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• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
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• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
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• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
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• A Better Way to Correct Severe Scoliosis in Kids?
• A Woman May Have Rid Herself Naturally of HIV -- But How?
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
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• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
• ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens
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• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled
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• AHA News: Pandemic Puts Health Care Workers' Mental Health on the Line
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• Air Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men
• Air Purifiers May Help the Hearts of People With COPD
• Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Americans Living With HIV Have Near-Normal Life Expectancy: Study
• Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• America's Love Affair With Sleeping Pills May Be Waning
• Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
• Amid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men
• Amy Schumer's Son Recovering After Being Hospitalized With RSV
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• Another Health Threat: Drug-Resistant Mold Infections
• Another Major HIV Vaccine Trial Fails
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• Another Study Finds Routine Vaccines Safe for Kids, Adults
• Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study
• Any COVID-19 Infection Raises Odds for Lingering Symptoms, Study Finds
• Are Avid Exercisers at Higher Risk for ALS?
• Are Immune-Compromised Kids at Greater Risk From COVID-19?
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?
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• As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start Using
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• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• Asthma Ups Ventilator Needs of Younger Adults With COVID-19: Study
• Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
• Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn
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• Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD
• Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
• Biden Administration Moves to Cut Methane Emissions That Threaten Climate, Health
• Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
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• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Big Drop Seen in Drug Treatment Admissions During Pandemic
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Blow Your Horn: Do Wind Instruments Spread COVID?
• Body's 'Signals' May Feel Different in People With Anorexia, Depression
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
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• 'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use
• Breathing Dirty Air Can Cause Teens' Hearts to Skip a Beat
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• Breathlessness With 'Long COVID' May Point to Heart Damage
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• Can Adults Get RSV?
• Cases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Cases of Meth-Linked Heart Failure Are Spreading Worldwide
• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research
• CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
• Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds
• Certain Sickle Cell Disease Traits Can Raise Odds for Severe COVID
• Changes in IVF May Have Spurred Drop in Cerebral Palsy, Study Says
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Child Bullies at Higher Odds for Substance Abuse as Adults: Study
• Child Danger: Almost Half of Parents Have Leftover Meds at Home
• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study
• City Rats May Not Pose Big Pandemic Threat
• Cleaning Up the Air Could Help Prevent Alzheimer's
• Climate Change Making 218 Infectious Diseases Even Worse
• Climate Change May Bring More Fungal Lung Infections
• Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
• Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19
• Coffee Could Perk Up Your Liver
• Coldplay Suspends Tour Over Chris Martin's 'Serious Lung Infection'
• Colds, Bronchitis Cases Resurged After Texas Eased COVID Rules
• Colorado Says Yes to Medical Use of 'Magic Mushrooms'
• Coming This Way: Huge Saharan Dust Plume Will Affect Americans' Health
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study
• Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
• Coronavirus Crisis Could Help Trigger Relapse Among Those Fighting Addiction
• Coronavirus Fears Have People With Asthma, Emphysema Avoiding the ER
• Could a Folic Acid Prescription Help Prevent Suicide?
• Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?
• Could Coffee Reduce Parkinson's Risk?
• Could COVID Be Eradicated Someday? Maybe, Experts Say
• Could Depression Make Dry Eye Worse?
• Could Diphtheria Become Resistant to Vaccines?
• Could Going Vegetarian Lower Kids' Asthma Risk?
• Could HIV Meds Help Slow Advanced Cancers?
• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
• Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?
• Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?
• Could You Spot the Signs of Suicide Risk?
• COVID and Hypochondria: Online Therapy May Help Ease Fears
• COVID Breakthrough Infections More Likely in People Living With HIV
• COVID Crisis Has Stalled Fight Against HIV/AIDS
• COVID Especially Deadly for People With Schizophrenia
• COVID Falls From America's #1 Killer to #7 by June
• COVID More Lethal for People Living With HIV
• COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
• COVID Symptoms Haunt Nearly Half of Hospitalized Patients a Year Later
• COVID Vaccines Offer Good Protection for People Living With HIV
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
• COVID-19 Damages Lungs Differently From the Flu: Study
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'
• COVID-19 Poses Added Risk for People With Addiction Disorders: Study
• COVID-19 Typically Mild for Babies: Study
• CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
• Dangerous Prescriptions of Opioids-Plus-Sedatives Plummet in U.S.
• Deadly Liver Disease Tied to Obesity Is on the Rise
• Deadly 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder
• Defenses Down: COVID Antibodies in Nose Decline First
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Depression in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Issues in Kids
• Depression in Youth Ups Odds for Adult Illnesses: Study
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives
• Despite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency
• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
• Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?
• Did the Movie 'Joker' Reinforce Prejudice Against Mentally Ill?
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Dirty Air Can Worsen COVID Outcomes
• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD
• Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
• Disappointment and Hope From Two HIV Prevention Trials
• Do You Live in One of America's Unhealthiest Cities for Polluted Air?
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• Doctors Answer Your Questions About RSV
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Doctors Should Watch for Punctured Lungs in COVID Patients
• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?
• Does Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
• Donating Portion of Your Liver to Someone in Need Is Safe, Life-Saving: Study
• Don't Believe Vaccine Myths
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread
• Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks
• Dr. Rahul Gupta to Be Nominated as Next U.S. Drug Czar
• Drink Up! Humans Are the 'Water-Saving Apes'
• Drinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
• Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids' Growth
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Early Trial Offers New Hope for People With Hemophilia
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• ECMO: Technology That Might Help COVID Patients When Ventilators Can't
• El vapeo puede afectar al lubricante de los pulmones, y dificultar la respiración
• EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even Early-Stage Liver Disease May Be Harming the Heart
• Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
• Even in Advanced Liver Disease, It's Never Too Late to Quit Alcohol
• Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
• Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs
• Even Mild Cases of COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness, Study Shows
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Even People With Lung Disease Should Wear Masks: Experts
• Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
• Exercise May Be a Buffer Against Pneumonia
• Experts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
• Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
• Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
• Face Shields No Good as Substitute for Masks, Study Shows
• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Fast Food May Be Toxic to Your Liver
• Fat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
• Fatal Drug Overdoses Among U.S. Seniors Have Tripled Since 2000
• Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End
• FDA Approves First Injection Regimen for HIV Prevention
• FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
• FDA Could Ease Blood Donation Rules for Gay Men
• FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
• Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
• Feds Urge Vaccination as 'Tripledemic' Hits More Americans
• Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough
• Fending Off Asthma Attacks During a Pandemic
• Fermented Foods Could Boost Your Microbiome
• Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Flu Has Started Early and With a Punch: CDC
• Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
• For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time
• Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
• 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
• 'Garage Lab' Vape Products May Be Driving Lung Injury in Rural Appalachia
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
• Gentle Yoga May Deliver Migraine Relief
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Kids Out in Nature Boosts Lung Health, Study Finds
• 'Ghosts and Guardian Angels': New Insights Into Parkinson's Hallucinations
• Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
• Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
• Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
• Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
• Gut Microbes Could Play Role in HIV Infection
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
• Hard-to-Detect Form of Epilepsy Can Lead to Car Crashes
• Having OCD May Triple a Person's Odds for a Stroke
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
• Heavier Drinking During Pandemic Means More Liver Disease to Come
• Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
• Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
• High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
• High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
• Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
• HIV Can Travel From the Brain, Animal Study Suggests
• HIV May Not Worsen COVID-19 Outlook
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic
• Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
• Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
• How Persistent Asthma Might Harm the Heart
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
• How to Be a Living Liver Donor
• How Two People With HIV Suppressed Virus After Stopping Treatment
• How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
• 'Human Cell Atlas' Maps 1 Million Cell Types in 33 Organs
• Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
• Immune System May 'Remember' Infections From Previous Coronaviruses
• In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
• In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
• Is It COVID-19 or Seasonal Allergies?
• Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
• Is Rise in Liver Damage Tied to More Drinking During Lockdowns?
• Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
• 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
• Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks
• 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
• Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
• Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• 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
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
• Living With HIV Raises Odds for Sudden Cardiac Death
• Lockdown Led to Less Sex, Lower Use of HIV-Preventing Drugs: Survey
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
• Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
• Long COVID May Bring Long-Term Lung Damage
• Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability: Biden
• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
• 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
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
• Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
• LSD Is Making a Comeback Among Young Americans
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
• Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
• Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Many U.S. Mass Shooters Had Untreated Mental Illness: Study
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
• Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
• Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
• Medical Marijuana May Help Ease Severe Epilepsy in Kids: Study
• Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
• Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
• Mental Health Issues Can Plague Families of Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
• Mental Health Problems After First Baby Reduce Likelihood of More Children: Study
• Mental Illness Linked to Higher Risk of Deadly Heart Issues
• Mental Illness Not a Factor in Most Mass Shootings
• Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
• Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
• Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
• Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
• Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
• Monkey Trials Offer New Hope for HIV Vaccine
• More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
• More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
• More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
• 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 U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
• More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
• Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
• Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
• Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
• Narcissists Are Blind to Their Own Mistakes
• Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
• New 988 Suicide Hotline Sees Increase in Calls for Help
• New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
• New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
• New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
• New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
• New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
• New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner
• Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
• No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
• No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
• No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV
• Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
• Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• On World AIDS Day, White House Announces Plan to End Epidemic by 2030
• Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids
• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
• Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
• Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
• Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
• Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
• Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• People Living With HIV Face Higher Odds for Heart Failure
• People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
• People With HIV Have Much Higher Risk for Suicide
• People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
• Pets Have Helped People With HIV Through Two Pandemics
• Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
• Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
• Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Pregnancy May Delay MS
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
• PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
• Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
• Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
• Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
• Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
• Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
• Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
• Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
• Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Rises in People With HIV
• RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
• Scientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
• 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
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
• Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Signs That COVID Infection Might Harm the Liver
• Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
• Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
• Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
• Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
• Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
• Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
• Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
• Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
• Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• 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 Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
• Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
• Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
• Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
• STD Cases Soar in US Amid Calls for Better Prevention Efforts
• Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
• Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
• Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
• Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
• Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows
• Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
• Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
• 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, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can't Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV
• Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
• There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
• There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
• There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• 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
• Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
• Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
• Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
• Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
• Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results
• Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
• Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
• U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
• U.S. Doctors on the Frontlines of Hepatitis Outbreak Striking Kids
• 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. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
• U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
• U.S. Suicide Rates Rose in 2021, Reversing 2 Years of Decline
• Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
• Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
• Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
• 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 May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
• Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
• Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
• Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
• Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
• Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
• Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
• Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
• Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
• Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
• Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
• Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
• Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
• White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
• WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Who Will Respond Best to Ketamine for Severe Depression? New Study Takes a Look
• Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
• Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• 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
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
• You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
• Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
• Your Liver Is Just 3 Years Old
• 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
• Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
• You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
• Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds