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Weaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
Where Pot Became Legal, Car Crash Deaths Rose: Study
Which Football Players Face Highest Odds for Brain Disorder CTE? New Findings May Tell
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?
Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women
Will Pot or CBD Make You a Worse Driver?
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Training, Soccer Headers Might Be Safe for Teen Players
Woman Dies From Dengue Fever Acquired in Florida
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women's Gymnastics Brings High Risk for Concussion
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
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