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How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How to Avoid Unwanted Weight Gain During COVID-19 Pandemic
How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine
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
Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago
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
Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance
In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'
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 Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Instagram Influencers Making Guys More Body-Conscious
Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Exercise Getting Tougher for You? Long COVID Might Be to Blame
Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Keeping Weight Stable Key to Reaching 90, 100 for Women
Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
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
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study
Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study
Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Breast Cancer Survivors May Be Able to Forgo Mammograms in Old Age: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
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
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most Women With Early Breast Cancer Will Become Long-Term Survivors, New Study Shows
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
'Motivational' Talks Won't Help Dieters Lose Weight: Study
MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Reveals She Has Breast Cancer
Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
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 Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
New Ultrasound Patch Spots Tiny Breast Abnormalities in Early Trial
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Good Evidence Weight Loss Supplements Work: Study
No Gym Required: How Seniors Can Exercise During Lockdown
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Ready, Set, Go! How to Start Running to Stay Fit
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Regular Exercise Can Help Shield You From Severe COVID
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Simple Steps Toward Living a Healthier, More Active Life
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stay Fit to Avoid A-Fib and Stroke
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Step Up! Here's How to Start a Healthy Walking Habit
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
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?
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
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
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
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
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
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. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Women's Cancer Risk
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
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
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 Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
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 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Women Can Dance Themselves to Better Health After Menopause
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women
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