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'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
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
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
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
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
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
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
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. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
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
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
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 Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
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
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
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