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Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Space Travel Speeds Up Aging, Weakening of Bones
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
SUVs, Trucks More Prone to Hitting Pedestrians
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Fireworks Injuries Are on the Rise
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Vitamin D: Good for Your Health, It Might Even Fight COVID-19
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Weaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
With Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
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