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Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
Psilocybin May Help Some Who Battle Anorexia
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic
U.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking