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Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?
Could a High-Fiber Diet Help Boost Cancer Survival?
Could a Single Dose of the HPV Vaccine Be Enough?
Could AI Help Doctors Map Out Treatments for Brain Cancers?
Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
Could Viagra, Cialis Help Boost Colon Cancer Survival?
COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries
COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
COVID Hospital Stays Leave Some Survivors With Big Medical Bills
COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods
COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home
COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'
COVID Vaccine Won't Reach All the World's People Until 2022: Study
COVID Vaccines Offer Only Some Protection for People Battling Myeloma
COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More
Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters
Darse atracones y picotear por estrés: cómo la pandemia está cambiando los hábitos de alimentación
Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer
Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
Dirty Air Endangers Homeless People: Study
Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk
Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?
Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
Do You Socially Distance? Your Income Might Matter
Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?
Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor
Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges
Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars
Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia
Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer
Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring
Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later
During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study
EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually
Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate
Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials
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 Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic Insulin
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
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
Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay
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
Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'
For Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll
For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
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
Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel
Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone
Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?
Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts
Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
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 Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
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
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
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
If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
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
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 Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
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
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
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-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
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 Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
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 Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
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
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
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
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
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 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 Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
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 Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
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
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
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 Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
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 Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
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 Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
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 Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
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 Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
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
Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
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 May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
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
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
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
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
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
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
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
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
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
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
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
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
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 Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
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
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
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. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
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. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
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'
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
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 May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
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 Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
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