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• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19
• 1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• 69 vs. 70: Bias Against Older Organ Donors May Be Costing Lives
• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
• 99% of Planet's Population Breathes Dirty Air: WHO
• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
• A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• Advances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists' Meeting
• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled
• Advent of 'Bloodless Medicine' Is Helping Some Patients Avoid Transfusions
• Advent of Electric Cars Is Already Improving Health
• A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• After COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline
• AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6
• Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart
• Air Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men
• Air Purifiers May Help the Hearts of People With COPD
• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
• Amy Schumer's Son Recovering After Being Hospitalized With RSV
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• Another Benefit to Asthma Control for Kids: Less Bullying
• Another Coronavirus Health Threat: Too Few Asthma Inhalers
• Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Another Health Threat: Drug-Resistant Mold Infections
• Another Pollen Misery: It Might Help Transmit COVID-19
• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study
• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds
• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?
• As COVID Restrictions Lifted, Asthma Attacks Rose
• As COVID Rules Ease, Common Colds Rebound Across America
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
• Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study
• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Be Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
• Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
• Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients
• Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury
• Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
• Blow Your Horn: Do Wind Instruments Spread COVID?
• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Breathing Dirty Air Can Cause Teens' Hearts to Skip a Beat
• Breathlessness With 'Long COVID' May Point to Heart Damage
• Can Adults Get RSV?
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?
• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease
• Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat
• CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study
• Chronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key
• Cleaning Up the Air Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Climate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19
• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
• Coldplay Suspends Tour Over Chris Martin's 'Serious Lung Infection'
• Colds, Bronchitis Cases Resurged After Texas Eased COVID Rules
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
• 'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study
• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?
• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
• Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?
• COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients
• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Symptoms Haunt Nearly Half of Hospitalized Patients a Year Later
• COVID Vaccine a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery
• COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
• COVID Vaccines May Still Leave Organ Transplant Recipients Unprotected
• COVID Vaccines Safe for Organ Transplant Recipients: Study
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study
• COVID-19 Has Taken a Toll on Organ Donation
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study
• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
• Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
• Debunking Myths About Organ Donation
• Defenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Despite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency
• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes
• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD
• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?
• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?
• Do You Live in One of America's Worst Cities for Dirty Air?
• Doctors Answer Your Questions About RSV
• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
• Doctors Report That Kidney Grown in Pig Worked in a Human
• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients
• Doctors Transplant Gene-Modified Pig Kidneys Into Brain-Dead Patient
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Does Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread
• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks
• Drink Up! Humans Are the 'Water-Saving Apes'
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't
• El vapeo puede afectar al lubricante de los pulmones, y dificultar la respiración
• EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs
• Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness, Study Shows
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts
• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
• Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study
• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia
• Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests
• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy
• Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics
• Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End
• FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine
• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
• FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
• FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
• FDA Says Repaired Sleep Apnea Machines Still Carry Health Risks
• Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
• Feds Propose Overhaul of U.S. Organ Transplant System
• Feds Urge Vaccination as 'Tripledemic' Hits More Americans
• Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic
• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Flu Has Started Early and With a Punch: CDC
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study
• For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed
• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time
• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
• From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values
• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
• 'Garage Lab' Vape Products May Be Driving Lung Injury in Rural Appalachia
• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Getting Kids Out in Nature Boosts Lung Health, Study Finds
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
• Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
• Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
• Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
• 'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
• Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Hearts From Obese Donors Still Safe: Study
• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
• Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
• How Persistent Asthma Might Harm the Heart
• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
• How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• How to Be a Living Liver Donor
• How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
• Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health
• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses
• 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
• In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
• In Stockholm Study, As City Air Improved So Did Kids' Lung Capacity
• Income a Factor in Whether You Get Lifesaving ECMO Breathing Support: Study
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
• Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
• Is It COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
• Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
• Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
• Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
• Keep Your Holidays Allergy-Free This Year
• Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
• Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
• Kidney Damage Another Consequence of 'Long COVID,' Study Finds
• Kidney Transplant Patients at High Risk of Fatal COVID-19: Study
• Kidney Transplant Safe When Organ Donor Has COVID: Study
• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
• Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
• Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19
• Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
• Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
• Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
• Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Long COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage
• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
• 'Long Road Back': He Struggles With a Lung Condition Years After Severe COVID
• Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study
• Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• 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
• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
• Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
• Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
• Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
• Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
• Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
• Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
• 'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
• Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
• Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
• More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
• More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems
• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
• More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
• More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
• Move to 'Green' School Buses Could Boost Kids' Class Attendance
• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
• New Approach Allows Safe Transplant of Kidneys Tainted by Hepatitis C
• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
• New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
• New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
• New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
• No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
• No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
• Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
• Organ From Live Donor Best When Child Needs New Kidney
• Organs Donated by People Who Had COVID Are Safe: Study
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
• Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
• Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
• People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
• Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
• Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
• Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
• Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
• Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
• Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
• Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
• RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma
• RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• Scientists Create Synthetic Mouse Embryo With Brain, Beating Heart
• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
• Scientists Devise Way to Keep Donor Hearts Viable Longer
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• 'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
• Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
• Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
• Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
• Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
• Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
• Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
• 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?
• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
• Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
• The Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Thinking of Donating a Kidney? New Data Shows It's Safe
• Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
• Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
• Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
• Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
• Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
• Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
• Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
• Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
• U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
• U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
• Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
• Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
• Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
• Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
• Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
• Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
• Vaping May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
• Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
• Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
• Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
• Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
• Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
• 'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
• What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
• What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
• What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
• What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
• 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
• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
• When Kidney Transplant Fails, Trying Again Is Best Option: Study
• When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
• When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
• Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
• Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
• Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
• Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
• Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
• Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
• You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
• Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
• You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
• Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds