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Care Giving
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What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
Smoking, drinking too much and divorce are among the social and behavioral factors most strongly linked...
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COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
People infected with COVID-19 who need surgery have much higher odds of dying soon afterward, a...
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High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
Among patients in China with COVID-19, researchers found that those with high blood pressure had twice...
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