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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 1 in 5 Patients on Kidney Dialysis Say No to COVID-19 Vaccine: Study
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 6 Reasons Bipolar Patients Don't Take Their Meds
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• A Good Night's Sleep Recharges Immune System
• A New Treatment Option for a Form of Sudden Hair Loss
• A Pill Left Out, a Child's Life Lost: Maisie's Story a Warning to All Adults
• A Swallowable Gastric Balloon Helps People Shed Pounds
• Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• ADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
• ADHD Med Prescriptions Spiked Early in Pandemic
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
• ADHD Meds Can Help Preschoolers, But Effects Vary
• ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide
• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
• After U.S. Warns of Counterfeit Pills Laced With Fentanyl, Mexico Shuts Down 23 Pharmacies
• Air Pollution Takes a Toll on Your Kidneys
• All-in-One 'Polypill' Gets Heart Patients Taking Their Meds
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm
• Alyssa Milano Is Losing Her Hair to COVID-19
• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
• Amid Shortages, Federal Agencies Ask Drugmakers to Boost Output of ADHD Meds
• Amid Shortages, Maker Says Restrictions on Wegovy Will Continue Into 2024
• An ALS Drug Shows Early Promise Against Alzheimer's
• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers
• Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk
• Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients
• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds
• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?
• Are These Pricey New Alzheimer's Drugs Worth It?
• Are You Taking a Med That's Raising Your Blood Pressure?
• As Medical Debt Rises, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Announces Measures Aimed at Limiting Health Care Costs
• Biden Moves to Lower Health Care Costs, Limit Insurance Junk Fees
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Death Reshaped Genes in Ways Affecting People's Health Today
• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
• Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
• Blood Count May Offer Clues to Treatment of COVID-19: Study
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
• Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression
• Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer
• Blood Yields Clue to Why COVID-19 Is Tougher on Men
• Body Temperature Higher in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Brazil Study Shows Climate Change's Deadly Impact on Kidneys
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise Your Odds for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Burdened by Medical Bills, Many Americans With Diabetes Turn to Crowdfunding for Help
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?
• Cancer Can Take Financial Toll on a Survivors' Kids: Study
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer Med Might Be Powerful Treatment for MS
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
• CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Rids Woman of Tough-to-Treat Lupus
• Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
• CBD or THC? Cannabis Product Labels Often Mislead, Study Finds
• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
• Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Certain Microbiome Germs Might Trigger Lupus Flare-Ups
• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Chinese Company May Help Ease U.S. Shortage of Cancer Drug
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Clues to Rare Disorder Affecting Kids With COVID-19
• Coffee Is Kind to Your Kidneys
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%
• Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?
• Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
• Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study
• Common COVID Drug Might Be Useful at Lower Dose
• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
• Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk
• Common Immune Drug Methotrexate May Hamper Response to COVID-19 Vaccine
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says
• Confusion, Seizures: People Hospitalized After Taking Veterinary Drug for COVID
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Coping With Cancer and COVID During the Holidays
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
• Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
• Could Meditation Strengthen Your Immune System?
• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?
• Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?
• Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
• Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• COVID Boosters Can Help People With Lupus
• COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Infection Disrupts the Gut's Microbiome
• COVID May Worsen Kidney Injury, Study Finds
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study
• COVID-19 Blood Test Might Predict Who Will Need a Ventilator
• COVID-19 Can Cause Scarring of Kidneys: Study
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• COVID-19 Vaccines Boost Antibodies, Even in People With Weak Immune Systems
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• C-Section Babies Miss Out on Mom's 'Microbiome,' But Treatment Can Change That
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Dangerous COVID-19 Syndrome First Seen in Kids Also Strikes Adults
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
• Deadly 'Black Fungus' Disease Spotted in Americans With COVID-19
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives
• Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Dialysis Patients Have Weaker Response to COVID Vaccine: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Dirty City Air Might Raise MS Risk
• Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?
• Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Dogs Have Died After Licking a Common Chemotherapy Cream, FDA Warns
• Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises
• Don't Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say
• Don't Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Choice Might Matter for Patients With Macular Degeneration
• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
• Drug Could Be Promising New Option Against Eczema
• Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer
• Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Might Help Slow Nearsightedness in Kids
• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too
• Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Eat These Foods, Your Kidneys Will Thank You
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• Energy Drink Habit Led to Heart Failure in a Young Man
• ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Even a Little Lead in Drinking Water Can Harm People With Kidney Disease
• Even Alligators Might Be Harmed by PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
• Even 'Modest' Drop in Kidney Function Might Harm Young Adults: Study
• Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
• Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia
• Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus
• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
• FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug
• FDA Approves First New Children's ADHD Drug in 10 Years
• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
• FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's Disease
• FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats
• FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma
• FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA Gives OK to Merck's Antiviral At-Home COVID Pill
• FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• FDA OKs Drug to Help Immune-Compromised Fend Off COVID
• FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer Kids Are Being Prescribed Antipsychotic Meds
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease
• Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today
• Gene Therapy Breakthrough Helps Children Born Without Immune System
• Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
• Get Relief With the Most Common Asthma Medications
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Ginger May Ease Inflammation of Autoimmune Diseases
• Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes
• Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
• Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C
• Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums
• Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
• High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
• High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• Hispanic, Black Americans on Dialysis Face Higher Risks for Dangerous Infections
• HIV Can Travel From the Brain, Animal Study Suggests
• HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Does Your State Rank for Health Care?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• Immune System May Hold Secret to Living to 100
• Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
• In a First, Scientists Grow Human Kidneys Inside Pigs
• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
• In Primate Study, Antibody Treatment Prevents Organ Rejection After Transplant
• In Small Study, CAR-T Therapy Pushes Lupus Into Remission
• In Small Study, Ozempic Helped People With Type 1 Diabetes Quit Insulin Treatments
• In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
• In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Are Linked: Review
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?
• Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Disease Is Tougher on Men Than Women, and Researchers Now Know Why
• Kidney Failure Often a COVID-19 Complication
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kidneys' Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
• Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• 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
• 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
• Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans Frustrated in Search for Low-Cost COVID Boosters
• Many Americans Take Meds That Weaken COVID Vaccine Response
• Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many Kidney Failure Patients Regret Starting Dialysis
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
• Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• 'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS
• Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• 'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
• Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most Kidney Patients OK With Getting Text Reminders on Care
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
• New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
• New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials
• New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
• New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
• New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
• New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
• New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
• New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Hope for IBD Patients
• New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
• New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
• New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
• Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
• Newly Discovered Disease May Affect Over 15,000 Americans
• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Pancreas Cells That Drive Type 1 Diabetes Appear in Healthy People, Too
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
• Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
• Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
• Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
• Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
• Pregnancy May Be Riskier for Women With Lupus
• Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
• Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
• Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
• Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Reversing a Trend, Sicker Americans Are Staying With Medicare Managed Care Plans
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
• Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Rises in People With HIV
• Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
• Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
• Scientists Report First Case of Recurring Guillain-Barre Tied to COVID
• Screening Newborns for 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease Saves Lives
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
• Skin Issues Can Be First Sign of Rheumatological Illnesses
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
• Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
• Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Steroids Other Than Dexamethasone May Also Help Battle COVID-19
• Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
• Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
• Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
• Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
• Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
• Study Sheds Light on Why COVID-19 Hits Elderly Hardest
• Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
• Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
• Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
• The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• The Most Common Allergy Medicines
• The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
• The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
• Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
• Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
• Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
• Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
• Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
• Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
• Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
• Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
• Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
• What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer's?
• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
• What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
• What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
• Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
• You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
• Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health