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• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
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• A Bit of Mom's Poop Might Boost Health of C-Section Babies: Study
• AA Still Best to Beat Problem Drinking, Review Finds
• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study
• After Heart Attack, Home Care Can Prevent a Return to Hospital
• AHA News: Blood Test That Measures Alcohol Use May Predict Risk for Bleeding Strokes
• AHA News: COVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking
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• 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
• An Expert's Guide to Safe Sleeping for Your Baby
• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Antibiotics Before Age 2 May Up Odds for Obesity, Allergies
• As Liquor Stores Close, Murder Rates Decline
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• 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?
• Babies Are Spared Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
• Babies' Exposure to Household Cleaning Products Tied to Later Asthma Risk
• Baby's Heart Rate Reflects Mom's Mental Health
• Baby's Sleep Issues Could Sometimes Signal Autism: Study
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• Bedside 'Sitters' May Not Prevent Hospital Falls
• Beyond Baby Talk: Helping Early Language
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• 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 Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Booze Robbing Many Americans of Their Sleep
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
• Breast Milk May Help Shield Infants From Dangerous Viruses
• Breastfeeding May Help Guard Against Diabetes
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Budding Altruists? Tots Give Up Food to Help Others, Study Finds
• Can Surgery Solve Breastfeeding Woes?
• Cataract Surgery in Infancy May Raise Glaucoma Risk in Childhood
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Clotting Tied to COVID-19 May Harm the Placenta
• Common Plastics Chemicals Linked to Autism Traits in Young Boys
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Stroke Drug Help COVID-19 Patients Avoid Ventilators?
• COVID Can Harm the Infant Heart
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• 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 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Not Likely to Be Transmitted by Breast Milk: Study
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study
• Dangerous 'Drunkorexia' Hits College Campuses
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Do Young Adults Really 'Age Out' of Heavy Drinking?
• Does Race Play a Part in ICU Outcomes?
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Drinking Takes Toll on Bones of People With HIV: Study
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Employers Need to Do More to Help Breastfeeding Moms: Survey
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better
• Exposure to Iodine in the NICU May Affect Infant Thyroid Function
• 'Eye of the Storm:' U.S. Nurses Already Facing Extreme Stress Over Coronavirus
• Fewer Food Allergies in Kids If Mom Drinks Milk While Breastfeeding: Study
• Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study
• 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
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
• Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors
• Health Tip: Basics of Newborn Care
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19
• 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 Avoid Stained Teeth When You Enjoy Red Wine
• Hugs More Calming for Baby When Given by Mom or Dad
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise
• In NYC at Least, Routine Child Vaccinations Rebound After Lockdown
• In Small Study, No Sign That Coronavirus Can Be Passed to Baby During Pregnancy
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Junk Food, Booze Often Star in America's Hit Movies
• 'Kangaroo Care' Has Big Health Benefits For Preemies
• Kangaroo Care Reduces Infant Deaths
• Kids Get Mild COVID-19 Symptoms, But Chance of Transmission High: Study
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Let Your Baby Cry It Out
• Living Healthier Can Help Shield You From A-fib: AHA
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
• Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: 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 Problems After First Baby Reduce Likelihood of More Children: Study
• Microplastics Are Seeping Out of Baby's Bottle, Study Shows
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well
• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• N95 Face Masks Can Be Sterilized and Re-Used, Studies Show
• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
• Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
• Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study
• Newborns With COVID-19 May Suffer Only Mild Symptoms, Study Says
• Number of Americans Headed to ER for Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm Keeps Rising
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• 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 Has More Americans Turning to Booze
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
• Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Preemies' Impaired Immune Systems Quickly Catch Up: Study
• Pregnancy, Breastfeeding May Guard Against Early Menopause
• PTSD May Plague Nurses, Especially in COVID-19 Era
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
• Sepsis Causes Far More Deaths Worldwide Than Thought
• 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
• Simple Tweak to Hospital Computer Program Cuts Opioid Prescriptions
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Sleepless Babies May Face Emotional Troubles as Kids
• Smoking While Pregnant May Weaken Baby's Bones
• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
• Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
• Spotting Which Hospital Patients With Coronavirus Face Greatest Death Risk
• Standard Methods Rid Hospital Rooms of Coronavirus, Slashing Transmission Rates
• Study Questions Need to Wait Days to Give Baby New Foods
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Taking More Antibiotics May Up Odds for Hospitalization
• Teen Moms at High Risk for Depression, Anxiety
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study
• Too Many Antibiotics, Opioids Given to Dental Patients in the ER
• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
• U.S. Kids Waiting a Little Longer to Try Alcohol, Drugs
• U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
• 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
• Vitamin D in Pregnancy Doesn't Curb Kids' Asthma
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
• What Parents Can Do to Prevent Teens From Driving Drunk
• When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
• Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest