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• Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis

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• Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says

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• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?

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• Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

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• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

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• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment

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• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis

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• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients

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• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?

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• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?

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• Are Scientists Close to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine?

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• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?

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• Artificial Pancreas Controls Diabetes in Kids 6 and Up, Clinical Trial Shows

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• AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts

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

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• Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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

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• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression

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• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men

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

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• Can Talk Therapy Heal the Body, Too?

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• Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19

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• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study

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• CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study

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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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• Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

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

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• Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus

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• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study

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• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk

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• Common Treatment May Not Help Seniors With Underactive Thyroid

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• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus

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• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

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

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• Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest

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

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• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

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• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?

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• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?

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• Could Coffee Reduce Parkinson's Risk?

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• Could Common Asthma Meds Weaken Bones?

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• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes

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• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

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• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

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• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?

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• Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell

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• Could the TB Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19?

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

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• COVID and Hypochondria: Online Therapy May Help Ease Fears

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• COVID Antibodies Found in Less Than 10% of Americans

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• COVID Hits Young Adults Harder Than Thought: Study

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• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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• COVID Survivors' Plasma Might Prevent Worsening Illness in Older Patients: Study

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

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• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

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• Daily Aspirin Won't Stop Dementia, Study Finds

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• 'Dead' Probiotic Bacteria Could Help Ease Irritable Bowel

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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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• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

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• Do Any Medications Help Ease Marijuana Dependence?

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• Don't Believe Vaccine Myths

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• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises

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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 Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer

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

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• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer

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• Early in Pandemic, Were Antibiotics Prescribed Too Often?

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• Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Thwart Heart Disease

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• Early Trial Offers New Hope for People With Hemophilia

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• Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments

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• Evidence Mounts That TB Vaccine Might Help Protect Against COVID-19

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• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia

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• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

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• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy

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• Feeling Anxious? Yoga Can Help Soothe You

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• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic

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

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• Final Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Get Underway

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• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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• Florida Law Tightened Opioid Prescribing, and Saw Usage Drop

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

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• Gentle Yoga May Deliver Migraine Relief

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• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes

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

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• Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy

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• Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine

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• Healthy Vitamin D Levels Could Be Linked to COVID-19 Survival

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• Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab

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

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• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

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

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• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home

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• How an Ebola Drug Might Fight COVID-19

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• How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols

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• How Safe Are the New COVID Vaccines?

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• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?

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• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

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• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

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• In Small Study, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Appears to Help COVID-19 Patients

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• Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home

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• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial

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

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• Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study

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• Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital

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• Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

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• It's Tough for Clinical Trial Participants to Learn Results

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• Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter

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• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

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• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do

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• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll

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• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

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• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy

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• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin

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• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

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• Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline

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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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• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?

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

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• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

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• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

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• New Drug Helps Shrink Inoperable Tumors in Kids

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• New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

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

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• New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

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• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

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• New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High

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• New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA

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• New Weapon in Fight Against Multidrug-Resistant TB

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• Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases

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• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

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• Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial

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• One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

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

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

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• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

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• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

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• Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best

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• Pregnancy May Delay MS

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• Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema

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

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• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study

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

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• Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds

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• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly

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• Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV

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• Second HIV Patient Reportedly 'Cured'

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• Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing

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• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

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• Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19

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• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

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• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

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• Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease

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• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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• Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades

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• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

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• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients

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• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help

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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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• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization

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• Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression

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• Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study

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• Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study

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• Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients

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• Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

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• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

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• U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections

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• U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West

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• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

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• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs

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• Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says

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• Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover

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• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

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• When Chronic Pain Leads to Depression in Kids

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• Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

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• Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19

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• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

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

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