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• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 4 Out of 10 Adults With No Known Heart Disease Have Fatty Hearts: Study
• 5 Tests You Should Not Order for a Child With Autism
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
• A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?
• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• A Routine Skin Check Could Save Your Life
• A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?
• Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely, Study Finds
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• Adding MRI to Screening Can Cut Prostate Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half
• Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After Long Decline, Breast Cancers in Young U.S. Women Are On the Rise
• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
• After Testing Fell During Pandemic, Is a Surge in STDs Ahead?
• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• AI Model Predicts Which Animal Viruses Are Likely to Jump to Humans
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• Alzheimer's Gene Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk
• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are Many With Autism Missing Out on Key Gene Tests?
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Baby's Feeding Troubles Tied to Later Developmental Delays
• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• 'Benign' Adrenal Gland Tumors Might Cause Harm to Millions
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk
• Bitter or Savory, Taste Genes Could Influence Your Diet
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome
• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• Blood Test Looks at Patients' Whole Genome to Spot Rare Inherited Diseases
• Blood Test May Reveal Concussion Severity With Accuracy of Spinal Tap
• Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early
• Blood Test Spots Biological Markers for Schizophrenia
• Blood Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots
• Body Temperature Higher in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Brain Study Suggests Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys
• Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's
• Brain's 'White Matter' Changes in People With Autism
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
• Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?
• Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?
• Can Seniors Handle Results of Alzheimer's Risk Tests?
• Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded
• Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
• CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy Rids Woman of Tough-to-Treat Lupus
• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research
• Centuries Ago, Gene Changes May Have Stopped Bubonic Plague
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
• Check Early and Often for Glaucoma
• Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For
• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• 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 Quick Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19 Be on the Way?
• Could Cholesterol Help Drive Alzheimer's Disease?
• Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes
• Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
• Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Could Pollution Help Decide Your Baby's Sex?
• Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?
• Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs
• Could Your DNA Predict a Happy Marriage?
• Could Your Genes Be to Blame for Your Kid's Aversion to Broccoli?
• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
• 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 in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms
• 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 Testing Requirement Lifted for Travelers Flying to the U.S.
• COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'
• COVID-19 Appears to Have No Lasting Impact on College Athletes' Hearts
• 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
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More
• Daylight Saving Time Change Toughest on Night Owls
• Daytime Napping May Be in Your Genes
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• 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
• 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 Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do Not Use At-Home COVID Test Swabs in the Throat: FDA
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?
• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Do Your Sleep Patterns Affect Your Risk of Alzheimer's Disease?
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Dogs Accurately Sniff Out COVID-19 at Airports
• Do-It-Yourself COVID Tests Work Fine, Without the Discomfort: Study
• Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges
• Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids' Growth
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• 'Early Birds' May Have Extra Buffer Against Depression
• Early Promise for Therapy Against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• England to Lift Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
• Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• 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
• Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
• FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy
• FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs
• First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Gallstones Can Warn of Pancreatic Cancer Risk
• 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
• Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
• Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
• Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease
• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
• Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
• Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids
• Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
• Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth
• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
• Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
• Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel
• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
• Have Diabetes? Here's How to Save Your Sight
• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
• 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 Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago
• In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
• Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is It COVID? Early Signs May Differ by Age, Gender
• 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
• Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• 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-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
• 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
• Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
• Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
• Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
• Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
• Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
• Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
• Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
• More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
• More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
• More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
• More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
• More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• 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 Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
• Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
• NBA Players to Assess New Coronavirus Test
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
• New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
• New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
• New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
• New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
• New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
• New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
• No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• 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
• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
• Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
• Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
• Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
• Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• 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, 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
• Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
• Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
• Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
• Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
• Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
• Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
• Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
• 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
• Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
• 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 Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
• Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
• STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
• Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
• Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
• Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
• The Future of Cancer for Americans
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• 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 Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
• Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
• Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
• 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. 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. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• 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
• 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
• Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: 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
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
• 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 Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
• White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
• WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
• 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 a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
• Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
• 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 Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
• Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
• Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
• Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
• You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
• You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
• Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
• Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
• Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
• Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
• Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
• Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes