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Maternal Anemia in Early Pregnancy May Increase Risk for Congenital Heart Disease
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Heart Failure Tied to Worsening of Neuropsychological Symptoms
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Supreme Court Case Targets Free Preventive Care Provided by the Affordable Care Act
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Many ADHD Medications Lead to Increases in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Partly Mediate Association Between Prepregnancy Obesity, CVD Risk
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FDA and Novo Nordisk Alert Consumers to Counterfeit Ozempic
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First Weight-Loss Pill From Lilly Shows Promising Results
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Top NIH Nutrition Researcher Quits, Citing Censorship Under Kennedy
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