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Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Air Quality Got Better During Pandemic: Study
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
Urban Air Pollution Drives Millions of Cases of Asthma in Kids
Use Pot? You May Need More Sedation During Endoscopies
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What If NYC's Cleaner Pandemic-Era Air Continued?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
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
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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