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New Heart Implant Monitors, Treats -- and Then Dissolves Away
New High-Tech CT Might Expand Heart Imaging
New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
New Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection
New Ultrasound Patch Spots Tiny Breast Abnormalities in Early Trial
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Number of U.S. Kids Hospitalized With COVID Is Likely Overcounted: Study
Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
On Some Farms, Washing Machines Give Leafy Greens a Spin -- But Is That Safe?
One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes
Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Coming in October. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
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
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
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 Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
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 With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Patient-to-Patient Transmission Not to Blame for Most C. Difficile Infections in Hospitals
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pfizer Begins Trial of COVID Drug Paxlovid in Kids 6 to 17
Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
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
Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
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
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Create Monkey Embryo From Stem Cells
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists Produce 'Bioprinted' Human Skin for Wound Healing
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
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
Simple Antibiotic Switch for Pneumonia Patients Could Prevent Hospital Infection
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smaller Blood Draws for Lab Tests Reduce Need for Transfusions
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Step Counts Aren't Just for the Healthy: They Also Help Heart Failure Patients
Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
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 Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
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
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
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
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
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
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Two-Thirds of Doctors, Researchers Say They've Faced Harassment Since Start of Pandemic
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
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 Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
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 Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why Your Family History Is So Important to Your Doctor
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
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
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