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Broken Hearts: Loneliness Could Raise Danger From Cardiovascular Disease
Calcium Supplements Could Spell Trouble for Older Heart Patients
California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
Can Fitbits, Apple Watch Be a Dieter's Best Friend?
Can You Exercise Your A-fib Away?
Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study
Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Risks Later
Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
Cardiac Arrest? Someday, Drones May Come to Save You
Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
Caregiving for Someone After a Stroke
Caring for Teeth, Gums May Safeguard Aging Brains
Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease
CDC Advisers to Discuss Heart Problems in the Young After COVID Vaccination
Celiac Disease Could Raise Heart Risks, Study Finds
Certain Antibiotics Linked With Upped Risk for Deadly Aortic Aneurysms
Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury
Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19
Change in the Kitchen Could Help Men in the Bedroom
Chocolate, Butter, Sodas: Avoid These Foods for a Healthier Middle Age
Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
Climate Change's Extreme Temperatures Could Mean More Heart Deaths
Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA
Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured
Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
Coffee Might Perk Up Your Heart and Life Span
Cold Weather Exercise Could Burn More Fat
Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%
Common A-Fib Treatment May Be Riskier for Women
Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later
Common Eye Conditions Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia
Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
Common Heart Defect Limits Exercise Ability: Study
Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
Computer 'Nudge' Spurs Doctors to Prescribe Statins to Heart Patients
Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says
Coronavirus Fears Have People With Asthma, Emphysema Avoiding the ER
Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
Could a Common Sweetener Raise Heart Risks?
Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Bad for Your Heart?
Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?
Could Coffee or Tea Lower Your Odds for Dementia and Stroke?
Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?
Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health?
Could Too Little Iron Boost Your Risk for Heart Disease?
Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?
Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?
Could Yoga Calm Your A-Fib? Early Findings Suggest It Might
Could Your Blood Type Raise Your Odds for Stroke?
Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs
Could Your Smartwatch Interfere With Your Pacemaker?
Counting Steps? Here's How Many You Need to Boost Health
COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
COVID Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low
COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
COVID Leaves Most Pro Athletes With No Lasting Heart Damage: Study
COVID May Trigger Heart Condition in Young Athletes
COVID Often Joined by Heart Disease, Diabetes
COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods
COVID Vaccine Won't Raise Stroke Risk
COVID Variant Tied to Heart Inflammation in Cats, Dogs
COVID Was a Leading Cause of Death for 2020, 2021
COVID-19 Appears to Have No Lasting Impact on College Athletes' Hearts
COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms
COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
COVID-19 Now Linked With Strokes in Young Patients
COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study
COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
CPAP Mask for Sleep Apnea May Boost Daytime Activity Levels
CT Scans Beat Gene Scores at Predicting Mid-Life Heart Risk
Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be
Daily Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for Heart Failure
Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart Attack, Stroke
Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
Daily Marijuana Use Now Linked to Heart Risks
Dairy Foods May Be Good for You After All
Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
Depression Around Pregnancy Could Raise Women's Heart Risks
Depression Can Follow Stroke, But It Often Precedes It, Too
Depression May Hinder Recovery From Narrowed Arteries
Depression Often Follows Stroke, and Women Are at Higher Risk
Depression Raises Stroke Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Depression Ups Odds for a Stroke
Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
Diabetes Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women
Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children
Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later
Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain
Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
Diet Drinks Don't Do Your Heart Any Favors
Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life
Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia
Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study
'Disrupted' Sleep Could Be Seriously Affecting Your Health
Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?
Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?
Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
Do You Live in a 'Food Swamp'? It Could Be Raising Your Heart Risk
Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk
Does COVID Harm the Heart? New Study Says Maybe Not
Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?
Does Hostility Predispose You to a Second Heart Attack?
Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
Don't Snow Shovel Your Way to a Heart Attack
Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
Drink Up! Coffee Won't Harm Your Heart, Study Finds
Drink Up! Daily Coffee Tied to Longer, Healthier Life
Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
During Coronavirus Pandemic, Don't Ignore Symptoms of Heart Attack, Stroke
During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
During Pandemic, Don't Let Up on Heart-Healthy Behaviors
DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
Early Menopause Could Mean More Heart Trouble Later
Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Thwart Heart Disease
Eating Less Meat Means a Healthier Heart
Eating Meat Raises Risk of Heart Disease: Study
Elections Can Be Tough on Americans' Hearts
Electric Car Chargers Safe for Folks With Heart Devices: Study
Elevated Blood Clotting Factor Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
Estrogen Exposure Could Impact a Woman's Odds for Stroke
Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib
Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
Even Decades After Use, Anabolic Steroids Could Take Big Toll on Health
Even Early-Stage Liver Disease May Be Harming the Heart
Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
Even in Moderate Cases, COVID-19 Is Causing Long-Term Neurological Harm
Even Light Exercise Can Speed Stroke Recovery
Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs
Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even Small Reductions in Air Pollution Help The Heart
Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
Even Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
Exercise Boosts Survival for People With Implanted Defibrillators
Exercise Doesn't Boost Health If You Stay Obese, Study Finds
Exercise Habits Key to Gauging Seniors' Longevity
Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better
Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests
Expecting? Stay Heart-Healthy for You and Your Baby
Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
Experimental Pill May Be New Way to Control Cholesterol
Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble
Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually
Extreme Heat Can Bring Extreme Heart Dangers
Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
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
Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer
Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End
FDA Approves Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Despite Safety Concerns
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans' Food
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
Few People Get Infected Heart Devices Removed, Despite Benefit
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
Fewer Americans Have High Cholesterol
Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
Fewer Than 1 in 10 American Adults Get Enough Dietary Fiber
Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
Firefighters Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
Fish Oil, Vitamin D Won't Prevent A-Fib: Study
Fitter in 1820: Today's Americans Spend Much Less Time Being Active
Flakes Are Falling Again: Here's the Safe Way to Shovel Snow
Flu Boosts Short-Term Odds for Heart Attack 6-Fold
Flu Shot Could Be a Lifesaver for Folks With Chronic Ills
Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
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 Stroke Survivors, Timely Rehab Has Been Jeopardized During Pandemic
For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age
Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
Fried Food a Big Factor in Heart Disease, Stroke
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gay, Lesbian Adults Often Miss Out on Cholesterol Meds
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
Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health
Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
Get Rid of Red Meat to Help Your Heart: Study
Get Your Dietary Fat From Plants, Cut Your Stroke Risk
Getting a Good Night's Sleep Can Add Years to Your Life
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life
Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives
Getting Your Gums Cleaned Could Mean Better Outcomes After Heart Attack
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Global Study Supports Eating Fish for Heart Health
Go Bananas for Female Heart Health
Good News on Heart Attacks: Fewer Folks Are Having Second Ones
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
Got A-Fib? Shed Pounds Before Treatment to Stop Its Return
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks After
Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
Gynecological Exam, Heart Screening Should Go Hand-in-Hand
Had a Heart Attack? Resuming Sex Soon After Might Be Healthy
Had a Stroke? Get These Professionals on Your Rehab Team
Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults
Have Heart Failure? Take Precautions During Pandemic
Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
Having Heart Symptoms? Don't Delay Care During Pandemic
Having OCD May Triple a Person's Odds for a Stroke
Heading to the Mountains? Heart Patients Should Check With Their Doctor First
Head-to-Head Study Finds Which Diabetes Meds Are Best for the Heart
Healthier Heart, Better Brain in Old Age
Healthier Meals Could Mean Fewer Strokes, Heart Attacks
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
Heart Attack Deaths Fell for Americans Over Past 20 Years
Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise
Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Disease Is Women's #1 Killer. So Why So Little Female-Focused Research?
Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
Heart Disease Often Comes in Pairs, Spouse Study Shows
Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact
Heart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age
Heart Inflammation Rare Among Hospitalized COVID Patients
Heart Inflammation Very Rare After COVID Vaccination
Heart Palpitations Can Be Common During Menopause
Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
Heart Risk Factors Can Be Recipe for Dementia
Heart Risk Factors May Be Especially Unhealthy in People With Psoriasis
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Risks Rise in People With Long COVID
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C
'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise
'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
Heat Waves Tied to Climate Change Are Upping U.S. Heart Deaths
Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
Hidden Heart Disease Can Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack 8-Fold
High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Is Linked to Shorter Life Spans for Women
High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
High Blood Pressure: Here's What to Know
High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
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 Pacemaker Reads Body Signals, Dissolves After Use
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
'Holiday Heart': When Drinking Triggers Dangerous A-fib
'Holiday Heart': Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hormonal Therapy Won't Prevent Chronic Ills After Menopause: Expert Panel
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Persistent Asthma Might Harm the Heart
How Round Is Your Heart? It Might Matter for Health
How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
Infective Endocarditis: What It Is, Symptoms and Treatments
Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insomnia Brings Big Spike in Heart Attack Risk: Study
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Irregular Heartbeat: What Is It and How Do You Treat It?
Is Ablation Rx the Best First Choice for A-Fib?
Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
Is It a Heart Attack or Just Gastric Bloating?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
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
Job Strain May Boost Odds of Serious Artery Disease
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Just Like COVID, Severe Flu Can Trigger Heart Crises
Just Starting Exercise in Your 60s? It'll Still Do a World of Good
Key Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors
Key to Post-Stroke Recovery: Exercise
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
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
Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Lengthening Menstrual Cycles Near Menopause Could Predict Heart Health
Less Salt, More Potassium for a Healthier Heart: Study
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
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 Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn
Long Used in Adults, Wireless Pacemakers Might Soon Be an Option for Kids
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Long-Term Heart Inflammation Strikes 1 in 8 Hospitalized COVID Patients
Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks
Low- or High-Dose, Aspirin Brings Similar Protection Against Heart Disease: Study
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Lupus, MS and Other Autoimmune Disorders Raise Heart Risks
Lupus, Psoriasis Patients May Face Greater Dangers After Heart Attack
Magnets in Cellphones, Smartwatches Might Affect Pacemakers, FDA Warns
Major Study Casts Doubt on Routine Use of Stents, Bypass
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
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 Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many Stroke Survivors Have Ongoing Irregular Heart Rhythms
Many Young Americans Don't Realize Heart Attacks Can Hit Them Too: Poll
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Men With Heart Disease Can Safely Mix Their Nitrates with ED Drugs
Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack
Mental Illness Linked to Higher Risk of Deadly Heart Issues
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
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
Missed Getting Your Steps Today? You're Still on Track for Health
'Moderate' Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
Monkeypox Can Harm the Heart
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
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 COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Evidence Heart Risk From COVID Vaccine Is Very Low
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising
More Evidence Ties Gum Disease With Heart Disease
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Athletes With Genetic Heart Ailment Can Return to Play
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most College Athletes With Genetic Heart Trouble Can Safely Play Sports: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Post-Stroke Depression Still Goes Untreated
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
MRIs Might Be Safe for Patients With Implanted Heart Devices
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Music Might Help Soothe Ailing Hearts
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Ablation Treatment Could Improve A-Fib Care
New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High
New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Evidence Marijuana Raises Stroke Risk
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study
Noisy Neighborhood? It Could Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
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
Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
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 Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward
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
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People Living With HIV Face Higher Odds for Heart Failure
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Plant-Based Diet Best for Your Heart
'Plant-Based' or Low-Fat Diet: Which Is Better for Your Heart?
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Pollutants in Soil Can Harm Your Heart
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur 'Tangles' of Alzheimer's
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pot Use Raises Risks After Severe Form of Stroke
Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women's Future Heart Health
Pregnancy Complications Linked to Higher Stroke Risk for Women
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Psychotherapy's Hidden Bonus: Healthier Hearts
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Put Away That Salt Shaker to Shield Your Heart
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
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
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults
Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Rise in Blood Pressure Upon Standing Could Signal Danger
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Rises in People With HIV
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Science Reveals Cause of Rare Heart Trouble in Young Men Who Get COVID Vaccines
Science Reveals How Red Meat Harms the Heart
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Sen. John Fetterman Improving, Though Timing on Return to Work Still Unclear
Sen. John Fetterman Recovering After Depression Diagnosis
Sen. John Fetterman's Hospitalization From 'Lightheadedness' Wasn't Another Stroke
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
Shingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%
Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartwatch EKGs Quickly Deliver Crucial Heart Data
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
Smartwatch Study Finds No Unusual Heart Effects From COVID Boosters
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Starting Rehab Earlier Boosts Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack
Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
Statins Cut Heart Risks for Folks Living With HIV
Statin's Health Benefits Far Outweigh Any Potential Harms: Study
Statins May Lower Risk of Deadly 'Bleeding' Strokes
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stress Can Help Bring on a Stroke, Study Shows
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope
Stroke Appears 8 Times More Likely With COVID Than With Flu
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows
'Stroke-Heart' Syndrome Can Signal Danger for Patients
Strokes Are Deadlier When They Hit COVID-19 Patients
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Sudden Chest Pain: What Is Angina Pectoris?
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Surviving a Heart Attack in Younger Years Could Be Even Tougher on Women
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Take These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Taking Your Emotional Health to Heart
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
This Hunting Season, Know Your CPR
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Tom Sizemore's Family Told 'No Further Hope' After Aneurysm
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
Too Much Red Meat Might Harm Your Heart
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Trouble Paying Bills Could Mean Worse Outcomes After Heart Attack
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
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. Prison Inmates Aren't Getting Medical Care They Need: Report
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
Unhealthy Gums Could Up Your Odds for Dementia
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
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
Use of Ritalin, Other Stimulants Can Raise Heart Risks for Older Adults
Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Vaping Worse Than Smoking for Boosting Odds for Stroke at Young Age
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
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 Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
What Is Congestive Heart Failure?
What Is Coronary Heart Disease?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What's the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
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 Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
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 Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
Who's at Higher Risk for A-Fib, Men or Women?
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 Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
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 Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
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 Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
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
Winter Holidays Are High Time for Heart Attacks: Protect Yourself
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
With Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women: Midlife Isn’t Too Late to Slash Stroke Risk
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Worry, Depression Can Plague Folks Who Get Implanted Defibrillators
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
Your Sleep Can Affect Your Stroke Risk
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