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Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Rate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
Reusing Contact Lenses Raises Odds for Rare Eye Infection
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
Scientists Create Human Tear Glands That Cry in the Lab
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Screen All Adults Under Age 65 for Anxiety Disorders, Expert Panel Says
Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening Newborns for 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease Saves Lives
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID-19 Linked With Changes in Eyes of Survivors
Shield Your Eyes From Summer Sun
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
Sick? You'll Need Multiple Tests to Rule Out COVID
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Skip Costume Contact Lenses This Halloween
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Take Care When Handling, Storing Your Contact Lenses
Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Testing Entire Genome Twice as Good at Spotting Genetic Disorders as Targeted Tests Are
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Those with Type 2 Diabetes Can Walk Their Way to Heart Health
Threatening Eye Condition Rare After COVID Infection
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Timed Fasting Best Way for Those With Diabetes to Lose Weight
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Too Few Americans With Diabetes Are Getting Recommended Meds
Too Few Kids Are Getting Regular Eye Tests, and Insurance Is Key
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Hold Kids Back in School
Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? Look at What You Eat
Want to Protect Your Eyes as You Age? Stay Away From Carbs
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Causes Herpes Cold Sore Flare-Ups? New Study Offers Clues
What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?
What Is Glaucoma, and How Can You Prevent It?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Exercise Is Often a Challenge for Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
With Coronavirus a Threat, Stop Wearing Contact Lenses
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Worried About Cataracts? Here's What You Need to Know
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Eyewear and COVID-19 Safety
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health
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