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Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
Less Than Three-Quarters of March Madness Fans Wore Masks Properly
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
LGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Precooked Chicken: CDC
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
Lockdowns Might Not Have Long-Term Psychological Effect: Study
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Lockdowns Tougher on Women, and Housework Is Big Reason Why
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men
Losing Your Hair Because of Pandemic Stress?
Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
Many Kids Wait Too Long for Mental Health Care After Gun Injury
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Staying Strong in the Pandemic
Many U.S. Gun Owners Keep at Least 1 Gun Intentionally Unlocked
Many U.S. Mass Shooters Had Untreated Mental Illness: Study
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Mental Illness Not a Factor in Most Mass Shootings
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising
More Guns on TV, More Gun Violence in Real Life: Study
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Stress, Higher Odds for A-Fib in Women After Menopause
More Than 87,000 Scientific Papers Already Published on COVID-19
More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
Muting Your Phone May Cause More Stress, Not Less
Narcissist's 'Thin Skin' Can Easily Lead to Aggression
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
Nearly Half of U.S. Veterans Cited 'Personal Growth' During Pandemic: Survey
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza
Number of Americans Carrying Loaded Handguns Keeps Rising
Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
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
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
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
Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs' Problem Behaviors
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in 6 States
Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Silver Lining: Global Decline in Urban Crime
Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles
Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
Pandemic Stress Has More Americans Grinding Their Teeth
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Stresses Enough to Trigger Political, Social Unrest: Analysis
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Uncertainty Keeping Americans in Limbo: Poll
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
Pandemic's Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Panting Pooches: When Summer Heat Is Too Much for Your Dog
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Perceptive Pooches Can Smell Your Stress
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
Pets Help Their Humans De-Stress, Stay Fit: Survey
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun Violence
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Political News Takes Mental Toll, But Is Disengaging the Answer?
Poll Finds Americans Highly Stressed by Politics, Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Diabetes Caregivers Exhausted, Lacking Support
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll Shows Who Americans Trust (and Don't Trust) for Health News
Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety
Poor Sleep Linked to More Mood Disorders During Pandemic
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction 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
Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic
Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID
Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Risk of COVID from Grocery Store Surfaces Very Low: Study
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
Salmonella Illness in 17 States Tied to Salami, Prosciutto
Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy's Raw Cookie Dough
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Issues Are Soaring in U.S. Military: Study
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
'Stay at Home' Orders Are Stressing U.S. Families, Survey Shows
Stay Home This Holiday, CDC and Medical Groups Urge
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
'Stress Eating' While Social Distancing? Here's Tips to Avoid It
Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
'Stress Hormone' Levels May Indicate Severity of COVID-19
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress Rash: What Is It and How to Treat It
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Stress-Relief Programs Often Rely on Dogs. What About Cats?
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Suicidal Service Members With Guns at Home Often Keep Feelings Secret: Study
Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to Your Kids About School Shootings: Experts Offer Guidance
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Tense Times Mean More Tooth-Grinding, Dentists Warn
There's Stress, and Then There's 'Good Stress'
Think You Gained Weight During Quarantine? You Might Be Wrong
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
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 Outlook Shows Big Improvement by July
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Gun Deaths Reach Highest Level in Decades
U.S. Gun Deaths Reach New Highs
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
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. Study Takes a Closer Look at Mass Shootings
U.S. Teachers Often Faced Harassment, Violence During Pandemic: Poll
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic: Dogs
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
Vaccines, Boosters Should Protect Against Severe COVID, Even With Omicron: Fauci
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Causes Herpes Cold Sore Flare-Ups? New Study Offers Clues
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
What Happened to the Flu This Year?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Supplements Soothe Stress?
White House Announces Plan to Reduce Gun Suicides
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Do Gay and Lesbian People Get More Migraines?
Why Do I Sleep So Much? Reasons for Oversleeping
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
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
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
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
Will People Really Need a Yearly COVID Booster Vaccine?
Will the Pandemic Surge in Gun Purchases Raise Suicide Rates?
With Cases Soaring, Guns Are Now Leading Cause of Death for U.S. Kids
With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
With 'Twindemic' Looming, 2 out of 5 Americans Plan to Skip Flu Shot
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Would More Free Time Really Make You Happier?
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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