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Is Your Tap Water Too Hot? Scalding Burns Send Thousands to ER Each Year
It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks
Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic
Judge Rules Against Florida's Ban on School Mask Mandates
Keeping Blood Pressure Under Control May Be Tougher in Colder Weather
Keeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
Keto, Paleo, Vegan: How Does Your Diet Affect the Planet?
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Lithium in Water Supply Linked to Uptick in Autism Risk
Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter
Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants
Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains
Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains
Long Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Members of Biden’s Transition Team Call for New COVID Plan
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Menus With 'Climate Change Impact' Info Sway Diners' Choices
Microplastics Are Harming the Guts of Seabirds -- and Maybe Humans, Too
Microplastics Found in Mussels That Humans Eat
Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans
Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly Half of Tap Water Americans Drink Is Tainted With PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Need Quick Help Learning CPR? Don't Rely on Alexa, Siri
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
New Parasite Is Killing Sea Otters, and Might Pose Threat to People
New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.
New U.S. Rule Mandates Easy Access to Airplane Bathrooms by People Using Wheelchairs
New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
Ocean Color Is Changing, and Climate Change is Likely Behind It
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Paid Sick Leave: Good for Business, Study Finds
Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
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
Pandemic Saw Rise in Kids Swallowing Magnets, Tiny Batteries
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Panting Pooches: When Summer Heat Is Too Much for Your Dog
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
People Get More REM Sleep During the Winter
People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Politics Big Factor in Folks' Decision to Get Boosters
Politics Clouds Folks' Views on COVID Rules, Global Survey Confirms
Poll Finds Many U.S. Women Confused About Medical Abortion
Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Report Outlines National Plan to Test Wastewater for Harmful Germs
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
San Francisco, N.Y. State Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Scotland Becomes 1st Country to Provide Free Period Products
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Sepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper's Daughter, Alice. Now, She's Working to Keep Others Safe
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shining a Light on Sunscreens
Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
Stay Safe in Summer's Sizzle
Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Supreme Court Allows Legal Challenges to Texas Abortion Law, But Doesn't Overturn It
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Big Business
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
The Time Is Now to Curb Spring Allergies
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
This Summer, Could You Spot the Signs of Heat Illness?
This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
TPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment -- If You Can Get It
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
U.S. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought Lifesaving Treatment to Millions
U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
U.S. to Stick With International Travel Restrictions
U.S. to Tighten Control of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
VA Hospitals See Steep, Steady Rise in Heat-Related Illnesses
Vaccination Mandate for Federal Workers Reinstated by Appeals Court
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Voters in 4 States Move to Safeguard Abortion Rights
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warmer Climate, More Pollen, Worse Allergies: How to Fight Back
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Warming World Could Alter West Nile Transmission in U.S.
Warming World Means More Cases of Dangerous Low-Salt Condition
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Web Searches for Abortion-Linked Terms Soared After Roe v. Wade Overturned
Web Searches for 'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
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 Do Bans on Abortion Mean for People Using IVF?
What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Who's Most Likely to Refuse a COVID Vaccine?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Some Dogs Are at Higher Odds of Dying From Heat
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
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
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
Winter Holidays Are High Time for Heart Attacks: Protect Yourself
Winter Wonderland? Not for Your Skin
Wintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer's
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
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