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Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
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
Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Go Bananas for Female Heart Health
Going Easy on Yourself Is Key to Parenting Through the Pandemic
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
Hair of the Dog: A Quick, Painless Stress Test for Pooches
Happiness From Home Buying Is Often Fleeting, Study Shows
Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
Heading Back to the Workplace? Here's Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
Heading to the Mountains? Heart Patients Should Check With Their Doctor First
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years
Healthy Relationships Could Bring Healthier Bodies, Study Shows
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Attack Deaths Fell for Americans Over Past 20 Years
Heart Conditions Could Raise Risk of Torn Aorta During Pregnancy
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
Heart Disease Often Comes in Pairs, Spouse Study Shows
Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
Heart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age
Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get 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-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
Help Your Child Cope With Back-to-School Jitters
Help Your Kids Navigate School Amid a Pandemic
High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
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 in Pregnancy Tied to Thinking Problems Later
High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later
High Blood Pressure: Here's What to Know
High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Holiday Travel Sends Stress Levels Sky High: Here's Tips to Cope
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
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 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Dangerous Is Coronavirus to the Middle-Aged?
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
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 Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
How Persistent Asthma Might Harm the Heart
How Stress and Gastro Issues Affect Kids With Autism
How the Pandemic Affected Americans' Blood Pressure
How to Relieve a Stress Headache
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
Immune System Clues to Why COVID Is Easier on Kids
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 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
Induced Deliveries Could Help Prevent a Major Complication of Pregnancy
Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is It COVID? Early Signs May Differ by Age, Gender
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
It's a Win-Win When a Child With Autism Gets a Shelter Cat
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
Job Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage, Stillbirth
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Job Strain May Boost Odds of Serious Artery Disease
Job Worries Are Keeping Americans Awake at Night: Survey
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Keeping Blood Pressure Under Control May Be Tougher in Colder Weather
Keeping Harmony in the Family During Coronavirus Pandemic
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Key Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids' Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
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
Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
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 Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Less Than Two-Thirds of High-Risk Women Get Heart Screening After Having a Baby
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Lockdowns Might Not Have Long-Term Psychological Effect: Study
Lockdowns Tougher on Women, and Housework Is Big Reason Why
Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart
Losing Your Hair Because of Pandemic Stress?
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
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 More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Lupus, MS and Other Autoimmune Disorders Raise Heart Risks
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Americans Wrong About Sun's Skin Cancer Dangers: 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 Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Staying Strong in the Pandemic
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Many Young Americans Don't Realize Heart Attacks Can Hit Them Too: Poll
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
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 Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
Menopause May Someday Disappear as Women Postpone Pregnancy: Study
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later
Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
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
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
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 Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Stress, Higher Odds for A-Fib in Women After Menopause
More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition
More Young Americans Are Dying of Heart Failure
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 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 Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Older Adults Plan to Travel Soon, With Precautions: Poll
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Muting Your Phone May Cause More Stress, Not Less
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Navy Ship Outbreak Shows Most Young Aren't Spared COVID Symptoms
Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
Nearly 1 in 5 Say Their Workplace Can Be Toxic, Poll Finds
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
Nearly Half of U.S. Veterans Cited 'Personal Growth' During Pandemic: Survey
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
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
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
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure
One Form of Menopause Hormone Therapy Might Raise Blood Pressure
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
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
Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs' Problem Behaviors
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
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 Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward
Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles
Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
Pandemic Stress Has More Americans Grinding Their Teeth
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Uncertainty Keeping Americans in Limbo: Poll
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Panting Pooches: When Summer Heat Is Too Much for Your Dog
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People's Heart Health Improves in More 'Flexible' Workplaces
Perceptive Pooches Can Smell Your Stress
Pets Help Their Humans De-Stress, Stay Fit: Survey
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Political News Takes Mental Toll, But Is Disengaging the Answer?
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Americans Highly Stressed by Politics, Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Diabetes Caregivers Exhausted, Lacking Support
Pollutants in Soil Can Harm Your Heart
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Sleep Linked to More Mood Disorders During Pandemic
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Pregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women
Pregnancy Complications Linked to Higher Stroke Risk for Women
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
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.
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Put Away That Salt Shaker to Shield Your Heart
Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
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 Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
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
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Regular Drinking Can Raise Blood Pressure in the Otherwise Healthy
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
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
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 Newly Developed High Blood Pressure Rises After Pregnancy
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
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Issues Are Soaring in U.S. Military: Study
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
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
State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
'Stay at Home' Orders Are Stressing U.S. Families, Survey Shows
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
'Stress Eating' While Social Distancing? Here's Tips to Avoid It
Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
'Stress Hormone' Levels May Indicate Severity of COVID-19
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress Rash: What Is It and How to Treat It
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Stress-Relief Programs Often Rely on Dogs. What About Cats?
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Sheds Light on Why COVID-19 Hits Elderly Hardest
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teens Are Quitting Sports as Social Media Ups Body Image Concerns
Tense Times Mean More Tooth-Grinding, Dentists Warn
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's Stress, and Then There's 'Good Stress'
Think You Gained Weight During Quarantine? You Might Be Wrong
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
'Tis the Season to Be Stressed, New Poll Finds
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
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
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
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. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
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. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Teachers Often Faced Harassment, Violence During Pandemic: Poll
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic: Dogs
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
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
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
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Causes Herpes Cold Sore Flare-Ups? New Study Offers Clues
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
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 COVID Triggers Loss of Smell, Younger Patients Recover It Sooner
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
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 Supplements Soothe Stress?
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 Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
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 Gay and Lesbian People Get More Migraines?
Why Do I Sleep So Much? Reasons for Oversleeping
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
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
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
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 Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
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
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Would More Free Time Really Make You Happier?
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain