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Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Guys, Going Vegetarian Won't Lower Your Testosterone
Guys, Take the Lead in Self-Checks for Testicular Cancer
Guys, You Can Avoid Those Shaving 'Razor Bumps'
Had a Stroke? Get These Professionals on Your Rehab Team
Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV
Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren't Trained
Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
How Dangerous Is It for Lung Cancer Patients to Skip Radiation Treatments?
How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Many CT Scans Are Safe for Kids?
How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too
Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients
Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Offer Hope Against Penile Cancers
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
Impotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Instagram Influencers Making Guys More Body-Conscious
Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Job Frustrations Can Really Be a Heartbreaker for Men
Just 4% of Men Who Apply as Sperm Donors Are Accepted
Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter
Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifelong Bachelors Fare Worse When Heart Failure Strikes
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Term Study Supports 'Watch and Wait' for Most Prostate Cancers
Lots of Ultra-Processed Foods Could Raise a Man's Odds for Colon Cancer
Low Testosterone Levels Tied to More Severe COVID in Men
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments
Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Melanoma Patients Who Fail Standard Meds May Have Another Option
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Men (Santa Included) Need These Facial Hair Care Tips
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
Men With Heart Disease Can Safely Mix Their Nitrates with ED Drugs
Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need
Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Cut COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths by 39%
More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect
Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
New Coronavirus Lingers in Penis and Could Cause Impotence
New Drug Combo Buys More Time for Advanced Endometrial Cancer Patients
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Could Harm Hearing
New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study
No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Pope Francis Leaves Hospital 9 Days After Surgery
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
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 Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
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
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
'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
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
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
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Few Young Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Topical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction Gets FDA Approval for Over-the-Counter Sale
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
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. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
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 Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Understanding Premature Ejaculation
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
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
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?
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
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
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 Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
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When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
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 Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
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 Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
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 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 Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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