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In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?
Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
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 Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
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
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
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
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
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 Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
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. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
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 Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
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 a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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