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• Bones Help Black People Keep Facial Aging at Bay

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• Can Major Surgeries Cause a Long-Term 'Brain Drain'?

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• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

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• Could Tissue-Sealing Tape One Day Replace Stitches?

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• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study

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• Dark Skin No Protection Against Sun's Harmful Rays

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• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

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• Does Race Play a Part in ICU Outcomes?

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• Don't Delay Surgery for Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Study Suggests

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• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study

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• Experimental Drug Could Be New Option Against Arthritis

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• Extra Pounds Could Bring More Painful Joints

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• Fewer Opioids After Eye Surgery Don't Mean More Post-Op Pain

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• For Teens, Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Bring Emotional Gains

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• For This Mom, Rare Bone Disease Is a Family Affair

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• Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Lower Older Women's Fracture Risk

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• Give Newborn to Mom Right Away -- After Moving the Electrodes

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• Health Tip: Caring for Shoulder Pain

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• Health Tip: Sun Protection for Skin of Color

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• How Lack of Insurance Affects Breast Cancer Survival

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• How 'Stranger Things' Widened Awareness of a Rare Disorder

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• How to Keep Your Bones Strong and Prevent Fractures

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• Humans May Possess Ability to Regrow Cartilage

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• Hysterectomy Procedure Tied to Worse Cancer Outcomes

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• Hysterectomy Tied to Depression, Anxiety

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• Imaging Technique Tracks Down Stray Lung Cancer Cells for Surgeons

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• Indoor Athletes Often Lacking in Vitamin D

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• Is Pot Use a Heart Risk After Surgery?

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• Kids Getting Too Many Opioids After Tonsillectomy

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• Lack of Sleep May Cause Thinking Declines in Hispanics

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• Many Americans Are Inactive, With Southerners Faring Worse

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• Many Lung Cancer Patients Not Getting Recommended Treatment

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• Medical Schools Still Short on Minority Students

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• Minorities Less Likely to Get Recommended Lung Cancer Imaging

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• More Aggressive Surgery Can Extend Survival From Brain Cancer: Study

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• More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain

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• More Than 5 Million U.S. Cancer Survivors Deal With Chronic Pain

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• Most Docs Don't Know Hair Care Is a Barrier to Exercise for Black Women

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• Most Seniors 85+ Do Well After Colon Cancer Surgery: Study

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• Music Soothes the Stressed Soul Before Surgery

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• New DNA Blood Test May Help Guide Breast Cancer Treatment

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• Not All Heart Failure Patients Get Same Level of Care, Study Finds

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• Older Blood Safe as New Blood for Transfusions

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• One Man's False Teeth Got 'Lost' in His Throat After Surgery

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• Opioid Prescriptions for Eye Surgery Patients Surge

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• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals

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• Patient Catches on Fire During Heart Surgery

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• Patients, Not Hospitals, Most Important to Spinal Fusion Outcomes

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• Plastic Surgery Pays Off for Men

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• Poor Social Life Could Spell Trouble for Older Women's Bones

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• Race Affects Life Expectancy in Major U.S. Cities

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• Racial Bias Seen in Heart Transplants

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• Racial Disparity in Care Starts With Youngest, Frailest Patients

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• Racism Linked to Faster Aging Among Blacks

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• Radiation Right After Surgery Might Not Help Prostate Cancer Patients

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• Shovel That Snow, but Spare Your Back

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• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

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• Smog May Be Bad for Your Bones

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• Sooner Is Usually Better for Gallbladder Surgery

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• Spinal Fusion Outcomes Worse for Black Patients, Large Study Finds

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• Steroid Shots for Painful Joints May Make Matters Worse

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• Stress Takes Toll in Very Complicated Births

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• Stroke Risk High Among Blacks, Hispanics

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• Suicide Rates Soaring Among Black Teens

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• Surgeons Give 13 Paralyzed Adults Hand, Arm Movement

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• Surgery Helps Babies Missing a Heart Chamber Survive, But Problems Linger

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• Surgery Helps Tough-to-Treat Acid Reflux

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• Surgery Is Far Too Often Fatal for Kids in Poor Nations

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• Surgery May Add Years for Patients With Deadly Brain Cancer: Study

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• Surgery Not a Relapse Risk for MS Patients

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• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak

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• 'Swimmer's Shoulder' Strikes 3 in 4 Teen Competitors

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• The Safer Way to Ease Post-Surgical Pain

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• They Had Half Their Brains Removed. Here's What Happened After

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• Tongue, Lip Snip Surgeries May Be Overused in U.S. Newborns

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• Tougher Rules on Opioids After Surgery Doesn't Mean More Pain for Patients

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• U.S. Autism Rates Rising Fastest for Hispanics, Blacks

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• U.S. Minorities' Recent Health Gains May Be Slowing

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• Unyielding Stress Plays Role in Blacks' Blood Pressure Woes

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• Vitamin D Alone Doesn't Prevent Fractures, New Study Finds

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• Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study

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• What Works Best to Ease the Pain of Sciatica?

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• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold

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• When Is Surgery Not Safe for Seniors?

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• When It Comes to Treating Infertility, Race, Education and Income Matter

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