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Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
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
Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
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 Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
Hints That Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Fight Solid Tumor Cancers
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
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 Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers
Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
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
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
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
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
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 Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
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 MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
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 Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
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
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
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
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
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
Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
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 Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
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 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
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
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
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
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
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
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 Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
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 Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
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
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
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.
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
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 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
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
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 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
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
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 Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
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
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
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 Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
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. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
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. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
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
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
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
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
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
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
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 Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
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
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
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
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 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 So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
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 an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
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
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
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