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• AHA News: Sustained High Blood Pressure May Damage Brain Vessels

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• Antibiotics in Pregnancy Tied to Higher Odds for Asthma in Kids

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• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients

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• Arm Squeezes With Blood Pressure Cuffs Might Aid Recovery After Stroke

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• As Lockdowns Keep Pregnant Women From Exercise, Depression Rates Rise: Study

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• Beta Blocker Heart Meds Might Pose Special Risks for Women

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• 'Birthing Girdle' Shows Traces of Medieval Women in Labor

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• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

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• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care

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• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients

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• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression

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• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer

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• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study

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• Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain

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• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely

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• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese

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• Certain Antibiotics Linked With Upped Risk for Deadly Aortic Aneurysms

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• Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19

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• Climate Change, Smog Could Mean More Preemie Babies: Study

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• Coffee: Good for You or Not?

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• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

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• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study

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• Common Household Chemicals Tied to Preemie Births

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• Could a Hormone Help Spur High Blood Pressure?

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• Could Antibiotics Make Breast Milk Less Healthy for Babies?

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• Could Mom's Thyroid Levels Influence ADHD in Kids?

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• Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?

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• COVID Can Complicate Pregnancy, Especially If Mom Is Obese

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• COVID Doesn't Pass From Mom to Fetus During Pregnancy: Study

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• COVID Fuels Depression Among Pregnant Women, New Moms

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• COVID in Pregnancy Won't Affect Obstetric Outcomes: Study

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• COVID Shot Earlier in Pregnancy Better for Baby: Study

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• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries

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• COVID-19 in Pregnancy: Here's What's Known So Far

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• COVID-19 Rates May Be Lower Than Thought for Pregnant Women

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• COVID-19 Ups Complication Risks During Childbirth

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• Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be

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• Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart Attack, Stroke

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• Diabetes Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women

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• Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children

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• Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later

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• Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

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• Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life

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• Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?

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• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

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• Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

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• Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure

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• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study

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• Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns

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• Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better

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• For Many Pregnant Women, COVID-19 Has Prolonged Effect

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• For Women Who've Miscarried, Aspirin Before, During Pregnancy Could Improve Outcomes

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• Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive

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• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting

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• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

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• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky

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• Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

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• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

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• Heart Conditions Could Raise Risk of Torn Aorta During Pregnancy

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• Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer

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• Heart Risk Factors May Be Especially Unhealthy in People With Psoriasis

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• 'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart

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• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds

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• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain

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• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term

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• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Is Linked to Shorter Life Spans for Women

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• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study

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• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

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• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

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

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• In-Person Pregnancy Checks Won't Raise COVID Risk

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• Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study

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• Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?

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• Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle

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• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills

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• Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign

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• Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants

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• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked

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• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

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• Many Babies Acquire Oral HPV, Probably From Mom

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• Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

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• Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk

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• Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy

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• Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years

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• Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development

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• Mom-to-Be's Flu Shot Doesn't Raise Autism Risk

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• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

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• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always

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• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics

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• More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease

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• More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease

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• 'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms

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• Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well

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• Most Pregnant Women With COVID Are Asymptomatic

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• MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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• Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study

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

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• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

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• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

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• Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study

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

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

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• Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows

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• Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise

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• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

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• Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study

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• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study

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• Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke

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• Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids

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• Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids

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• Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study

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• Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones

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• Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus

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• Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns

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• Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications

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• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies

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• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

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

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• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant

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• Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure

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

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• Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart

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• Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth

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• Small Risk of Autism Seen in Babies Born Preterm and Post-Term

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• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV

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• Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others

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• Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows

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• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

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• Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic

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• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

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• Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure

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• Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure

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• Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus

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• Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients

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• Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study

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• THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study

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• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment

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• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women

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• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

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• Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes

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• Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds

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

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• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

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• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

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• Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later

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• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans

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• Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study

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• What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out

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• What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

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• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes

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• When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike

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• Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms

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• Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

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• Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications

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• Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study

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• Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected