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• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
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• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
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• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome
• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
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• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression
• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain
• Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
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• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
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• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
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• Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
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• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
• High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term
• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later
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• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
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• Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Minorities Less Likely to Get Recommended Lung Cancer Imaging
• Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
• More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
• Music Helps Heal a Damaged Heart
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
• Preventing Repeat Heart Attack, Stroke More Important Than Ever: AHA
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
• Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
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• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
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• Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
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• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
• Taking Steroids for Rheumatoid Arthritis, IBD? Your Odds for Hypertension May Rise
• The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
• Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
• Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• Turning to Tofu Might Help the Heart: Study
• U.S. Deaths From High Blood Pressure Soar, Especially in the South: Study
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
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• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
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• When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
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• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
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