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Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?