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• Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Your Kidneys
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
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• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance
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• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
• Certain Sickle Cell Disease Traits Can Raise Odds for Severe COVID
• Coffee Is Kind to Your Kidneys
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
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• Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says
• 'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study
• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes
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• Could High-Dose Folic Acid Raise COVID Risks?
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• COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients
• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID May Worsen Kidney Injury, Study Finds
• 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 Cause Scarring of Kidneys: 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 Has Taken a Toll on Organ Donation
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
• Dialysis Patients Have Weaker Response to COVID Vaccine: Study
• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?
• 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
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• 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 Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Eat These Foods, Your Kidneys Will Thank You
• Energy Drink Habit Led to Heart Failure in a Young Man
• Even a Little Lead in Drinking Water Can Harm People With Kidney Disease
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests
• Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics
• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
• Feds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study
• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed
• From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values
• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
• Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• 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
• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
• Hispanic, Black Americans on Dialysis Face Higher Risks for Dangerous Infections
• Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
• How to Be a Living Liver Donor
• 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
• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
• Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Disease Is Tougher on Men Than Women, and Researchers Now Know Why
• Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication
• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kidneys' Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• 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
• Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Kidney Failure Patients Regret Starting Dialysis
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• 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 Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
• Most Kidney Patients OK With Getting Text Reminders on Care
• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
• Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe: Study
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• 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
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
• Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
• Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
• Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
• Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
• What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
• 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 With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery