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Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
Liar, Liar: Chronic Fibbers Are Rare, Study Reveals
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids
Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown
Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
Long COVID Sidelined Many American Workers
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
'Love Hormone' Turns Lions Into Placid Pussycats
Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many Adults Delay Getting Help for Eating Disorders
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Americans Wrong About Sun's Skin Cancer Dangers: Poll
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Many Young Americans Lonely, Depressed During Pandemic: Survey
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
Mask Up or Not? One Factor Dictates a Social Norm
Mask Wearing Declines, Even as COVID-19 Touches More U.S. Lives: Poll
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
Mental Confusion an Early Warning Sign of Severe COVID-19
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds
Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
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 With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Evidence Fitness Trackers Can Boost Your Health
More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most Romantic Couples Started Out as Friends, Study Finds
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Muting Your Phone May Cause More Stress, Not Less
Narcissists Are Blind to Their Own Mistakes
Narcissist's 'Thin Skin' Can Easily Lead to Aggression
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism
New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
Not All Kids With Autism Will Benefit From Therapy Dogs
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Number of Americans Carrying Loaded Handguns Keeps Rising
Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
NYC Shoppers Prefer Stores That Enforce Social Distancing, Study Finds
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
One Gender May Excel at Reading What Others Are Feeling
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only Republican 'Elites' Will Convince Some Vaccine Resisters to Get the Shot: Study
Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs' Problem Behaviors
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Paid Sick Leave: Good for Business, Study Finds
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pandemic Boosted Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories, Study Confirms
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Could Be Golden Time for Narcissists: Study
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Silver Lining: Global Decline in Urban Crime
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic to Endemic: Is a New Normal Near?
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
Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
People Underestimate Impact of Random Acts of Kindness
People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
Pets Provide Comfort for 'Ruff' Quarantine Time
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun Violence
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Politics Clouds Folks' Views on COVID Rules, Global Survey Confirms
Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poor Sleep Can Make Folks Selfish, Study Finds
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Procrastinators May Delay All the Way to Worse Health
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
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
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Regret That One-Night Stand? It Probably Won't Stop Another, Study Shows
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
Restful Night's Sleep More Likely for Men Than Women
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Roll Over, Fido. You're Hogging the Bed
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Secret Weapon for Quit-Smoking Campaigns: Pets
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
Shift Work Might Delay Menopause, With Potential Harms to Health
Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smells Like Friendship: Similar Body Odors May Draw Folks Together
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
Squeaky or Furry: New Insights Into Dogs' Love of Toys
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes
Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stress-Relief Programs Often Rely on Dogs. What About Cats?
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgeon General Says 'Toxic Workplaces' Take Big Toll on Workers' Health
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
Text 'Nudges' May Help Boost Vaccination Rates
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Try 'Microbreaks' for a Real Workday Boost
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Appeals Panel Backs New York City's Vaccine Mandate for School Staff
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Volunteer Firefighters Have High Levels of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
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 COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Facebook, Twitter Flag Posts as 'Unverified,' Readers Listen
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White House Sets Jan. 4 Deadline for Large, Private U.S. Companies to Mandate Vaccines
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why People Love Selfies: It's Not About Vanity
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Work Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights
Workers' Deaths From Paint Stripping Chemicals Are on the Rise
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Working from Home? Here's How to Preserve Your Posture
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Would More Free Time Really Make You Happier?
Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Yes, Bad Sleep Does Make People Grumpy
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