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• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19
• 2 Years of Immunotherapy for Advanced Lung Cancer Might Be Enough: Study
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• 69 vs. 70: Bias Against Older Organ Donors May Be Costing Lives
• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
• 8/8 -- Could Quit-Smoking Meds Help You Quit Drinking, Too?
• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
• A Little Drinking Might Help the Heart, and Scientists Think They Know Why
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
• AHA News: Blood Test That Measures Alcohol Use May Predict Risk for Bleeding Strokes
• AHA News: COVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking
• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
• AHA News: RAPIDO – a New Spanish Acronym to Raise Stroke Awareness
• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Alcohol Is No Friend to Social Distancing
• Alcohol Kills Men More Often, but Women's Death Rates Are Catching Up
• Alcohol Might Speed Alzheimer's Progress in Brain, Animal Study Suggests
• Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report
• Alcohol Still a Threat in Too Many American Pregnancies: Study
• Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020
• Alcohol to Blame for 1 in 5 Young Adult Deaths in U.S.
• Alcohol-Linked Deaths Soared During Pandemic, CDC Says
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• Anxiety, Depression and Drinking: An Unhealthy Combo During the Pandemic
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?
• Army Reservists Can Face Alcohol Issues After Deployment, With Little Support
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities
• Asian-Americans Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest Despite Equal CPR Efforts
• Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Beer Might Do a Man's 'Microbiome' Good
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance
• Binge Drinking in Middle Age: Has 'Wine Mom' Culture Gone Too Far?
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Black Americans' Risk for MS May Be Higher Than Thought
• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That
• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study
• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
• Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome
• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• Black Patients Face Greater Risks From Leg Artery Blockages
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
• Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients More Likely to Trust Medical Videos When Black Doctor, Patient Is in It
• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
• Black Stroke Survivors Less Likely to Get Treated for Complications
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid
• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
• Boaters and Drivers, Stay Alcohol-Free This Memorial Day Weekend
• Booze Robbing Many Americans of Their Sleep
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breast Cancer Survivors Age Faster Biologically Than Cancer-Free Women: Study
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• Can Heavy Drinkers Really 'Hold their Liquor'? Study Shows Maybe Not
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Certain Cancers on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans
• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study
• Climate Change's Hotter Days Could Bring More Alcohol, Drug Crises
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Coffee Could Perk Up Your Liver
• College Freshmen Drank Less as Pandemic Began
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
• Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• 'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study
• Could a Few Glasses of Wine Per Week Help Ward Off Cataracts?
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
• COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients
• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods
• COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
• COVID Vaccines May Still Leave Organ Transplant Recipients Unprotected
• COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• COVID-19 Has Taken a Toll on Organ Donation
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
• Dangerous 'Drunkorexia' Hits College Campuses
• Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
• Deadly Liver Disease Tied to Obesity Is on the Rise
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• Debunking Myths About Organ Donation
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Depression Rates Rise for Minority Youth in States With Anti-LGBT Legislation
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Disability a Growing Concern for U.S. Cancer Survivors
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Doctors Report That Kidney Grown in Pig Worked in a Human
• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Donating Portion of Your Liver to Someone in Need Is Safe, Life-Saving: Study
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Don't Let Heartburn Ruin Your Holiday Feast
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
• Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
• Drinking at Home: Liquor Store Sales Rose During Pandemic
• Drinking May Not Raise Risk of Breast Cancer's Return
• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
• Drinking Too Much During the Pandemic? You're Not Alone
• Drinking, Drunk, Deadly: Know the Signs of Alcohol Overdose
• Drinking, Often Heavy, Is Common Among Cancer Survivors
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib
• Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even Early-Stage Liver Disease May Be Harming the Heart
• Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol
• Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Exercise Can Help Shed Dangerous Fat Around the Liver
• Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests
• Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
• Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials
• Fast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver
• Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
• Fat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
• Fatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Feds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed
• For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
• Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
• From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
• From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Getting His Life Back: Regaining Strength After a Triple-Organ Transplant
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
• Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Drinkers Who Think They're Fit to Drive Are Wrong: Study
• Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• 'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
• Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study
• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come
• Heavy Drinking Could Lower a Woman's Odds of Conception
• Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
• Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
• Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
• Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• 'Holiday Heart': When Drinking Triggers Dangerous A-fib
• 'Holiday Heart':  Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
• Home Delivery of Alcohol Expanded During Pandemic, With Permanent Effects on Health
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
• Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• How a 'Dry January' Could Help Your Health
• How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• How Do You Get Hepatitis C? Here’s What to Know
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
• How to Avoid Stained Teeth When You Enjoy Red Wine
• How to Be a Living Liver Donor
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
• Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
• Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
• Implant Can Warn Weeks Early That Transplanted Organ Will Be Rejected
• Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs
• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
• In New Documentary, Michael J. Fox Describes Hiding Parkinson's, Struggles With Alcohol
• In Primate Study, Antibody Treatment Prevents Organ Rejection After Transplant
• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?
• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Junk Food, Booze Often Star in America's Hit Movies
• Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer
• Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
• Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
• Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Legalizing Marijuana Tied to More Binge Drinking in Folks Over 30
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19
• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis: Study
• Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely
• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
• Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study
• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia
• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
• Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
• Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
• Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• 'Moderate' Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
• More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems
• More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
• More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
• More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• 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 Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: 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
• Need Accurate Info on Liver Disease? Don't Head to TikTok
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
• New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
• New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No 'Beer Goggles': Drinking Doesn't Make Others Seem More Attractive, Study Finds
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe: Study
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• 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 Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
• Pandemic Boosted Drinking Among Americans Over 50: Poll
• Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
• Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• 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
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Problem Drinking to Blame for 232 Million Missed Workdays in U.S. Annually
• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
• Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
• Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
• Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
• Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
• Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Regular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
• Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
• Scientists Devise Way to Keep Donor Hearts Viable Longer
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Signs That COVID Infection Might Harm the Liver
• Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
• Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
• Surgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
• Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Teen Drinking Much More Likely If Parents Binge Drink, Study Finds
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• There Are No Hangover Cures, Scientists Say
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• To Cut Down on Boozing, Offer Other Choices: Study
• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
• Too Much Auld Lang Syne: Avoiding That New Year's Hangover
• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
• U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
• U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• 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
• Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
• Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
• 'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• What's Really Killing the 'Night Owls'?
• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
• When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
• 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 Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
• 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 U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
• Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
• Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study
• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
• Your Guide to Hepatitis C Medications
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
• Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
• Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
• Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health