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Nearly a third of US adults avoid medical care due to stigma, 91% say it’s cost them

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Nearly a third of US adults avoid medical care due to stigma, 91% say it’s cost them

Nearly a third of US adults avoid medical care due to stigma, 91% say it’s cost them

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