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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall 'Lucid Dying'
• 1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19
• Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• After a Sweeping Review, CDC Looks to Rebuild Public Trust
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• After Baby Formula Scandal, FDA Announces New Unit Focused on Food Safety
• After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• After Roe v. Wade: Could Bans on Out-of-State Abortions, Mail-Order Pills Be Next?
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost 700,000 Rocking Sleepers Recalled After 15 Babies Die
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans Divided on Biden's Vaccine Mandate, Poll Finds
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Another Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy in 2021
• Another Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
• Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?
• Appeals Court Backs Florida's Ban on School Mask Mandates
• Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now
• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• Bans on Evictions, Utility Shutoffs Are Curbing COVID Infections: Study
• Biden Administration Announces National Plan to End Hunger By 2030
• Biden Administration Announces New Division to Deal With Pandemics
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
• Biden Administration May Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Administration to Tackle Lead in Drinking Water
• Biden Administration Will Stop Sending Out Free COVID Tests on Friday
• Biden Announces Measures Aimed at Limiting Health Care Costs
• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
• Biden Expected to Name Former FDA Head Dr. Robert Califf to Lead Agency Again
• Biden Invokes Defense Act to Boost Supply of Infant Formula
• Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees
• Biden Nominates Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden Set to Name New CDC Director
• Biden Signs Executive Order on Access to Abortion
• Biden Tests Positive for COVID
• Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
• Biden to Sign Executive Order Protecting Women Traveling for Abortion
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive
• California Expands Access to Free Menstrual Products in Schools
• California Files Suit Over 'Forever Chemicals' in Water
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
• Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
• COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds
• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide
• COVID Deaths Continue to Decline in U.S.
• COVID Deaths Drop to New Lows in U.S., While Vaccination Rates Climb
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Falls From America's #1 Killer to #7 by June
• COVID Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918
• COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID Restrictions Eased in England
• COVID Vaccine Won't Reach All the World's People Until 2022: Study
• COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID's Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
• Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Demand for Abortion Pills, Info Has Been Surging for Weeks
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Did Adding Calorie Counts to Restaurant Menus Make Meals Healthier?
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do Taxes on Soda Really Lower Sugar Intake?
• Doctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose 'Unsafe' State Bans
• Dr. Anthony Fauci Will Step Down in December
• Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo Will Replace Fauci to Lead National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• Election Outcome Hasn't Lowered Americans' Stress Levels: Poll
• Emergency Shipment of Baby Formula Arrives From Europe
• EPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
• EPA Wants to Accelerate U.S. Sales of Electric Vehicles, Boosting Air Quality
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Shortens Time to Booster After Moderna Vaccine to 5 Months
• Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
• Feds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Kids
• Feds Urge States to Slow Down on Dropping Folks From Medicaid as Pandemic Relief Ends
• Feds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
• Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
• Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay
• Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
• First U.S. Monkeypox Death Reported in Texas
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Florida Bill Would Ban Elementary School Kids From Learning About Menstruation
• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Former FDA Chief Robert Califf a Contender to Head Agency Again
• Frustrations Mount for U.S. Seniors Seeking Access to COVID Vaccines
• 'Full House' Star Bob Saget Found Dead in Florida Hotel Room
• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
• Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure
• Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities
• Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide
• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show
• Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
• Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
• Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• How Bad Was COVID in Your State? Governor's Party Affiliation Was Key
• How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• Illinois Mandated 'Stay-at-Home' Orders, Nearby Iowa Didn't: Here's What Happened
• In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall
• International Group of Health Experts Raise Alarm About Dangers of AI
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?
• Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
• IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Judge Rules Against Florida's Ban on School Mask Mandates
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
• Long Targeted in Abortion Battle, U.S. Global AIDS Program Gets New Home in State Department
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
• Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
• 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
• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
• More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
• More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
• Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll
• Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
• Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
• New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
• New U.S. Rule Mandates Easy Access to Airplane Bathrooms by People Using Wheelchairs
• New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
• Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
• Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV
• Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
• 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
• Paid Sick Leave: Good for Business, Study Finds
• Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
• Pandemic's Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
• Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• 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
• Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
• Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
• Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Report Outlines National Plan to Test Wastewater for Harmful Germs
• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• San Francisco, N.Y. State Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Scotland Becomes 1st Country to Provide Free Period Products
• Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives
• State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
• Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
• Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• 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
• Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
• Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can't Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV
• Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
• Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
• TPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment -- If You Can Get It
• 'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
• U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
• U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
• U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
• U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
• 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. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
• U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
• U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• 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. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
• Vaccination Mandate for Federal Workers Reinstated by Appeals Court
• Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• Voters in 4 States Move to Safeguard Abortion Rights
• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
• Web Searches for Abortion-Linked Terms Soared After Roe v. Wade Overturned
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Do Bans on Abortion Mean for People Using IVF?
• What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
• When Adults Sign Up for Medicaid, Kids Can Benefit
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
• White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
• WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
• WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
• Who's Most Likely to Refuse a COVID Vaccine?
• Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
• Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
• Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
• Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer