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Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
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'
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
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 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
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 Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
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
Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability: Biden
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
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
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 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 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 More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
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
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 Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
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
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
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
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
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
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
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 Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
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 Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
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
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
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
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
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
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
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 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 of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
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
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
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
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
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
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 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 Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
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 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
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
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
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
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
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
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
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 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 Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
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 Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
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
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
The Future of Cancer for Americans
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
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 Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
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
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
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
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
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
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
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
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
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
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
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 May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
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 COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
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 Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
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 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 Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
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
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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