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• Answering the Call: How COVID-19 Hotline Staffers Helped Panicked New Yorkers

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• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?

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• As Prices Rise for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's Meds, Patients Go Without

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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19

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• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study

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• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn

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• Belly Fat Can Lead to a Sudden Attack of Pancreatitis: Study

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• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19

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• Can 2 Nutrients Lower Your Risk for Parkinson's?

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• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19

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• Certain Gut Bacteria Tied to Lung Vessel Disease

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• Changes in IVF May Have Spurred Drop in Cerebral Palsy, Study Says

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• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk

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• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'

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• Checklist: What You Need to Know About Coronavirus

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• Chicago Woman Is 2nd U.S. Case of Wuhan Virus

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• China Study Puts Coronavirus Death Rate at 1.4%; Real Number May Be Lower

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

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• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19

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• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter

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• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health

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• Coronavirus Fears Have People With Asthma, Emphysema Avoiding the ER

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• Could Coffee Reduce Parkinson's Risk?

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• Could Drones Delivering Defibrillators Save Lives?

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• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?

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• Could Strep Throat Become Untreatable?

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• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?

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• Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?

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• Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No

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• COVID and Hypochondria: Online Therapy May Help Ease Fears

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• COVID Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low

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

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• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

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• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study

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• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs

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

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• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room

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• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival

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• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study

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• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study

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• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives

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• Diabetes Among U.S. Young, Especially Asians, Continues to Climb

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• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

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• Dirty Air Cuts Millions of Lives Short Worldwide: Study

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• Doctors Describe First Drone Delivery of Diabetes Meds to Patient

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• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients

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• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show

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• Don't Believe Vaccine Myths

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• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients

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• Drug Offers Hope Against Tough-to-Treat Chronic Cough

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• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study

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• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

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• Early Trial Offers New Hope for People With Hemophilia

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• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't

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• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills

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• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study

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• Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness, Study Shows

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• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts

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

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• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers

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• Expectant Moms: Take Care and Don't Panic About Coronavirus

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• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows

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• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

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• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End

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• Female Firefighters Face Higher Exposure to Carcinogens

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• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic

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• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried

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• Finding Signs of Impending Health Trouble in Facebook Postings

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• First Clinical Studies Find Wuhan Virus Closely Resembles SARS

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• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19

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• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time

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• Gentle Yoga May Deliver Migraine Relief

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• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse

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• Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications

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• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke

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• Hard-to-Detect Form of Epilepsy Can Lead to Car Crashes

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• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack

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• Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

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• Hospitalized Coronavirus Patients Develop Pneumonia, About 10% Die: Study

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• How to Prepare, Protect Yourself From Coronavirus

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• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake

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• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?

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• Imaging Scans May Lead to Shorter TB Treatment

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• In a First, Doctors Use Robotics to Treat Brain Aneurysm

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• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity

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• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia

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• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?

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• It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play

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• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years

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• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19

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

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• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors

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• Many Car Crash Deaths Involve Alcohol Levels Below Legal Limit: Study

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• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study

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• Many of America's Most Critical Workers Are Short on Their Zzzs

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• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes

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• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread

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• More Evidence Tying Vitamin E Acetate to Vapers' Lung Disease

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• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study

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• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

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• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19

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• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show

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• Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study

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• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

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• New Weapon in Fight Against Multidrug-Resistant TB

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• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising

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• Only 1 in 5 Have Fast Access to State-of-the-Art Stroke Care

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• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis

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• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey

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• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose

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• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths

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• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger

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• Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy

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• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study

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• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

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• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids

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• Pregnancy May Delay MS

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• Rare Disease Put This Young Mom in a Coma for 7 Months

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• Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study

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• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers

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• Scientists Spot Early Markers of Coronavirus in Lungs of Patients

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• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites

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• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold

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• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

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• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm

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• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes

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• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus

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• Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease

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• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

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• Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines

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• Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia

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• Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression

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• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study

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• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen

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• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes

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• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER

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• Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says

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• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs

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• Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?

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• Vaping Illnesses May Have Many Americans Quitting E-Cigs

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• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

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• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19

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• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning

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

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• Weight Gain Is No Friend to Aging Lungs

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• Weight-Loss Surgery Brings Surprise Bonus: Breathing Easier

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• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?

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• What Works Best to Ease Flare-Ups of COPD?

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• What You Need to Know About Coronavirus If You Have Asthma

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• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork

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• When 'Time Is Brain,' Mobile Stroke Units Speed Care

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• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update

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• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important

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• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?

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• Why Vaping Emergencies May Be Missed

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• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study

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

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• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators

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

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

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• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World

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• Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma

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