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Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Recent Monkeypox Symptoms Differ From Those of Prior Outbreaks
Rectal Pill May Give Days-Long Protection Against HIV: Study
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Regret That One-Night Stand? It Probably Won't Stop Another, Study Shows
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
San Francisco, N.Y. State Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
Sexual Issues Can Plague Young Women Who've Survived Cancer
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Singles or Couples: Who Sleeps Better?
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Small Study Supports TPOXX as Monkeypox Treatment
Smells Like Friendship: Similar Body Odors May Draw Folks Together
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Social Media Tied to Higher Risk of Depression
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Pharmacy Chains Limit Morning-After Pill Sales to Avoid Potential Shortage
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
Spouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
STD Cases Soar in US Amid Calls for Better Prevention Efforts
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Supreme Court Set to Overturn Roe v. Wade, Leaked Draft Opinion Shows
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
TPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment -- If You Can Get It
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
U.S. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought Lifesaving Treatment to Millions
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
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 Are Declining
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Now at 21, Two Strains Identified
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. STD Cases Spiked During Pandemic
U.S. to End Mpox Public Health Emergency in January
'Unbearable': 3 Patients Tell of Monkeypox Ordeal
Understanding Premature Ejaculation
Underwear That Guards Against STDs During Oral Sex? FDA Says Yes
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
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
Vaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?
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
What Is Gonococcal Arthritis?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Treating Cervical Lesions, Adding HPV Vaccine Could Further Curb Cancer Risk
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 Declares Global Mpox Outbreak Over
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 Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
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 Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
With Abortion Access Under Threat, Doctors Focus on 'Contraceptive Counseling'
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
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
You Can't Get Coronavirus Through Sex, Study Suggests
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Sex Life Doesn't Have to Suffer During Menopause
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