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

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• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care

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• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

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• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show

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• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports

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• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack

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• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

---

• Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer

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• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

---

• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans

---

• Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks

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• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%

---

• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

---

• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

---

• Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?

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• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

---

• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids

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• Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain

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• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

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• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America

---

• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk

---

• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth

---

• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

---

• Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers

---

• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

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• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?

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• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

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• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities

---

• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery

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• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

---

• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients

---

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

---

• Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining

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• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes

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• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

---

• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

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• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

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• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

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• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

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• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

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• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed

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• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study

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• Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines

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• Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance

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• Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine

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• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

---

• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues

---

• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients

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• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

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• Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options

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• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help

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• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease

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• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study

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• Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID

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• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities

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• Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution

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• Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD

---

• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer

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• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

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• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?

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• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms

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

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• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative

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• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib

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• Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart

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• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later

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

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

---

• Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun

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• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement

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• Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer

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• Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer

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• Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving

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• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

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• Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care

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• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery

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• The Future of Cancer for Americans

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• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

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• Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

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• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant

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• Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again

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• Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study

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• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

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• Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays

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• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

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• Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

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• Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk

---

• Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

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• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors

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• Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments

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• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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• Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia

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• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study

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• Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives

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• Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients

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• Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care

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• Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer

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• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes

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• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

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• U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip

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• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million

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• U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline

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• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season

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• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report

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• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study

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• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer

---

• U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities

---

• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst

---

• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

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• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries

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• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?

---

• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine

---

• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns

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• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic

---

• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study

---

• Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk

---

• Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer

---

• Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why

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• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review

---

• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites

---

• Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study

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• Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial

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• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later

---

• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study

---

• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

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• Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

---

• Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers

---

• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients

---

• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

---

• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19

---

• Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer

---

• Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine

---

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

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• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study

---

• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens

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• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes

---

• Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

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• Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?

---

• What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?

---

• What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?

---

• What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?

---

• What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?

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• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19

---

• What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know

---

• What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer

---

• What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk

---

• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

---

• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?

---

• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows

---

• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study

---

• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

---

• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?

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• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports

---

• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most

---

• When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse

---

• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes

---

• When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment

---

• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?

---

• When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too

---

• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

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• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

---

• Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race

---

• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key

---

• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?

---

• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

---

• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

---

• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

---

• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?

---

• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?

---

• Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?

---

• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

---

• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?

---

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

---

• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?

---

• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?

---

• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

---

• Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?

---

• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

---

• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?

---

• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

---

• Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People

---

• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

---

• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs

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• Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers

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• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer

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• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems

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• Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer

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• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant

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• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery

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• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery

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

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• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

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• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes

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• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic

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• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study

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• You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer

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• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine

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• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study

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• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

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• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome

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• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery

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• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes

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