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Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
Keep Your Holidays Allergy-Free This Year
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
Lab Experiments Show How Masks Could Protect Against COVID-19
Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign
'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Lengthening Menstrual Cycles Near Menopause Could Predict Heart Health
Lifesaving Truths About Hypertension
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage
Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart
Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later
Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
More Than a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Could Harm Hearing
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
NIH Halts Trial of Convalescent Plasma for Mild COVID-19
NIH Starts Trial Looking at Rare Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure
Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids
Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
OTC Medicines Raise Concerns About Blood Pressure
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
Rise in Blood Pressure Upon Standing Could Signal Danger
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
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-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says
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 Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Walk the Roads at Your Own Risk as Pedestrian Deaths Keep Climbing
Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
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
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
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 Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
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 Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
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
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
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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