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• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge
• 2 in 3 Americans Unaware That Heart Disease Is Leading Killer of Women
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 9/11 Study Shows PTSD Tied to Earlier Death
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Alcohol-Linked Deaths Soaring in U.S., Women Hit Hardest
• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• 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 'Sitters' May Not Prevent Hospital Falls
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• 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 Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Colon Cancer Hits Poor, City Dwellers Hardest: Study
• Could Common Asthma Meds Weaken Bones?
• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?
• 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 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 Infection Likely Worse for Vapers, Smokers
• 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
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• Dance Injuries Jump in United States
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Does Race Play a Part in ICU Outcomes?
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• ER Visits for E-Scooter Injuries Nearly Double in One Year
• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Add to Risk of Cardiac Arrest
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• 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
• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study
• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study
• For a Longer Life, Stay in School, Study Suggests
• Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications
• Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors
• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
• How to Prepare, Protect Yourself From Coronavirus
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• 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 Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many Seniors Leave Hospital With New Disabilities
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show
• 'Necrotizing Pneumonia' May Be New Vaping Hazard
• New China Report Sets COVID-19 Death Rate at 1.4%
• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising
• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
• 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
• Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Record Number of Pedestrian Deaths Seen in U.S.
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• 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
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Smoking While Pregnant May Weaken Baby's Bones
• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
• Stricter Clean Air Laws Could Save Thousands of Lives a Year: Study
• Strong Support Network Is Key to Women's Cancer Recovery: Study
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• Texting While Walking Is Risky Business
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
• 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. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
• Uninsured Kidney Patients Often End Up in ERs
• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
• Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
• Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What's the Best Treatment for a Child's Broken Bone?
• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Does Death Risk From Melanoma Rise After Loss of Spouse or Partner?
• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest