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Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Pregnancy May Delay MS
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Safety Tips for the Great Outdoors
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warming World Means More Cases of Dangerous Low-Salt Condition
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Causes Herpes Cold Sore Flare-Ups? New Study Offers Clues
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Some Dogs Are at Higher Odds of Dying From Heat
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
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
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
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居住地域の生物の多様性が高いとメンタルヘルスが良好に?