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Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
'Superbug' Fungus Spreads Among Vulnerable in Two U.S. Cities
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Troubling Signs TB Is Gaining Resistance Against Combo Antibiotics
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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