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Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival
Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy
FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs
FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
FDA Warns of Rare Cases of Certain Cancers Linked to Breast Implants
Fear Keeps Some Cancer Patients From Getting COVID Vaccine
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
Federal Court Orders EPA to Re-examine Whether Roundup Causes Cancer
Female Surgeons Bring Better Outcomes for Patients, Two Studies Show
Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic
Fermented Foods Could Boost Your Microbiome
Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
Few Regret Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomies
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing
Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'
For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey
Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive
Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
Gene Test Spots Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Post-Op Chemo
Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
Gene-Targeted Drug Shows Promise Against a Form of Pancreatic Cancer
Gentle Yoga May Deliver Migraine Relief
Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel
Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
Getting Rid of Neck Pain: 6 Ways to Feel Better
Global Study Shows Loneliness Can Shorten Life Spans
Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
Half of Women Will Get False-Positive Mammogram Over 10 Years of Screening
Hard-to-Detect Form of Epilepsy Can Lead to Car Crashes
Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?
Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Living Cuts the Odds That High-Risk Breast Cancer Will Return
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
Hints That Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Fight Solid Tumor Cancers
Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV
Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
How Benign Are 'Benign' Breast Findings? Study Finds Link to Higher Cancer Risk
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
How Dangerous Is It for Lung Cancer Patients to Skip Radiation Treatments?
How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Many CT Scans Are Safe for Kids?
How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
How to Get Rid of a Toothache: The Best Remedies
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
'Human Cell Atlas' Maps 1 Million Cell Types in 33 Organs
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers
Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability: Biden
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans Take Meds That Weaken COVID Vaccine Response
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Breast Cancer Survivors May Be Able to Forgo Mammograms in Old Age: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Marijuana May Help Ease Severe Epilepsy in Kids: Study
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Women With Early Breast Cancer Will Become Long-Term Survivors, New Study Shows
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study
National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Reveals She Has Breast Cancer
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
New Ultrasound Patch Spots Tiny Breast Abnormalities in Early Trial
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
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
Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Placebo Pill Eases Cancer-Related Fatigue in Study
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Pope Francis Leaves Hospital 9 Days After Surgery
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Pregnancy May Delay MS
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
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
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
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 Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Sciatica: What Is It, and How Can You Ease the Pain?
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
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
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
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 From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
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
Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
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Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
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Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
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Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
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Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
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U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
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U.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
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U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
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Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
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Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
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Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
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When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
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When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
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When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
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White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
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Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
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Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
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Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
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Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
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Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
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Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
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