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• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 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 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• Adult ADHD Can Mean Fewer Jobs, Worse Pay
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic
• America's 4th Leading Cause of Death: Poverty
• Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Obamacare Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Eviction Rates Rise, So Do Local Death Rates, U.S. Study Finds
• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Bans on Evictions, Utility Shutoffs Are Curbing COVID Infections: Study
• Being a Jerk Not a Recipe for Getting Ahead at Work
• Benefits of Social Distancing Outweigh Economic Toll: Study
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
• 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
• Big Paychecks Pay Off in Self-Confidence, Study Finds
• Big Worry for Folks Heading to Hospital: Who'll Care for My Pet?
• Bingeing, Stress Snacking: How the Pandemic Is Changing Eating Habits
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• 'Boomerang Kids': When an Adult Child Moves Back Home
• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer in Uninsured Often Diagnosed at More Advanced, Lethal Stage
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic
• Clinic Brings Free Health Care to Homeless Youth -- and Their Beloved Pets
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Coping With Budget Stress During the Pandemic
• Coronavirus Delivering a Big Economic Blow to Women
• 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 a Single Dose of the HPV Vaccine Be Enough?
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills
• COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home
• COVID Vaccine Won't Reach All the World's People Until 2022: Study
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Darse atracones y picotear por estrés: cómo la pandemia está cambiando los hábitos de alimentación
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study
• Do You Live in a 'Food Swamp'? It Could Be Raising Your Heart Risk
• Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
• Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
• Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple
• Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
• For Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
• Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
• Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Happiness From Home Buying Is Often Fleeting, Study Shows
• Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
• Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• 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 Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• 'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
• Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
• Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
• 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
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
• Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
• Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• 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
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
• Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
• More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
• More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
• More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
• Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• 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 a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
• Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
• Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
• Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
• Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
• 'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
• Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
• State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
• Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
• Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
• 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. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
• 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 Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
• WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
• Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
• Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain