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• Black, Hispanic Patients Often Get Worse Hospital Care After Cardiac Arrest

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• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID

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• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

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• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?

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• Could Cellphones Be Harming Men's Sperm?

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• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020

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• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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• COVID-19 Continues to Strike Men Harder Than Women

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• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic

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• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

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• Did the Decline in PSA Testing Lead to More Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer?

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• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure

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• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

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• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

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• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?

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• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

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• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Even Decades After Use, Anabolic Steroids Could Take Big Toll on Health

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• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth

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• For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom

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• For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too

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• For the Best Stroke Care, Where You Live Matters

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• Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent

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• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's

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• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

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• Gene Tied to Balding May Also Raise COVID Risks for Men

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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

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• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected

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• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes

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• Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk

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• Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer

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• Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why

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• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women

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• 'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

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• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients

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• Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says

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• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study

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• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

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• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities

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• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race

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• Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks

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• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

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• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans

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• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

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• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

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• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?

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• HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men

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• If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too

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• Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients

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• Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Offer Hope Against Penile Cancers

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• Impotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes

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• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC

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• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race

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• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals

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• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

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• Instagram Influencers Making Guys More Body-Conscious

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• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

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• Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?

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• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?

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• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

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• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.

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• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness

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• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments

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• Just 4% of Men Who Apply as Sperm Donors Are Accepted

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• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters

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• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health

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• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente

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• Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care

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• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care

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• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

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• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

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• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study

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• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

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• Lifelong Bachelors Fare Worse When Heart Failure Strikes

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• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk

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• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors

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• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans

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• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

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• Long-Term Study Supports 'Watch and Wait' for Most Prostate Cancers

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• Lots of Ultra-Processed Foods Could Raise a Man's Odds for Colon Cancer

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• Low Testosterone Levels Tied to More Severe COVID in Men

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• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans

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• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

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• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

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• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

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• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll

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• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic

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• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes

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• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

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• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

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• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

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• Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments

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• Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread

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• Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men

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• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?

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• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame

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• Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey

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• Men With Heart Disease Can Safely Mix Their Nitrates with ED Drugs

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• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option

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• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women

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• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

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• Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns

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• Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need

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• Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study

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• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk

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• Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation

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• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

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• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

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• Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's

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• Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins

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• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds

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• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study

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• More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy

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• More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study

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• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters

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• More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men

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• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients

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• More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

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• More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries

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• More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents

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• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

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• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline

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• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study

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• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds

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• Most Men Taking Bodybuilding Supplements Don't Know They Can Harm Fertility

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• Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery

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• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

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• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

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• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability

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• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure

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• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

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• Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect

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• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

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• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy

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• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

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• New Dads Might Also Need Screening for Postpartum Depression

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• New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells

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• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise

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• New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer

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• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans

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• Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients

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• Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression

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• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

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• No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study

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• No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study

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• Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care

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• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

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• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

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• Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer

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• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients

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• Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study

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• Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability

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• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery

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• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

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• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims

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• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women

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• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families

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• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study

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• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

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• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest

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• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients

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• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril

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• Playing Pro Football May Shorten Players' Lives, Study Finds

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• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic

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• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study

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• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later

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• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

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• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5

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• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study

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• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites

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• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.

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• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths

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• Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say

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• Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots

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• Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know

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• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

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• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

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• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

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• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds

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• Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim

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• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk

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• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

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• Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy

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• Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes

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• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

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• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show

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• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports

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• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack

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• Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity

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• Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans

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• Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans

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• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

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• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids

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• Review Links Pesticides to Lower Sperm Quality in Men

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• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

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• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America

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• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth

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• Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual

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• Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development

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• Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test

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• Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

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• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

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• Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids

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• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

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• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?

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• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

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• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities

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• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients

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• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

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• Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study

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• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

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• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

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• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

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• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

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• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues

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• 'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk

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• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients

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• Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms

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• Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women

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• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study

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• Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain

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• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities

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• Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin

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• Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution

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• Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field

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• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival

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• Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer

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• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

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• Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men

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• Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble

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• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

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• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

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• Too Few Young Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine

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• Topical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction Gets FDA Approval for Over-the-Counter Sale

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• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study

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• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

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• U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline

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• U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound

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• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season

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• U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

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• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report

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• U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades

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• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study

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• U.S. Men Are Dying Much Earlier Than Women, as Death 'Gender Gap' Widens

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• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer

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• U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities

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• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst

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• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

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• Understanding Premature Ejaculation

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• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic

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• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study

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• Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer

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• Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why

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• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites

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• Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50

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• Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover

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• Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?

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• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

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• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans

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• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19

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• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study

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• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19

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• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows

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• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

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• When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates

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• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?

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• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most

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• When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse

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• When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes

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• When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment

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• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

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• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

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• Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race

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• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key

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• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

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• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

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• Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's

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• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

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• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?

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• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?

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• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

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• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?

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• Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke

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• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?

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• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?

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• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

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• Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?

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• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

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• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?

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• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

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• Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People

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• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

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• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs

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• Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer

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• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery

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• Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study

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• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes

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• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic

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• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study

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• Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study

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• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine

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• Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results

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• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome

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• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight