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Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prior COVID Infection May Shield You From Another for at Least 10 Months
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
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 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
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Report Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Discover Why Blood Type May Matter for COVID Infection
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
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 About a Move to Assisted Living
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
TV Remotes, Nurse Call Buttons: Where Coronavirus Lingers in Nursing Homes
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
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 Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
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. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Urinary Incontinence a Common Issue for Older Women, But Treatments Can Help
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
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
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
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 Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
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
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
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 Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
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 So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
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
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
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