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Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health
Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist
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 Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
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 Triglycerides Could Help Ward Off Dementia
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Long Do People Want to Live?
How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?
How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
How Much Vision Loss Impairs Your Driving? New Study Has Answers
How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide
How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
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
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Job Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage, Stillbirth
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Job Worries Are Keeping Americans Awake at Night: Survey
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
'Like She Was Not Even There': Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability: Biden
Long COVID Now Common in U.S. Nursing Homes
Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
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 Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Brings New Freedom to People With Paralysis
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
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
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Children Has a Developmental Disability: CDC
Nearly 1 in 5 Say Their Workplace Can Be Toxic, Poll Finds
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism
New U.S. Rule Mandates Easy Access to Airplane Bathrooms by People Using Wheelchairs
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: 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
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
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 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Passengers in Wheelchairs Can't Use Most Airplane Washrooms. That Could Change
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
Preventing Alzheimer's
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
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?
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 Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Remodeling Your Home for Wheelchair Access
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
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
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
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
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
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
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
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
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 With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
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?
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Suicide Rates Have Risen Steadily for Black Girls and Women
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Supreme Court Lets Gender Dysphoria Ruling Stand in Win for Transgender Rights
Surgery Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
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 More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Timing of Menopause Could Affect a Woman's Muscle Loss
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
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
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
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. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
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. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
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
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
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
Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
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?
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
When a Parent Moves In
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 Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
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
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
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?
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 So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
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Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
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