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• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study
• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 1 in 50 COVID Patients in ICU Will Develop a Stroke
• 1 Woman in 5 With Migraine Avoiding Pregnancy: Study
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds
• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
• 8/9 -- Pandemic Brought More Woes for Kids Prone to Headaches
• 99% of Planet's Population Breathes Dirty Air: WHO
• A Pill Left Out, a Child's Life Lost: Maisie's Story a Warning to All Adults
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• A Swallowable Gastric Balloon Helps People Shed Pounds
• Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• ADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
• ADHD Med Prescriptions Spiked Early in Pandemic
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
• ADHD Meds Can Help Preschoolers, But Effects Vary
• ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide
• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled
• Advent of Electric Cars Is Already Improving Health
• Air Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men
• Air Purifiers May Help the Hearts of People With COPD
• All-in-One 'Polypill' Gets Heart Patients Taking Their Meds
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm
• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
• Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
• Amy Schumer's Son Recovering After Being Hospitalized With RSV
• An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's
• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
• Another Benefit to Asthma Control for Kids: Less Bullying
• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers
• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Another Health Threat: Drug-Resistant Mold Infections
• Another Pollen Misery: It Might Help Transmit COVID-19
• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study
• Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk
• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients
• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds
• Are High-Dose Blood Thinners Needed for Severe COVID-19?
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?
• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?
• Are You Taking a Med That's Raising Your Blood Pressure?
• Arm Squeezes With Blood Pressure Cuffs Might Aid Recovery After Stroke
• As COVID Restrictions Lifted, Asthma Attacks Rose
• As COVID Rules Ease, Common Colds Rebound Across America
• Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study
• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD
• Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Binge-Watching Could Raise Your Blood Clot Risk
• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air
• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
• Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
• Blood Clot Risk Remains Higher Almost a Year After COVID
• Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression
• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer
• Blood Thickness May Play Role in Risk of COVID Death
• Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots
• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men
• Blow Your Horn: Do Wind Instruments Spread COVID?
• Breathing Dirty Air Can Cause Teens' Hearts to Skip a Beat
• Breathlessness With 'Long COVID' May Point to Heart Damage
• Can Adults Get RSV?
• Can Mindfulness Help Ease Migraine?
• Can You Eat Your Way to Fewer Migraines?
• Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?
• Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• Cats Injured in Wildfires at High Risk for Blood Clots
• CBD or THC? Cannabis Product Labels Often Mislead, Study Finds
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Cleaning Up the Air Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's
• Climate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19
• Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured
• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
• Cluster Headaches Often Joined by Other Illnesses
• Coldplay Suspends Tour Over Chris Martin's 'Serious Lung Infection'
• Colds, Bronchitis Cases Resurged After Texas Eased COVID Rules
• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%
• Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?
• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health
• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study
• Common COVID Drug Might Be Useful at Lower Dose
• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
• Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
• Could a Common Sweetener Raise Heart Risks?
• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
• Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?
• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?
• Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?
• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?
• Could Tiny Blood Clots Make COVID-19 More Lethal?
• Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?
• Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
• Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?
• COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Symptoms Haunt Nearly Half of Hospitalized Patients a Year Later
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Now Linked With Strokes in Young Patients
• COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study
• COVID-19 Ups Complication Risks During Childbirth
• DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
• Defenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Despite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency
• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes
• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD
• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study
• Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?
• Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?
• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?
• Do You Live in One of America's Worst Cities for Dirty Air?
• Doctors Answer Your Questions About RSV
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients
• Does Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
• Dogs Have Died After Licking a Common Chemotherapy Cream, FDA Warns
• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises
• Don't Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say
• Don't Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread
• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks
• Drink Up! Humans Are the 'Water-Saving Apes'
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Choice Might Matter for Patients With Macular Degeneration
• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer
• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too
• Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't
• El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio
• El vapeo puede afectar al lubricante de los pulmones, y dificultar la respiración
• Elevated Blood Clotting Factor Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
• EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
• ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
• Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs
• Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness, Study Shows
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts
• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
• Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia
• Experimental Drug Could Cut Migraine Frequency
• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
• Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble
• Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End
• FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug
• FDA Approves First New Children's ADHD Drug in 10 Years
• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
• FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's Disease
• FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine
• FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats
• FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma
• FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults
• FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• FDA Gives OK to Merck's Antiviral At-Home COVID Pill
• FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill
• FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
• FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
• FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug
• FDA Says Repaired Sleep Apnea Machines Still Carry Health Risks
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
• Feds Urge Vaccination as 'Tripledemic' Hits More Americans
• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic
• First Case of COVID-19 Triggering Recurrent Clots in Patient's Arm
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Flu Has Started Early and With a Punch: CDC
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• For Rising Number of People, Obesity Is a Literal Headache
• For Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching
• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time
• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
• 'Garage Lab' Vape Products May Be Driving Lung Injury in Rural Appalachia
• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
• Gentle Yoga May Deliver Migraine Relief
• Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
• Get Relief With the Most Common Asthma Medications
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here's How to Do It Safely
• Getting Kids Out in Nature Boosts Lung Health, Study Finds
• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes
• Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
• Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
• Half of World's People Suffer From Headaches
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
• HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
• How Persistent Asthma Might Harm the Heart
• How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
• Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health
• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses
• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
• In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
• In Stockholm Study, As City Air Improved So Did Kids' Lung Capacity
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• Income a Factor in Whether You Get Lifesaving ECMO Breathing Support: Study
• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Is It COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?
• Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
• Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
• Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
• Keep Your Holidays Allergy-Free This Year
• Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19
• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
• Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
• Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Long COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage
• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
• 'Long Road Back': He Struggles With a Lung Condition Years After Severe COVID
• Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
• 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
• Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
• Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
• Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
• Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
• Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later
• Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
• Migraines May Follow Daily Circadian Cycles, Study Shows
• Migraines Tied to Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
• Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
• Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
• More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• 'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Move to 'Green' School Buses Could Boost Kids' Class Attendance
• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
• New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
• New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
• New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Hope for IBD Patients
• New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
• New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
• New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
• New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
• New Treatment Fights Rare Cases of Vaccine-Linked Blood Clots
• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
• No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
• Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients
• Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
• Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
• Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
• Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
• Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
• Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months
• Pot May Not Be the Best Rx for a Migraine
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
• Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
• Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
• Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
• Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
• Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
• Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
• RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma
• RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
• Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• 'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
• Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
• Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
• Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
• Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
• Some Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
• Studies Show COVID-19 Can Infect and Harm Digestive Organs
• Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
• Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
• Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
• Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
• Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
• Switch to Plant-Based Diet Rid Man of Chronic Migraines
• Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
• The Most Common Allergy Medicines
• The Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
• The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
• The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
• Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
• Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
• Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
• Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
• Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
• Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
• U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine
• Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
• Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
• Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
• Vaping May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
• Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
• Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
• Vertigo: A Common Symptom With Many Different Causes
• Virtual Roller Coaster Ride Study Brings New Insights Into Migraine
• Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
• Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
• Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
• What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
• What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
• When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
• Why Do Gay and Lesbian People Get More Migraines?
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Women With Migraines Face Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
• Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
• You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
• You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
• Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
• Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds