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• 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Odds for Alzheimer's: Study
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• A Stroke at 30,000 Feet? For One Lucky Passenger, It Wasn't
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• AHA News: Health Emergency? Don't Hesitate to Get Help
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• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Another Vaping Hazard: Less-Healthy Mouths
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• Antibiotics Before Age 2 May Up Odds for Obesity, Allergies
• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
• Are Antibiotics a Recipe for Obesity in Childhood?
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Baby's Meningitis Case Highlights Growing Danger of Antibiotic Resistance
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• Bedside 'Sitters' May Not Prevent Hospital Falls
• Bee Healthy: Honey May Beat Cold Meds Against Cough
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Can Siri or Alexa Help You Beat Addiction? Don't Count on It
• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Certain Antibiotics Linked With Upped Risk for Deadly Aortic Aneurysms
• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Chicago Woman Is 2nd U.S. Case of Wuhan Virus
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter
• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?
• Could Antibiotics Make Breast Milk Less Healthy for Babies?
• Could Drones Delivering Defibrillators Save Lives?
• Could Heartburn Meds Spur Growth of Drug-Resistant Germs in Your Gut?
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Strep Throat Become Untreatable?
• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?
• Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No
• COVID Bites: Cracked Teeth Another Coronavirus Scourge
• COVID Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Dentists Among Top Prescribers of Opioids
• Doctors Describe First Drone Delivery of Diabetes Meds to Patient
• Does Race Play a Part in ICU Outcomes?
• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
• Don't Delay Dental Visits During Pandemic
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• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early in Pandemic, Were Antibiotics Prescribed Too Often?
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Family Members Are Swiping Hospice Patients' Painkillers: Study
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Female Firefighters Face Higher Exposure to Carcinogens
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Finding Signs of Impending Health Trouble in Facebook Postings
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• First Clinical Studies Find Wuhan Virus Closely Resembles SARS
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Florida Law Tightened Opioid Prescribing, and Saw Usage Drop
• Fluoridated Water Protects Baby Teeth, Too
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• Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients Develop Pneumonia, About 10% Die: Study
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
• How to Avoid Stained Teeth When You Enjoy Red Wine
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• In a First, Doctors Use Robotics to Treat Brain Aneurysm
• In the COVID Era, Dental Appointments Won't Be the Same
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
• It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
• Just 1% of Doctors Prescribe Nearly Half of Opioids in U.S.
• Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Life Expectancy in U.S. Increases for First Time in 4 Years
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• Many Car Crash Deaths Involve Alcohol Levels Below Legal Limit: Study
• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New Disabilities
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show
• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
• Only 1 in 5 Have Fast Access to State-of-the-Art Stroke Care
• Opioid Addiction Med Under-Used in Younger People, Study Finds
• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
• Opioid OD Deaths Fall Despite Growing Use of Synthetic Drugs: CDC
• Opioid Withdrawal Raises Health Risks for Injection Drug Users: Study
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
• Simple Tweak to Hospital Computer Program Cuts Opioid Prescriptions
• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs
• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
• Vaping Could Put You at Risk for Gum Disease
• Want to Help Keep Diabetes at Bay? Brush & Floss
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Dental Offices Are Doing to Prevent Coronavirus Infection?
• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
• What Works Best to Ease Flare-Ups of COPD?
• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
• When Pharmacists Allowed to Give Anti-Opioid Med Without Rx, Access Soars
• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
• When 'Time Is Brain,' Mobile Stroke Units Speed Care
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Vaping Emergencies May Be Missed
• Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
• Will Brushing and Flossing Protect You Against Stroke?
• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
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