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Screening Newborns for 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease Saves Lives
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
Sick? You'll Need Multiple Tests to Rule Out COVID
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Wildfires Is Especially Tough If You Have Asthma. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
Testing Entire Genome Twice as Good at Spotting Genetic Disorders as Targeted Tests Are
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
Vitamin K May Kickstart Healthy Lungs
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When You're Diagnosed With Both Asthma and COPD
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
Who's Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why COPD Is Often Worse in Women Than Men
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds
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