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• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 12 Steps to the Best Holiday Gift: Health
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 5 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's
• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• 5-Step 'Healthy Living' Plan May Ease Chronic Heartburn
• 6 Health Screenings to Help Men Prevent Disease
• 8/8 -- Could Quit-Smoking Meds Help You Quit Drinking, Too?
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• 8/8 -- Turning Away From Vaping, Nicotine-Addicted Teens Choose Candy, Gums
• A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study
• A Plus From the Pandemic: Fewer Kids Using E-Cigarettes
• About 4 in 10 Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Don't Quit the Habit
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Ad Displays in Stores Boost Teen Vaping Rates: Canadian Study
• Addictive, Harmful Vaping Is Super Cool on TikTok
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• Advent of Electric Cars Is Already Improving Health
• Air Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Another Smoking Hazard for Men: Brittle Bones
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?
• Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
• Banning Flavored Vapes Didn't Spur Folks to Quit
• Be Realistic: It's Key to Achieving Those New Year's Resolutions
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier
• Bogus Info on Cancer Common Online, and It Can Harm
• 'Brain Zap' Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit
• Brain 'Zap' Treatment Might Curb Smoking
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• California Voters Ban Flavored Tobacco, and a Cigarette Maker Is Suing
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded
• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Lockdowns Got People Smoking More
• COVID-19 Is More Severe in Smokers
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• CT Lung Cancer Screening Catches More Tumors Early
• CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More
• Cutting Pollution From Power Plants, Transport Could Save 50,000 U.S. Lives Each Year
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did a Ban on Flavored Vapes Raise Teen Smoking Rates?
• 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 City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Does Your Home Have Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Radon?
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.
• EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
• Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival
• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
• FDA Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
• FDA Tells Three Small E-Cigarette Makers to Stop Selling Flavored Products
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
• Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
• For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom
• For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
• 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 Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
• Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• 'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Dangerous Is It for Lung Cancer Patients to Skip Radiation Treatments?
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
• How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
• Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer
• In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
• Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won't Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds
• Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
• Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
• More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Combo Immunotherapy Prolongs Survival in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
• New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
• New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
• Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• 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
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
• Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Smokers: Quitting Earlier in Life Could Benefit Your Health
• Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
• Smoking in Pregnancy Has Declined by a Third Since 2016
• 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 Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
• Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
• Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
• Social Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
• Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
• Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
• Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
• Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
• Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
• Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
• The Future of Cancer for Americans
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
• Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
• Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
• U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
• Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
• Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
• Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
• 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 Worse Than Smoking for Boosting Odds for Stroke at Young Age
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
• Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
• Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
• Women, Don’t Let Lung Cancer Fly Under the Radar
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking