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• 1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 5 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's
• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021
• 5-Step 'Healthy Living' Plan May Ease Chronic Heartburn
• A Plus From the Pandemic: Fewer Kids Using E-Cigarettes
• About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19
• Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study
• Ad Displays in Stores Boost Teen Vaping Rates: Canadian Study
• Addictive, Harmful Vaping Is Super Cool on TikTok
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?
• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Brain 'Zap' Treatment Might Curb Smoking
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic
• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• 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 Lockdowns Got People Smoking More
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: 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 Is More Severe in Smokers
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Did a Ban on Flavored Vapes Raise Teen Smoking Rates?
• Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• FDA Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Tells Three Small E-Cigarette Makers to Stop Selling Flavored Products
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study
• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
• 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
• 'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
• Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
• 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
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
• 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. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
• Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms
• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• 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
• Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
• Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
• Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
• Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
• Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'
• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives
• Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
• Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
• Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
• Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
• The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
• U.S. Teen Vaping Rates Are Leveling Off But Still High
• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
• Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
• Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
• Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
• Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
• Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• 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
• 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 in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking