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    Suicide Prediction Models Exacerbate Racial Disparities in Health Care
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    Wildfire Smoke Linked to New and Worsened Eczema, Study Finds
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    7 Dietician-Approved Foods to Reduce Stroke Risk
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    New Collaboration Aims to Make Genetic Testing More Accessible
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    Word of the Week: Erythema
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    The Best Way to Improve Your Well-Being? Practicing Mindfulness
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    Two Landmark Studies Examine the Effects of Chernobyl Radiation on the Body
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    Study: Eating More Mushrooms Could Lower Your Cancer Risk by 45%
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    What Is Languishing, and What Can We Do About It?
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    Not Getting Enough Vitamin D in Your Diet May Impair Muscle Function
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    When Work Stress Combines With Social Stress, Women Face Higher Risk of Heart Disease
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    Community Patrol Groups Are Working to Keep Asian American Elders Safe
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    Study Explores Why Autism is Different in Girls and Boys
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    CDC: HIV Is an 'Unacceptable Burden' on 4 in 10 Transgender Women
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    Experts Unable to Recommend Screening Most Adults for Vitamin D Deficiency
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    Getting Too Little Sleep in Middle Age May up Your Dementia Risk
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    Tripping May Be As Effective as Your Antidepressants
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    Is TikTok's Liquid Chlorophyll the Health Cure-All? Experts Say Not Likely
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    8 Dietician-Approved Foods to Support Fertility
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    FDA Temporarily Allows Abortion Pills to Be Shipped Through Mail
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    CDC: STIs Reach an All-Time High
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    Study: Mental Health Help Is Crucial For People in Police Custody
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    Gen Z Is Increasingly Developing Anxiety About Climate Change
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    Getting a Flu Shot May Help Reduce Your Risk of a Heart Attack
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    Anxiety in New Fathers May Be More Common Than Previously Reported
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    A New Clinical Trial Will Explore Gene Editing For Sickle Cell Disease
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    6 Dietitian-Recommended Foods for IBS
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    Eating Strawberries Every Day May Support Vascular Health, New Study Suggests
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    For People With Intellectual Disabilities, Resistance Can Equal Autonomy
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    TikTok Helps Illustrate the Individuality of Autism
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    Despite Fewer Cars on the Road, Pedestrian Fatalities Are Up During COVID
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    How Confidence Lessons from the Runway Are Helping Cancer Patients
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    Avoiding Added Sugars May Protect Kids From Fatty Liver Disease
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    Study: Searching Your Symptoms on Google May Lead to a Better Diagnosis
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    Stress May Be Making Your Allergies Worse
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    Researchers Propose Lowering Blood Pressure Guidelines During Pregnancy
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    6 #ActuallyAutistic Instagram Accounts to Follow
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    Study Finds Treating Depression in Dementia Patients Goes Beyond Drugs
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    Could Your Digital Twin Help You Fight Infections?
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    3 Rules for Navigating Your Child's Autism Treatment From a Parent Who Has
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    Resources For Coping With Gun Violence
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    Study: Can a 9-Month Program Teach Happiness?
    A young white man taking take out food containers out of a brown paper bag in the kitchen.
    New Research Shows Frequent Takeout Could Be Shortening Your Lifespan
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    Considering a Prescription Delivery Service? Here's What You Need to Know
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    Eating an Early Breakfast May Reduce Your Diabetes Risk
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    Treating Insomnia May Be Important for Borderline Personality Disorder
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    4 Ways Doctors Can Heal From a Year of Burnout
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    Beta-Blockers May Not Actually Cause Depression
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    1 in 2 At-Risk Children Are Not Getting the Mental Health Help They Need
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    Nutrition Experts Question Validity Of 'The Dirty Dozen List'
    Woman clutching her stomach in pain.
    New Alliance for Endometriosis Promotes Awareness and Support
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    Public Health Organizations Denounce Anti-Asian Violence
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    Researchers Develop Stroke Symptom Mnemonic for Spanish-Speakers
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    Physicians Use New Radiation Procedure to Treat Deadly Heart Arrhythmia
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    Research Shows Sleep Is a Critical Part of Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery
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    5 Mental Health Resources for Asian Americans Right Now
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    Wildfire Smoke More Dangerous for Your Lungs Than Other Pollution
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    Following a Healthy Plant-Based Diet May Reduce Your Stroke Risk
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    8 Ways Environmental Pollutants Can Harm the Body
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    How Food Insecurity Makes It Harder to Manage Weight