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• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Heat Waves Continue, Experts Urge Steps to Stay Safe
• As Olympics Begin, Tokyo Posts Highest Number of New COVID Cases in Six Months
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• Asthma, Lower Grades, Homelessness: How Climate Change Will Harm America's Kids
• Astronauts Will Need Tough Workouts on Any Mission to Mars
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• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Be 'Boat Safe' This Labor Day Weekend
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• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Biden Administration Plans to Require Vaccination for Most Foreign Visitors
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• Biden Will Ban Travelers From South Africa as New COVID Variants Spread
• Big Rise in Injuries From E-Scooters, Hoverboards
• Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic
• Big Road Trip This Weekend? Keep Baby Safe
• Bike-Sharing Gets Commuters Out of Cars: Study
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• 'Boarding' Patients for Days, Weeks in Crowded ERs Is Common Now
• Boaters and Drivers, Stay Alcohol-Free This Memorial Day Weekend
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• Bout With Omicron Provides Little Immunity Against Reinfection
• Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin Hospitalized: What Experts Know About Cardiac Arrest
• Bystander CPR, Defib Use Saves Lives Even If Ambulance Arrives Quickly
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• Canada May Open Borders to Fully Vaccinated Americans by Mid-August
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• Canadian Wildfire Smoke Caused Spikes in Asthma-Related ER Visits Across the U.S.
• 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
• CDC Drops COVID Travel Advisories as Countries Stop Tracking Cases
• CDC Extends Mask Mandates on Planes, Trains to May 3
• CDC Lifts Warning on Cruise Ship Travel
• CDC Shrinks COVID Quarantine Time, Advises Against Holiday Travel
• CDC Stops Tracking COVID Cases on Cruise Ships
• CDC to Toughen COVID Testing for International Travelers
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• ChatGPT Equals Doctors in Diagnosing Emergency Department Patients
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• Check Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Alarm Batteries as Clocks Go Back on Sunday
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• China Eases Travel Rules as COVID Restrictions Lift
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• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
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• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
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• Court Blocks Lifting of COVID Restrictions on Cruise Ships
• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
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• COVID Restrictions Eased in England
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• COVID Vaccination Will Be Required on Disney Cruises to Bahamas
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
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• Damar Hamlin Improving, Alert, Communicating by Writing
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• Delta Variant Has Americans' Stress Levels Rising Again: Poll
• Dementia Patients Wind up in the ER 1.4 Million Times a Year, Study Shows
• Devastating Tornadoes Leave Hazards in Their Wake: Tips to Stay Safe
• Does Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
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• Driver's Ed Does Help Young Drivers Stay Safe
• Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
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• England to Lift Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors
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• ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
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• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• ERs Seeing Huge Rise in Cases of Sexual Assault
• EU Scraps Mask Mandate for Planes, Airports
• Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
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• 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
• 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
• First U.S. Omicron Case Reported in California
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• Follow-Up Care Can Prevent Repeat ER Visits for Child's Asthma
• For Kids, Accidental Burns Another Scar of the Pandemic
• For Some Young Drivers, Smartphone Use Is One of Many Bad Habits
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• Got Wanderlust? Travel Makes Folks Happier, Study Shows
• Half of Drinkers Who Think They're Fit to Drive Are Wrong: Study
• Hard-to-Detect Form of Epilepsy Can Lead to Car Crashes
• Have to Travel During Spring Break? Here's How to Stay Safe
• Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
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• Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist
• Heading to the Mountains? Heart Patients Should Check With Their Doctor First
• Health Experts Support End to Masks, Tests for Air Travel
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
• 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
• Helmetless Bikers Ride 'Donorcycles,' Organ Transplant Experts Warn
• Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Highway Death Toll Warning Signs May Cause More Crashes, Not Less
• 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
• Holiday Travel Sends Stress Levels Sky High: Here's Tips to Cope
• Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• How Long Do Lockdowns Keep People at Home?
• How To Fix a Broken Tooth So You’re No Longer in Pain
• How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
• Hundreds of Overseas Flights Canceled After Mask Rules Dropped
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
• In Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes
• Income a Factor in Whether You Get Lifesaving ECMO Breathing Support: Study
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Injuries From Bikes, Guns Rose During Lockdowns
• Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia
• Is Child's Tummy Pain a Serious Concern? Poll Finds Many Parents Unsure
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?
• 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 Hunting Season: Keep Safety in Your Sights
• Japan to Drop COVID Restrictions, Ease Entry for Tourists
• 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
• Kids Still Getting Injured After Swallowing High-Powered Magnets
• Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets' Lives
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Major Airlines Drop Mask Mandate After Federal Judge Rules Against It
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
• More E-Scooter Rideshares, More Injuries
• More Flights Canceled as Omicron Continues to Hit Flight Crews
• More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
• 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 Older Adults Plan to Travel Soon, With Precautions: Poll
• Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Nearly 400 Crashes Tied to Self-Driving, Driver-Assist Technologies Since Last Summer
• Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion
• Need Quick Help Learning CPR? Don't Rely on Alexa, Siri
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• New U.S. Rule Mandates Easy Access to Airplane Bathrooms by People Using Wheelchairs
• New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
• New Year, New Travel: Stay Healthy on the Move
• No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• Omicron May Overcome Prior COVID Infection
• One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
• 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 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
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• Plane Wastewater Study Shows How COVID Travel Restrictions Failed
• Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
• Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety
• 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
• Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
• Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Reckless Driving on the Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
• Report Finds World Ill-Prepared for Next Pandemic
• Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths
• Ride-Sharing Services Tied to Rise in Car Crashes
• Rise in U.K. COVID Cases Closely Watched by U.S. Health Officials
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
• Safer Roadways Could Save 540,000 Lives a Year Worldwide
• Science Shows Safest Plane Seating to Cut COVID Spread
• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
• Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
• Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Sepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper's Daughter, Alice. Now, She's Working to Keep Others Safe
• Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
• 'Silent' COVID-19 More Widespread Than Thought
• 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
• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives
• Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
• Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
• Stay Home This Holiday, CDC and Medical Groups Urge
• Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
• Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• Teens Who Text While Driving May Take Other Risks Behind the Wheel
• Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
• Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
• The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
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• Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
• 'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
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• Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
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• Traveling Overseas? Follow This Health Checklist
• U.S. Airplane, Train and Transit Mask Mandates Extended to April 18
• U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
• U.S. Issues Toughest Travel Alert for Britain As COVID Cases There Climb
• U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Rose in 2020, Even Though Driving Declined
• U.S. Reopens Borders to Vaccinated Foreign Travelers
• U.S. Roadway Deaths Marked Small Decline in 2022
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. to Be Removed From E.U. Safe Travel List
• U.S. to Lift Travel Restrictions for Southern African Countries
• U.S. to Require Negative COVID Test For Chinese Visitor Entry
• U.S. to Screen Travelers From Uganda for Ebola Amid Outbreak in That Country
• U.S. to Stick With International Travel Restrictions
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• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
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