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L.A. Study Shows E-Scooter Injury Rate Soaring
Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks
Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many Kids Aren't Wearing Helmets While Sledding, Poll Finds
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Parents Ignore Fireworks Safety
Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
Microneedling Can Help Surgical Scars Fade, Especially If Done Early
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mitch McConnell in Hospital With Concussion After Tripping at Washington Hotel
Mitch McConnell Released from Hospital, Sent to Rehab for Recovery
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More E-Scooter Rideshares, More Injuries
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study
More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury
MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
NBA Players to Assess New Coronavirus Test
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims
New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
New Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not Just for Glasses: Eye Exams Could Save Your Life
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture
Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings
Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's
Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Preventing Alzheimer's
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Protecting Your Skin From Sun Won't Weaken Your Bones: Study
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study
Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shark Bites Are Declining Worldwide
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shopping Black Friday for TVs, Furniture? Don't Forget the Tip-Over Kit
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
Sleep Apnea Linked to Weaker Bones, Teeth
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Slings, Other 'Baby-Wearing' Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Space Travel Speeds Up Aging, Weakening of Bones
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
SUVs, Trucks More Prone to Hitting Pedestrians
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Fireworks Injuries Are on the Rise
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Vitamin D: Good for Your Health, It Might Even Fight COVID-19
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When a Parent Moves In
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
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 to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women