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Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
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Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Temptation Alley: Checkout Counters Are Prime Spots for Unhealthy Food
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
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
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
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Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy Lowered Users' Heart Risks in New Trial
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
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What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
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What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
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When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
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White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
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Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
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Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
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Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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