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Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
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Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
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What's in the Water? Maybe Germs That Could Harm You
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises
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
When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Who's Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Some Dogs Are at Higher Odds of Dying From Heat
Why Your Dog 'Knows' You Better Than a Wolf Ever Could
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 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
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Wildlife Park's 'Splash Pad' Source of Severe Gastro Infections in Kids
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
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
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Let Your Cat Out — Where Does It Roam?
Your Brainy Pet Bird Thrives on Stimulation
Your Cat Wants a Talk With You, and Only You
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?
Your Dog May Not Understand Every Word You Say: Study
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Dog's Gut Microbes Change Quickly With New Diet
Your Pet's Food Bowl Is Big Infection Risk, Experts Warn
Your Puppy Is Born Ready to Interact With You: Study
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