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• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
• 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Odds for Alzheimer's: Study
• 99% of Planet's Population Breathes Dirty Air: WHO
• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
• A High-Tech Pointer to Pollutants That Trigger Asthma in Kids
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• Air and Noise Pollution May Make You Vulnerable to Heart Failure
• Air Pollutants, Metals Are Reaching The Placenta, Study Finds
• Air Pollution Can Harm Kids' Hearts for a Lifetime
• Air Pollution Linked to 6 Million Premature Births in 1 Year
• Air Pollution May Harm Older Women's Brains
• Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Your Kidneys
• Air Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• Another Benefit to Asthma Control for Kids: Less Bullying
• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers
• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Another Health Threat: Drug-Resistant Mold Infections
• Another Pollen Misery: It Might Help Transmit COVID-19
• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study
• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds
• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?
• As COVID Rules Ease, Common Colds Rebound Across America
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Pandemic Cut Air Pollution, Heart Attacks Declined
• As Pandemic Leads to Clearer Skies, Solar Energy Output Rises
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• Asthma Sufferers Win When Coal Plants Shut Down
• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study
• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• Autopsies Show Microplastics in All Major Human Organs
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD
• Bedroom Air Filters May Help Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Administration Says California Can Set Tough Auto Emission Standards Again
• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome
• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Brazil Study Shows Climate Change's Deadly Impact on Kidneys
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise a Child's Risk for Adult Mental Illness
• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Breathlessness With 'Long COVID' May Point to Heart Damage
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study
• Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women
• Cleaning Up the Air Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's
• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study
• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Colds, Bronchitis Cases Resurged After Texas Eased COVID Rules
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Air Pollution Help Trigger Depression in Teens?
• Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?
• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?
• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?
• Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?
• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods
• COVID Symptoms Haunt Nearly Half of Hospitalized Patients a Year Later
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study
• Cutting Pollution From Power Plants, Transport Could Save 50,000 U.S. Lives Each Year
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes
• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD
• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study
• Dirty Air in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Obesity Risk
• Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia
• Dirty Air, Higher Dementia Risk?
• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?
• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change
• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread
• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks
• Drink Up! Humans Are the 'Water-Saving Apes'
• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't
• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
• Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure
• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs
• Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness, Study Shows
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts
• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks
• Even Small Reductions in Air Pollution Help The Heart
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
• Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials
• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic
• Fetal Exposure to Ultra-Fine Air Pollution Could Raise Asthma Risks
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time
• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
• 'Garage Lab' Vape Products May Be Driving Lung Injury in Rural Appalachia
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Getting Kids Out in Nature Boosts Lung Health, Study Finds
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
• Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain
• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
• Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust
• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise
• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is It COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
• Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
• Keep Your Holidays Allergy-Free This Year
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19
• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
• Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Long COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage
• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
• Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
• Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
• Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
• No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
• NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Pandemic Has Cut Global Carbon Emissions by 17%
• Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
• Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
• Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
• Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• 'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
• Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
• Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
• Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
• Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
• Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
• Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
• Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
• Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
• Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
• Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
• Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
• Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
• Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
• U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids
• Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
• Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
• Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
• Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
• Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
• Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
• West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
• What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• 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 a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
• 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 Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• 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 U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
• Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
• Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
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