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Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids
Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
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
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
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
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
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 Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?
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'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 So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
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