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Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Passengers in Wheelchairs Can't Use Most Airplane Washrooms. That Could Change
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People With Alzheimer's Genes May Lose Sense of Smell First
People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Poll Finds Many Diabetes Caregivers Exhausted, Lacking Support
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur 'Tangles' of Alzheimer's
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Potato & Sausages, Cold Cuts a Bad Combo for Your Brain
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Probiotics Are Good for More Than Your Gut
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
Purrfect Pal: Robotic Cats May Help People With Dementia
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
Remodeling Your Home for Wheelchair Access
Remodeling Your Home for Wheelchair Access
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Retired Pro Rugby Players Face More Than Double the Odds for Brain Illnesses
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
Rural Americans With Early Alzheimer's Find It Tough to See Specialists
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain
Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
Scientists Propose New Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists Spot 32 Proteins That Hint at Alzheimer's Risk
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Seizures Seem Tied to Faster Decline in People With Dementia
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem
Sleep Apnea Might Directly Harm the Brain, Study Finds
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Slowed Walking Could Be Sign of Dementia in Dogs
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Soccer 'Heading' Tied to Declines in Brain Function
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Social Isolation Can Raise Odds for Dementia
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain
Suicide Attempts Spike Soon After Dementia Diagnosis
Suicide Risk Rises Sharply in People Diagnosed With Early-Onset Dementia
Supreme Court Lets Gender Dysphoria Ruling Stand in Win for Transgender Rights
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
Take These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
The 10 Alzheimer's Symptoms You Need to Know
The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Thyroid Trouble May Raise Dementia Risks
Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Timing of Hot Flashes Could Give Clues to Alzheimer's Risk
Timing of Menopause Could Influence a Woman's Risk for Alzheimer's
Tony Bennett's Struggle With Alzheimer's Revealed
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Healthy Diets May Reduce Brain 'Plaques' Tied to Alzheimer's Risk
Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unhealthy Gums Could Up Your Odds for Dementia
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk
Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes
Volunteering Late in Life May Keep Alzheimer's Away
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Weaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
What Is Early-Onset Alzheimer’s?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What's Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?
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 Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Football Players Face Highest Odds for Brain Disorder CTE? New Findings May Tell
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
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 Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Wintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer's
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Guide to Bedpans and Bedpan Alternatives
Your Personality Might Help Shield You From Dementia
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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