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• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers

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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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• Can Mindfulness Help Ease Migraine?

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

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

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• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

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• Depression May Hinder Recovery From Narrowed Arteries

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• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change

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• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?

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• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia

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• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

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• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy

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• Florida Law Tightened Opioid Prescribing, and Saw Usage Drop

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• Gene Could Explain Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief in Childbirth

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• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes

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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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• How an Ebola Drug Might Fight COVID-19

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• How Doctors Diagnose Chronic Pain

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• How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain

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• Imaging Scans May Lead to Shorter TB Treatment

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

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• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

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• Is Arthritis Pain Relief as Close as Your Spice Rack?

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• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets

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• 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'

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• Just 1% of Doctors Prescribe Nearly Half of Opioids in U.S.

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• Legal Pot Products Too Potent for Chronic Pain

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• Life Expectancy in U.S. Increases for First Time in 4 Years

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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 Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

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• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too

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• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study

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

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• Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors

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

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• More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain

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• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

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

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• Music Helps Heal a Damaged Heart

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• New Drug Helps Shrink Inoperable Tumors in Kids

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

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• Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems

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• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study

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• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids

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• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs

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• Opioid OD Deaths Fall Despite Growing Use of Synthetic Drugs: CDC

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• Opioid Withdrawal Raises Health Risks for Injection Drug Users: Study

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• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals

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

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• Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests

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• Parents, Grandparents to Blame for Many Child Drug Poisonings, CDC Warns

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• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions

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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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• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

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• Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning

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• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

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• Sticking With Meds Lowers Lupus Patients' Diabetes Risk

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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

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• Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain

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• Study Probes Side Effects of Methotrexate, Used for Psoriasis, Rheumatoid Arthritis

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• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization

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

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• 'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain

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• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs

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

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• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study

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• What Works Best to Ease the Pain of Sciatica?

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• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

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• When Arteries Narrow, Chest Pain Can Come Earlier for Women Than Men

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• When Chronic Pain Leads to Depression in Kids

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• When Pharmacists Allowed to Give Anti-Opioid Med Without Rx, Access Soars

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• Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?

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• Workers With Cluster Headaches Take Twice as Many Sick Days

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