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Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
Gene Therapy Could Be Big Advance Against Hemophilia
Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids
Gene Tied to Balding May Also Raise COVID Risks for Men
Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November
Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
Getting COVID Shot During Pregnancy Helps Protect Newborns, CDC Study Finds
Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives
Giving Birth During the Pandemic? Facts You Need to Know
Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Good Outcomes From First 5 Years of Uterus Transplants, But Concerns Remain
Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
Guys, Going Vegetarian Won't Lower Your Testosterone
Guys, Take the Lead in Self-Checks for Testicular Cancer
Guys, You Can Avoid Those Shaving 'Razor Bumps'
Had a Stroke? Get These Professionals on Your Rehab Team
Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers
Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health
Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist
Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
Health Issue Has Bruce Springsteen Postponing Shows for the Rest of the Year
Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
Healthy Eating Lowers Pregnancy Complication Risk
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer
Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact
Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
Heavy Drinking Could Lower a Woman's Odds of Conception
Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?
High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Tied to Long-Term Heart Trouble for Hispanic Women
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term
High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later
High Blood Triglycerides Could Help Ward Off Dementia
High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren't Trained
Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
Hormonal Treatment in Pregnancy Won't Lower Odds for Preterm Birth
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Long Do People Want to Live?
How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?
How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
How Much Vision Loss Impairs Your Driving? New Study Has Answers
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 Care for Your Heart During a Pregnancy
How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide
How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too
If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise
Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Offer Hope Against Penile Cancers
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Impotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
In National Survey, U.S. Ob-Gyns Say Care Has Worsened After Dobbs Decision
Infertility in Men and Women: Its Causes and Treatments
Infertility Treatment May Put Women at Greater Risk for Stroke
Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Instagram Influencers Making Guys More Body-Conscious
Instagram 'Post-Baby' Body Shots Don't Reflect Average Women
Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
IVF Success: Season Eggs Are Collected Could Make a Difference
IVF Won't Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk: Study
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
Job Frustrations Can Really Be a Heartbreaker for Men
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Just 4% of Men Who Apply as Sperm Donors Are Accepted
Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids Born Via Egg Donors, Surrogacy Grow Up Just Fine, Study Finds
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Lifelong Bachelors Fare Worse When Heart Failure Strikes
Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Long COVID Now Common in U.S. Nursing Homes
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Term Study Supports 'Watch and Wait' for Most Prostate Cancers
Looking for an Ob/Gyn? Here's How
Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Lots of Ultra-Processed Foods Could Raise a Man's Odds for Colon Cancer
Low Testosterone Levels Tied to More Severe COVID in Men
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Melanoma Patients Who Fail Standard Meds May Have Another Option
Men (Santa Included) Need These Facial Hair Care Tips
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
Men With Heart Disease Can Safely Mix Their Nitrates with ED Drugs
Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need
Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study
Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Migraines Tied to Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults
Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Mom's Mental Health in Pregnancy Could Affect That of Her Child
Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development
Mom's Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child's Asthma, Allergies
Mom-to-Be's Flu Shot Doesn't Raise Autism Risk
Mom-to-Be's Gum Disease Could Raise Odds for Premature Birth
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Cut COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths by 39%
More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More College-Educated Women Are Having Children Outside of Marriage
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Evidence COVID Raises Odds for Pregnancy Complications
More Evidence Flu Shot Is Safe in Pregnancy
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More States Are Allowing Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Men Taking Bodybuilding Supplements Don't Know They Can Harm Fertility
Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery
Most Pregnant Women With COVID Are Asymptomatic
Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Naked Mole-Rats Are Fertile Forever: Could Research Help Humans?
Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New Coronavirus Lingers in Penis and Could Cause Impotence
New Dads Might Also Need Screening for Postpartum Depression
New Drug Combo Buys More Time for Advanced Endometrial Cancer Patients
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Syndrome May Be Affecting Babies Exposed to Fentanyl
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
New Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Could Harm Hearing
New Treatment May Help Women in Early Menopause Remain Fertile
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Change in Recent Decades in Infertility Rate for Women
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study
No Sign Prior COVID Infection Affects a Woman's Fertility: Study
No Sign That COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Paid Family Leave May Lower Odds for Postpartum Depression
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds
Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows
Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic May Have Left Lessons on C-Section 'Preemie' Births
Pandemic's Effect on U.S. Birth Rates May Have Depended on Politics
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
Paxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Planning for a Pregnancy? Don't Let Eczema, Psoriasis Get in the Way
Playing Pro Football May Shorten Players' Lives, Study Finds
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Preeclampsia Could Slow Fetal Development, Study Finds
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women's Future Heart Health
Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
Pregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women
Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study
Pregnancy May Delay MS
Pregnancy Often More Stressful for Women With Autism
Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
Pregnancy Seems to Ease MS Symptoms, and Research May Show Why
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily
Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns
Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
Preventing Alzheimer's
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers May Have Noninvasive Way to Diagnose Endometriosis
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Review Links Pesticides to Lower Sperm Quality in Men
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Science Suggests Some Men Really Are Bisexual
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Scientists Create Monkey Embryo From Stem Cells
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Sen. Mitch McConnell Cleared for Work After Another 'Freeze' During Media Briefing
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Seniors: Stay Social, Active for 'Optimal Aging,' Study Shows
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shedding Excess Pounds Won't Boost a Woman's Fertility
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Shorter Storage of Frozen Embryos Tied to Pregnancy Success: Study
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic
Stories of Difficult Conception, Birth Can Boost Appreciation of Life
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Tear Gas Might Harm a Woman's Reproductive Health
Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Timing of Menopause Could Affect a Woman's Muscle Loss
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few Young Men Have Gotten the HPV Vaccine
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Topical Gel for Erectile Dysfunction Gets FDA Approval for Over-the-Counter Sale
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Uteruses, Two Babies: One Woman's Story
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Births Rose in 2021 for First Time in 7 Years
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Climbs for First Time in 20 Years
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic
U.S. Men Are Dying Much Earlier Than Women, as Death 'Gender Gap' Widens
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Rose 10-fold Over a Decade
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Another Historic Low
U.S.-Wide Abortion Ban Could Cause Big Uptick in Deaths to Moms
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Understanding Premature Ejaculation
Undiagnosed Endometriosis Can Harm Fertility
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Use of Frozen Embryos Tied to Higher Odds for Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Virus Found in Semen of COVID-19 Survivors – Is It Sexually Transmittable?
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Washington State's New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
What Are Your Chances of Having a Second IVF Baby?
What Do Bans on Abortion Mean for People Using IVF?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Works (and Doesn't) to Raise Success Rate of IVF
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When a Parent Moves In
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
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 More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
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 More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
With Abortion Access Under Threat, Doctors Focus on 'Contraceptive Counseling'
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women Talking: Online Therapy Connects Postpartum Depression Patients With Survivors
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains
Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Your 'Biological Age' Could Affect Your Odds for Stroke, Dementia
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Organs Are Aging Differently, and a New Test Could Pinpoint Risk
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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