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• 1 in 3 U.S. Public Health Workers Feels Threatened During Pandemic
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Avoided Health Care During Pandemic, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 U.S. Mothers Say They've Been Mistreated During Maternity Care
• 1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
• 4 in 10 Adults Over 50 Consult Online Reviews When Picking a Doctor
• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
• 8/8 -- Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier: Study
• 9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private
• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
• A Doctor's Empathy Can Be Key to Breast Cancer Care
• A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds
• Abnormal Result on a Cancer Screen? Your Family Doctor Could Be Key to Follow-Up
• About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Advances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists' Meeting
• Advent of 'Bloodless Medicine' Is Helping Some Patients Avoid Transfusions
• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study
• A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure
• After COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline
• AHA News: Pandemic Puts Health Care Workers' Mental Health on the Line
• AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6
• AI Came Close to Residents, Medical Students With Clinical Reasoning in Studies
• AI Gets High Marks From Doctors in Answering Medical Questions
• AI Tool 'Reads' Brain Tumors During Surgery to Help Guide Decisions
• Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart
• All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID Shots
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost All U.S. Physicians Have Gotten a COVID Vaccine
• Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Report: Many Seniors With Memory Issues Aren't Telling Their Doctors
• America Facing Shortage of Infectious Disease Doctors
• Americans Are Worried About AI in the Workplace: Poll
• Americans Getting More Comfortable Talking Over Mental Health With Doctors
• Americans Have High Trust in Health Care Providers: Poll
• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• An 'AI Doctor' Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions
• Another Study Finds COVID Doesn't Spread in Schools With Proper Safeguards
• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are These Pricey New Alzheimer's Drugs Worth It?
• Are Workplace Robots Bringing Mental Harm to U.S. Workers?
• As Americans Return to Work, How Will COVID Change the Workplace?
• As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
• As Young Doctors' Work Hours Rise, So Do Odds for Depression
• Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Be Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Being a Jerk Not a Recipe for Getting Ahead at Work
• Being Chained to Your Desk Might Harm Your Thyroid
• Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Better Work Conditions Bringing Better Mental Health to Resident Doctors: Study
• Biden Administration to Invest $100 Million to Ease Health Worker Shortage
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Hairdressers May Be at High Risk From Toxic Chemicals
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients
• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients More Likely to Trust Medical Videos When Black Doctor, Patient Is in It
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
• Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients
• Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
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• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Burnout Levels High Among U.S. Health Care Workers
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?
• Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language
• Cancer Screenings Rise in States With Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
• Can't Find a Way to Your Doctor's Office? It Could Shorten Your Life
• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease
• Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Chronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
• Could Metformin Help Seniors Bounce Back After Surgery?
• Could Night Shifts Raise Asthma Risk?
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Threatens the 3 out of 4 Americans Who Can't Work From Home
• COVID Vaccine a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Exacts Emotional Toll on Doctors
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study
• Crafting Meals for Astronauts: Healthy Dining in Outer Space
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Cutbacks on Opioids Around Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
• Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease
• Despite Setbacks, Reason for Hope Against COVID as 2020 Ends
• Disconnecting From Work in Off-Hours Can Make You a Better Manager
• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• Do Zoom Meetings Kill Creativity?
• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Doctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home
• Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Doctors Working With Trans Kids Oppose 'Unsafe' State Bans
• Doctors: Want Patients to Lose Weight? Stay Upbeat
• Does Forced Cheerfulness at Work Lead to Burnout?
• Does Good Sleep Help Women Climb the Corporate Ladder?
• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday
• Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• Each Year Spent Working With Certain Chemicals Raises Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
• Eat Your Veggies:  Writing 'Produce Prescriptions' Could Boost Patients' Health
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• Epidural in Delivery Not Linked to Autism: Study
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
• Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
• Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Exercise Can Preserve Astronauts' Heart Health on Long Space Flights
• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy
• Expert Tips on How to Manage Work Stress
• Extra Antibiotic With Hip, Knee Replacement Won't Prevent Infections: Study
• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
• Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
• Female Surgeons Bring Better Outcomes for Patients, Two Studies Show
• Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
• Few Doctors, Spotty Internet: Finding Mental Health Care Tough for Many Americans
• Few Regret Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomies
• Few U.S. Workers Know About COVID Sick Leave Protections
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls
• Firefighters Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
• Firefighters Show Fasting Diets Can Work for Shift Workers
• First Asthma-Linked Death Highlights Hazards at Marijuana-Processing Plants
• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
• For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
• For NHL Players, More Fighting on the Ice Is Linked to Shorter Lives
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• Formaldehyde in the Workplace Tied to Later Brain Issues
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
• Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule
• Have Arthritis? Design Your Office to Ease the Strain
• Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
• Heading Back to the Workplace? Here's Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
• Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
• Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
• Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
• Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
• 'High Altitude' Simulations Might Shield Patients Ahead of Surgery
• Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV
• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
• 'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
• How Good Is ChatGPT at Answering Tough Health Questions?
• How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
• How to Get Better Sleep While Working at Home
• How to Recover From Burnout
• How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain
• HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
• Hundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic
• 'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
• In Florida County Where 3 Teachers Died, School Board Member Pleads for Safeguards
• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
• In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
• Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is the Demise of the Doctor's White Coat Near?
• Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?
• Is Your Specialist Friends With Your Primary Care Doctor? You May Get Better Care
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Job Frustrations Can Really Be a Heartbreaker for Men
• Job Worries Are Keeping Americans Awake at Night: Survey
• Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers
• Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
• Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
• Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
• Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
• Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
• 'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
• Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• 'Like She Was Not Even There': Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
• Long COVID Sidelined Many American Workers
• Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains
• Looking for Reliable Info Online on Breast Cancer Surgery? It's Tough to Find
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
• Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
• Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
• Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
• Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
• Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
• Many People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many U.S. Health Care Workers Face Harassment, Burnout
• Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
• Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
• Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
• 'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
• Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
• Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
• Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
• Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
• Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
• 'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
• More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
• Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
• Most Who Get Heart Valve Replacement Don't Get Follow-Up Rehab
• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
• Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
• Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
• Nearly 1 in 5 Say Their Workplace Can Be Toxic, Poll Finds
• Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
• Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
• New Advances Mean Many Patients Go Home Same Day After Knee Replacement
• New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
• New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
• New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
• Night Shifts Are Triggering Sleep Disorders in Workers
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
• No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
• No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
• Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
• Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
• Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
• Nurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
• Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
• Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
• One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
• Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
• Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
• Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
• Over 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike
• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
• Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
• Paid Sick Leave: Good for Business, Study Finds
• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
• Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
• Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
• Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
• Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers' Stress, and Quit Rates
• Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
• Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
• Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
• People's Heart Health Improves in More 'Flexible' Workplaces
• Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
• Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
• Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
• Pope Francis Leaves Hospital 9 Days After Surgery
• Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
• Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
• Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
• President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
• Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
• Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
• Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
• Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
• 'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
• Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
• Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
• School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
• Shift Work Might Delay Menopause, With Potential Harms to Health
• Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
• Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
• Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
• Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows
• State Abortion Bans Have New Doctors Staying Away
• Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
• Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
• Stress Has Many U.S. Teachers Leaving Profession: Survey
• Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
• Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
• Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Stress-Relief Programs Often Rely on Dogs. What About Cats?
• Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
• Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
• Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS
• Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
• Surgeon General Says 'Toxic Workplaces' Take Big Toll on Workers' Health
• Surgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
• Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
• Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
• Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
• Surgery Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access
• Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
• Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
• Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
• Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
• Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
• Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
• Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say
• Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
• Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
• Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
• Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
• Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
• Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
• Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
• The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Think Your Job Is 'Socially Useless'? You're Not Alone
• Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
• Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
• Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
• Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
• Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
• Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
• Treatment for Common Rotator Cuff Ailment May Be Useless
• Trouble Concentrating at Work? Your Office Air May Be to Blame
• Try 'Microbreaks' for a Real Workday Boost
• Two-Thirds of Doctors, Researchers Say They've Faced Harassment Since Start of Pandemic
• U.S. Appeals Panel Backs New York City's Vaccine Mandate for School Staff
• U.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years
• U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
• UN Report Warns That Working in the Sun Causes Skin Cancers
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
• Use Pot? You May Need More Sedation During Endoscopies
• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
• Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
• Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
• Volunteer Firefighters Have High Levels of Potentially Toxic Chemicals
• 'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
• Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
• What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
• What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
• What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
• What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
• What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
• What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
• What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
• What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
• What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
• When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
• When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
• White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
• White House Sets Jan. 4 Deadline for Large, Private U.S. Companies to Mandate Vaccines
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
• Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
• Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Why Your Family History Is So Important to Your Doctor
• Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
• Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
• Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
• Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
• Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Work Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights
• Workers' Deaths From Paint Stripping Chemicals Are on the Rise
• Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
• Working from Home? Here's How to Preserve Your Posture
• Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
• Working With AI Might Make for Lonely Workers
• Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
• Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
• Your Job Could Put You at Much Higher Risk for Flu
• You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?