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Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Newer Arthritis Meds
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
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
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
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