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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 4 Heart Attacks Arrive With 'Atypical' Symptoms
• 1 in 4 U.S. Teens Has Had a Concussion: Study
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
• 9/11 First Responders Have Higher Odds for Alzheimer's: Study
• 988 Mental Health Hotline Back in Business After Daylong Outage
• Abuse Early in Life May Mean Tougher Menopause Decades Later
• Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study
• AHA News: Want to Help Overstressed ERs? Be Safe at Home
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• America's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches Saturday
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• America's ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to 'Tripledemic'
• America's ERs Are Jammed, Affecting Patients on Other Wards
• Amid Pandemic, Protest Peacefully While Staying Healthy
• Amid Pandemic, Too Many Americans Are Hesitating to Call 911
• Anchor It! Toppling TVs, Furniture Can Injure and Kill Kids
• Answering the Call: How COVID-19 Hotline Staffers Helped Panicked New Yorkers
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Heat Waves Continue, Experts Urge Steps to Stay Safe
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• ATVs: How to Avoid Injuries This Summer
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Backyard Fireworks on the 4th?  Rethink It to Keep Your Child Safe
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Big Rise in Injuries From E-Scooters, Hoverboards
• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Hospitalized: What Experts Know About Cardiac Arrest
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
• Cardiac Arrest? Someday, Drones May Come to Save You
• Case Study Examines What's Behind Severe Kids' Illness After COVID-19
• Cats Injured in Wildfires at High Risk for Blood Clots
• Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury
• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk
• Check Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries as Clocks Go Back on Sunday
• Child ER Visits for Swallowed Button Batteries Doubled in a Decade
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Cold War Antiseptic May Be Valuable Germ Fighter
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Drones Delivering Defibrillators Save Lives?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No
• Could You Spot and Save a Person Drowning?
• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Damar Hamlin Improving, Alert, Communicating by Writing
• Damar Hamlin Moved to Buffalo Hospital As He Recovers From Cardiac Arrest
• Damar Hamlin Showing 'Signs of Improvement' After Cardiac Arrest
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Does Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
• Dogs Do Want to Rescue Trapped Owners, Experiments Show
• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Might Curb Dangerous Urges in Pedophiles: Study
• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
• Each Year, People Start Fires That Cost 20,000 American Lives
• Early Responders to 9/11 Now Face Higher Odds for COPD
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• ER Docs to Parents: Please Don't Dilute Infant Formula
• ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• ERs Seeing Huge Rise in Cases of Sexual Assault
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Feds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls
• Firefighters, Police Can Be Lifesavers If You're Hit by Cardiac Arrest
• Fireworks Deaths Spiked in Pandemic; Stay Safe This 4th
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• Follow-Up Care Can Prevent Repeat ER Visits for Child's Asthma
• For Kids, Accidental Burns Another Scar of the Pandemic
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
• Head Bump? Here's Signs You Need ER Care
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
• Heat Waves, No A/C: A Deadly Combo at Texas Prisons
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion
• 'Holiday Heart':  Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
• Holiday Kitchen Accident? Here's How to Treat Minor Cuts, Burns
• Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is Your Tap Water Too Hot? Scalding Burns Send Thousands to ER Each Year
• It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Keeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims
• New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
• No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• Online Sexual Abuse of Kids Is Common; Perps Usually Friends, Partners
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Kids Swallowing Magnets, Tiny Batteries
• Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
• Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
• Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
• Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
• Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
• Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
• Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
• What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
• When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
• Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
• Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
• Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?