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Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
El estrés no siempre desencadena una recaída en los trastornos de la alimentación, según un estudio
Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
EPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
EPA Plans New Strategy Against PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.
EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
Even Before Uvalde, Gun-Related Deaths to Texas Schoolchildren Were Rising
Even Good Weather Didn't Lift Lockdown Blues: Study
Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
Even Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
Exhaled 'Aerosols' Spread Coronavirus Up to 13 Feet, Shoes Carry Virus, Too
Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
Experts Issue Warning About Carbon Monoxide Dangers Ahead of Hurricane Ian
Experts Warn of 'Sound Cannon' Hearing Loss at Protest Marches
Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
Extremely Low Incidence of COVID Hospitalization After Vaccine, Boosters: Study
Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate
Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials
Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs
First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple
'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?
Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
For Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll
For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
'Forever Chemicals' Used in Furniture May Not Help Fabrics Resist Stains
'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study
Giving Birth During the Pandemic? Facts You Need to Know
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
Global Warming Could Mean Less Sleep for Billions
Global Warming Could Worsen COPD Symptoms
Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Got the 'Winter Blues'? Exercise Can Help
Green Spaces Give Mental Boost, Even When White With Snow
Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain
Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study
Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Had COVID or Gotten Vaccine? Hospitalization Is 'Extremely Uncommon'
Handle DIY Cleaning Products With Care During Coronavirus Pandemic
Happiness From Home Buying Is Often Fleeting, Study Shows
Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts
Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
Healthy Dining Is Healthy for the Planet, Too
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
Heat Waves Topping 132 Degrees F Likely in Middle East Without Action on Climate Change
Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
High Levels of PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Kids' School Uniforms
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitalizations for Teens With Eating Disorders Rose Sharply During Pandemic
Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air
Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
How Easily Can Singing Spread COVID-19?
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
How Much Do Trees Lower Urban Temperatures?
How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health
Humans Bear Blame for Red Tides
Humans Pass Coronavirus to Deer, Creating Reservoir for Variants
Hundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic
Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
Hurricane Season Starts June 1. Protect Your Family From Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19 Deaths
If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
Is It Time to End Universal Masking in Hospitals, Clinics? Many Experts Think So
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?
Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is the Demise of the Doctor's White Coat Near?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?
Is Your Specialist Friends With Your Primary Care Doctor? You May Get Better Care
It Can Take Weeks for Some Patients With Severe COVID to Recover Consciousness
It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Health Care May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Keto, Paleo, Vegan: How Does Your Diet Affect the Planet?
Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Language Can Make the Difference Between Home, Hospital Care: Study
Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Lithium in Water Supply Linked to Uptick in Autism Risk
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter
Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants
Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
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 Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
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 Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Face Months of Lingering Symptoms After COVID Hospital Discharge
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Menus With 'Climate Change Impact' Info Sway Diners' Choices
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Microplastics Are Harming the Guts of Seabirds -- and Maybe Humans, Too
Microplastics Found in Mussels That Humans Eat
Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?
More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Pot-Linked Poisoning Cases as Edibles' Popularity Booms
More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay
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
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New COVID Cases Were 300% Higher This Labor Day Weekend Than Last Year
New Parasite Is Killing Sea Otters, and Might Pose Threat to People
New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
Number of U.S. Kids Hospitalized With COVID Is Likely Overcounted: Study
Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Patient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Patients Hospitalized With COVID Face Similar Risks, Regardless of Variant
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Begins Trial of COVID Drug Paxlovid in Kids 6 to 17
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
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 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
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
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
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can't Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
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. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
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
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
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 Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
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 a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
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 Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
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
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
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
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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