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Minorities Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care, Survey Shows
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Moderna COVID Vaccine Can Sometimes Trigger Delayed Skin Reactions
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Evidence COVID Shots Less Effective for People With Weak Immune Systems
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Symptoms of Coronavirus: COVID Toes, Skin Rashes
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
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 Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
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
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Drug Might Be Advance Against Eczema
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
Newly Discovered Disease May Affect Over 15,000 Americans
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
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 Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Pancreas Cells That Drive Type 1 Diabetes Appear in Healthy People, Too
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
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
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Pregnancy May Be Riskier for Women With Lupus
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Protecting Your Skin From Sun Won't Weaken Your Bones: Study
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
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 Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Rises in People With HIV
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Produce 'Bioprinted' Human Skin for Wound Healing
Scientists Report First Case of Recurring Guillain-Barre Tied to COVID
Scientists Sniff Out the True Cause of 'BO'
Screening Newborns for 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease Saves Lives
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
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
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sharks' Amazing Ability to Heal From Wounds Might Help Humans
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
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Skin Issues Can Be First Sign of Rheumatological Illnesses
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Skin Tags? Moles? Products Promising to Treat Them Can Do Real Harm
Sleep Apnea Linked to Weaker Bones, Teeth
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Speeds Up Aging, Weakening of Bones
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Steroids Other Than Dexamethasone May Also Help Battle COVID-19
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stress Rash: What Is It and How to Treat It
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Sheds Light on Why COVID-19 Hits Elderly Hardest
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Surgery Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Third Vaccine Dose Can Help Shield Transplant Patients From COVID
Tiny Mites Are Feeding on Your Skin, But for How Long?
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
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 Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
Using a Hair Removal Gel or Cream? Here's How to Do It Safely
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
Vacations in the Sun Aren't Good for Your Skin's Microbiome
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Vitamin D Might Ease the Agony of Psoriasis
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Vitamin D: Good for Your Health, It Might Even Fight COVID-19
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want That Healthy Skin Glow? These Foods Can Get You There
Warm Water Danger: What to Know About Flesh-Eating Bacteria
Weaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
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 Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
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 U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women With Acne Bear Another Burden: Stigma
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome