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Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Microplastics Found in Mussels That Humans Eat
Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
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
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
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
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
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 Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
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
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
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 Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
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 Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
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 When MS Strikes?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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