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Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
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 Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic Learning Can Strain Children's Eyes
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers
Parents Unaware of Young Kids' Smartphone Use: Study
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Patients Hospitalized With COVID Face Similar Risks, Regardless of Variant
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
Pfizer Begins Trial of COVID Drug Paxlovid in Kids 6 to 17
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Rural U.S. Schools Are Bringing Back In-Person Learning Faster Than Urban Schools
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Skip the Texts: Face-to-Face Meetings Make College Students Happier
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Smartwatch EKGs Quickly Deliver Crucial Heart Data
Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Social Media Tied to Higher Risk of Depression
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Bolsters Effectiveness of 'Guided Play' for Learning
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Spots Key Factor in Kids' Friendships
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Teachers Main Drivers of School COVID Outbreaks, So Vaccinations Needed: Study
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Telehealth Is Growing in Use, Acceptance Among Americans: Poll
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Telemedicine as Good as In-Person for Many Health Conditions: Review
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's
The Big COVID Vaccine Holdouts: Republican Men
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Think You Can Spot Fake News? Many Can't
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Tweets Show Americans Are Following COVID-19 Precautions
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Appeals Panel Backs New York City's Vaccine Mandate for School Staff
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Use Facebook a Lot? You're More Likely to Be Unvaccinated
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Week Off Social Media Boosts Mental Health: Study
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
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 Facebook, Twitter Flag Posts as 'Unverified,' Readers Listen
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Masks Hamper Communication the Least?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White House to Give Schools 10 Million Free COVID Tests Every Month
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why Handwriting Still Beats Typing, Videos at Helping Folks Learn
Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
'You Didn't Tag Me!' Instagram Snubs Hurt, Study Confirms
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Media Use & Coronavirus Precautions Are Probably Linked, Survey Shows
Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn't Strike Everyone
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