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Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
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
Take Care When Handling, Storing Your Contact Lenses
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Threatening Eye Condition Rare After COVID Infection
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks
Two Top Officials in FDA's Vaccine Review Office to Retire
Two Vaccines Show Effectiveness Against Emerging COVID Variants
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Widely Available While Appeal Continues
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Underwear That Guards Against STDs During Oral Sex? FDA Says Yes
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? Look at What You Eat
Want to Protect Your Eyes as You Age? Stay Away From Carbs
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
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
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 Causes Herpes Cold Sore Flare-Ups? New Study Offers Clues
What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Is Glaucoma, and How Can You Prevent It?
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
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 the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
With CDC Approval, COVID Shots For Kids Under 5 Ready for Delivery
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
With Coronavirus a Threat, Stop Wearing Contact Lenses
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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