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• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study
• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge
• A Pill Left Out, a Child's Life Lost: Maisie's Story a Warning to All Adults
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
• After Heart Attack, Following Doctor's Orders Greatly Boosts Survival
• AHA News: Both Blood Pressure Numbers Key to Pinpointing Heart Attack, Stroke Risk in Young Adults
• AHA News: Despite Recent Setbacks, Americans' Blood Pressure Has Dropped Dramatically Since 1960
• AHA News: Dropping Blood Pressure May Predict Frailty, Falls in Older People
• AHA News: High Blood Pressure Increasingly Deadly for Black People
• AHA News: How Pregnant Woman's High Blood Pressure Can Change Shape of Baby's Heart
• AHA News: How to Accurately Measure Blood Pressure at Home
• AHA News: Is Your Child's Blood Pressure Something to Worry About?
• AHA News: People With Depression Fare Worse in Heart Health Study
• AHA News: Sustained High Blood Pressure May Damage Brain Vessels
• AHA News: Traffic Noise Might Increase Diabetes, Blood Pressure Risks
• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER
• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers
• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?
• Arm Squeezes With Blood Pressure Cuffs Might Aid Recovery After Stroke
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Beta Blocker Heart Meds Might Pose Special Risks for Women
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression
• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely
• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men
• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Certain Antibiotics Linked With Upped Risk for Deadly Aortic Aneurysms
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Coffee: Good for You or Not?
• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%
• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study
• Common Heart Drugs' Risk With COVID-19 Unproven, Experts Say
• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
• Could a Hormone Help Spur High Blood Pressure?
• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?
• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be
• Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart Attack, Stroke
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Diabetes Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women
• Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children
• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain
• Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?
• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better
• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Florida Law Tightened Opioid Prescribing, and Saw Usage Drop
• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study
• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes
• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• Heart Conditions Could Raise Risk of Torn Aorta During Pregnancy
• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
• Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
• Heart Risk Factors May Be Especially Unhealthy in People With Psoriasis
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• 'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term
• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• How an Ebola Drug Might Fight COVID-19
• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
• Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home
• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
• Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
• More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• Music Helps Heal a Damaged Heart
• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
• New Drug Helps Shrink Inoperable Tumors in Kids
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Weapon in Fight Against Multidrug-Resistant TB
• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Only 1 in 5 Have Fast Access to State-of-the-Art Stroke Care
• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
• Preventing Repeat Heart Attack, Stroke More Important Than Ever: AHA
• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
• Soaking in a Hot Bath Might Do Your Heart Good
• Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
• Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
• Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization
• Taking Steroids for Rheumatoid Arthritis, IBD? Your Odds for Hypertension May Rise
• 'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
• Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• Turning to Tofu Might Help the Heart: Study
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
• U.S. Deaths From High Blood Pressure Soar, Especially in the South: Study
• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs
• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
• Up Your Steps to Lower Blood Pressure, Heart Study Suggests
• Use Pot? It Can Interact With Your Meds in Harmful Ways
• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
• When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
• Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
• Who's Most at Risk From Coronavirus?
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest