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Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
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
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
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 May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
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 COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study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
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 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 Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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