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• 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later
• 1 in 3 High School Seniors Who Misuse Prescription Opioids Turn to Heroin
• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 3 Young Americans Prescribed a Psychiatric Drug Misuses Them: Study
• 1 in 5 Medicare Patients Use Medical Marijuana: Survey
• 1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall 'Lucid Dying'
• 1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
• 1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Big Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties for Role in Opioid Crisis
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021
• 5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
• A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women
• About 1 in 35 U.S. Pregnancies Exposed to Opioids
• About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19
• Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study
• Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
• ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women
• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost 700,000 Rocking Sleepers Recalled After 15 Babies Die
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Another Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy in 2021
• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?
• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers
• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start Using
• As Opioid Deaths Rise Among Teens, Too Few Youth Get Anti-Addiction Drug
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• B 8/9 -- When Pot Made Legal, Poisonings From Synthetic Pot Decline
• Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer
• Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Big Drop Seen in Drug Treatment Admissions During Pandemic
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
• Brazilian Man Is Free of HIV After Drug Treatment, Researchers Say
• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Busted Ankle? What's Better, a Cast or Brace?
• Can Flotation Tanks Ease Chronic Pain?
• Can Talk Therapy Heal the Body, Too?
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19
• Cancer Patients Have Even Greater Need for COVID Boosters: Study
• Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• Cases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Cases of Meth-Linked Heart Failure Are Spreading Worldwide
• CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients
• CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study
• CBD: How Much Pain Relief Is Real and How Much Is Placebo?
• CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
• Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds
• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
• Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk
• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study
• Child Danger: Almost Half of Parents Have Leftover Meds at Home
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured
• Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus
• Colorado Says Yes to Medical Use of 'Magic Mushrooms'
• Common Treatment May Not Help Seniors With Underactive Thyroid
• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
• Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
• Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest
• Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
• Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?
• Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?
• Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?
• Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?
• Could Common Asthma Meds Weaken Bones?
• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
• Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?
• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes
• Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
• Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
• Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?
• Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?
• COVID and Hypochondria: Online Therapy May Help Ease Fears
• COVID Antibodies Found in Less Than 10% of Americans
• COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds
• COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
• COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
• COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide
• COVID Deaths Continue to Decline in U.S.
• COVID Deaths Drop to New Lows in U.S., While Vaccination Rates Climb
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Drug Paxlovid Might Also Fight Long COVID
• COVID Falls From America's #1 Killer to #7 by June
• COVID Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918
• COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
• COVID Hits Young Adults Harder Than Thought: Study
• COVID More Lethal for People Living With HIV
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID Survivors' Plasma Might Prevent Worsening Illness in Older Patients: Study
• COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID's Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
• Dangerous Prescriptions of Opioids-Plus-Sedatives Plummet in U.S.
• 'Dead' Probiotic Bacteria Could Help Ease Irritable Bowel
• Deadly 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
• Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
• Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder
• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study
• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
• Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study
• Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study
• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?
• Dr. Rahul Gupta to Be Nominated as Next U.S. Drug Czar
• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
• Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids' Growth
• Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• Early in Pandemic, Were Antibiotics Prescribed Too Often?
• Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Thwart Heart Disease
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
• Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus
• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
• Experts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Fatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
• Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
• FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
• FDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
• FDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Takes Action Against Animal Tranquilizer Tied to Fatal ODs
• FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• 'Feel Good' Hormone Won't Help Ease Kids' Autism, Study Finds
• Feeling Anxious? Yoga Can Help Soothe You
• Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough
• Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
• Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Final Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Get Underway
• Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise
• First U.S. Monkeypox Death Reported in Texas
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study
• For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
• For People With PAD, Exercise Can Be Tough But Rewarding
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health
• 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
• 'Full House' Star Bob Saget Found Dead in Florida Hotel Room
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
• Gene Therapy Could Be Big Advance Against Hemophilia
• Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives
• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
• Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure
• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
• Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities
• Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
• Had a Stroke? Get These Professionals on Your Rehab Team
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide
• Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
• Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
• Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show
• Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
• Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• 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
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
• Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
• Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren't Trained
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
• How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
• In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
• In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
• In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
• In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall
• Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
• Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
• It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
• IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• 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
• Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
• Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• 'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
• Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
• Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
• Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
• 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 a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• LSD Is Making a Comeback Among Young Americans
• 'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
• Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
• Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
• Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Kids: Poll
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
• Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
• 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
• Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Melanoma Patients Who Fail Standard Meds May Have Another Option
• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
• Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
• Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
• More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
• Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
• Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
• Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
• Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
• 'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
• New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
• New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
• New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
• New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
• New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
• New Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Could Harm Hearing
• New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
• New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
• New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
• No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• 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
• Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
• One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
• Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
• Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
• Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
• Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
• Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic's Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
• Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
• 'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
• Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
• Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
• Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
• Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
• Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
• Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
• Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
• Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
• Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
• Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
• Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
• Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
• Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
• Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives
• States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
• Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
• Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
• Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
• Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
• Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
• Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
• Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
• Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
• Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
• Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
• Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
• Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
• TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
• Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
• Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
• Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
• Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
• Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
• Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
• 'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
• Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
• Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
• Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
• Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
• U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
• U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
• U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
• U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
• U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
• U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
• U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
• U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
• U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
• U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
• U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
• U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic
• U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
• U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
• Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
• Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
• Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
• Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
• Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
• Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
• What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What to Expect From Couples Counseling
• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
• What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
• When Adults Sign Up for Medicaid, Kids Can Benefit
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• 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 Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
• Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
• Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
• Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
• Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
• Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
• Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
• Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
• Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
• Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
• Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
• 足に虚血が生じる速さで歩くとPADの歩行制限が改善する