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Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
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 May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
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
Paperwork Causing Many Americans to Lose Medicaid Coverage, White House Warns
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
Pill-sized Device Tracks Breathing, Heart Rate From Inside the Body
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
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 Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
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
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Reversing a Trend, Sicker Americans Are Staying With Medicare Managed Care Plans
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
Singles or Couples: Who Sleeps Better?
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spending on Kids' Mental Health Keeps Rising
Spouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Talking Points: People Rarely End Conversations When They Want To
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
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 Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain