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• 8/8 -- Turning Away From Vaping, Nicotine-Addicted Teens Choose Candy, Gums
• A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• About 4 in 10 Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Don't Quit the Habit
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• Adult ADHD Can Mean Fewer Jobs, Worse Pay
• After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic
• America's 4th Leading Cause of Death: Poverty
• Another Smoking Hazard for Men: Brittle Bones
• As Eviction Rates Rise, So Do Local Death Rates, U.S. Study Finds
• As Medical Debt Rises, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?
• Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
• Bans on Evictions, Utility Shutoffs Are Curbing COVID Infections: Study
• Be Realistic: It's Key to Achieving Those New Year's Resolutions
• Being a Jerk Not a Recipe for Getting Ahead at Work
• Benefits of Social Distancing Outweigh Economic Toll: Study
• Besides Boosting Health, a Vegan Diet Might Save You Money
• Biden Administration Delays Decision on Menthol Cigarette Ban Amid Pushback
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
• Big Paychecks Pay Off in Self-Confidence, Study Finds
• Big Worry for Folks Heading to Hospital: Who'll Care for My Pet?
• Bingeing, Stress Snacking: How the Pandemic Is Changing Eating Habits
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• 'Boomerang Kids': When an Adult Child Moves Back Home
• 'Brain Zap' Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit
• Brain 'Zap' Treatment Might Curb Smoking
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer Survivors Who Keep Smoking Have Double the Risk for Heart-Related Death
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic
• Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic
• Clinic Brings Free Health Care to Homeless Youth -- and Their Beloved Pets
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Coping With Budget Stress During the Pandemic
• Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
• Coronavirus Delivering a Big Economic Blow to Women
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
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• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Lockdowns Got People Smoking More
• COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home
• COVID Vaccine Won't Reach All the World's People Until 2022: Study
• COVID-19 Is More Severe in Smokers
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Darse atracones y picotear por estrés: cómo la pandemia está cambiando los hábitos de alimentación
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?
• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study
• Do You Live in a 'Food Swamp'? It Could Be Raising Your Heart Risk
• Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
• Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
• Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
• Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
• First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple
• Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
• Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
• For Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll
• For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
• Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
• Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
• Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
• Gruesome Warnings on Cigarette Packs Have Smokers Hiding Them, but not Quitting
• Gum Disease Treatments Lose Their Punch in Heavy Smokers
• Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
• Happiness From Home Buying Is Often Fleeting, Study Shows
• Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
• Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
• Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
• Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab
• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• Here's 8 Habits That Could Lengthen Your Life
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
• How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
• How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
• Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
• In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
• 'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
• Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
• Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
• Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
• Is a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
• Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Job Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage, Stillbirth
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Job Worries Are Keeping Americans Awake at Night: Survey
• Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
• Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
• Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
• Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won't Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
• Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
• Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
• Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
• Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
• More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
• More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
• More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
• More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
• Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Into a Smoker's Former Home? You May Need to Toss the Carpet
• Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
• Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
• Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
• New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
• Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
• Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
• Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
• Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
• Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
• Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
• Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
• Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
• Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
• Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
• Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
• 'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
• Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Secret Weapon for Quit-Smoking Campaigns: Pets
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
• Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
• Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
• Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
• State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
• Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
• Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
• Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
• Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
• Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
• The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
• There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• Tobacco Company Coupons Raise Odds Ex-Smokers Will Light Up Again
• Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low
• U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC
• U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
• Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
• Vaping Now Outstrips Smoking Among U.S. Young Adults
• Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
• Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
• Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
• Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
• What's Really Killing the 'Night Owls'?
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
• When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men
• When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
• WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
• Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
• Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
• Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
• Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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