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Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
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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
Jimmy Carter 'Happy' in At-Home Hospice Care as 99th Birthday Nears
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help
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
Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
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
Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
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
Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men
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
Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
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 Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death
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 Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
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
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
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
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
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
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Cut COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths by 39%
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
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 Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
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 Combo Buys More Time for Advanced Endometrial Cancer Patients
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
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 Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
New Syndrome May Be Affecting Babies Exposed to Fentanyl
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
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
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 Crisis May Be Driving Surge in Youth Suicides
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
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
Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
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 Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
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
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
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
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
'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
Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
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
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Psilocybin May Help Some Who Battle Anorexia
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
Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
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
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
Reversing a Trend, Sicker Americans Are Staying With Medicare Managed Care Plans
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
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
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
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
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
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
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 for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
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
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
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
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
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. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
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 Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
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. Infant Mortality Rate Climbs for First Time in 20 Years
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. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
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
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
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
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
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
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