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1 in 3 High School Seniors Who Misuse Prescription Opioids Turn to Heroin

1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study

1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19

1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19

329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study

5 Million More Americans Became Gun Owners During Pandemic

5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021

5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives

50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer

A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study

A Plus From the Pandemic: Fewer Kids Using E-Cigarettes

About 4 in 10 Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Don't Quit the Habit

About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19

Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study

Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain

Ad Displays in Stores Boost Teen Vaping Rates: Canadian Study

Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery

Addictive, Harmful Vaping Is Super Cool on TikTok

Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects

ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide

ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women

After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival

After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery

Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix

All Those Steps Every Day Could Lead to Longer Life

Americans' Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most

America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing

Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs

Another Deadly Disease for Smokers: Pulmonary Fibrosis

Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?

Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not

Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?

Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers

As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States

As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival

As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers

As Social Media Time Rises, So Does Teen Girls' Suicide Risk

Asthma, COPD Raise Odds for Severe COVID-19, Lung Experts Warn

Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?

Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery

Big Rise in Suicide Attempts by U.S. Teen Girls During Pandemic

Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance

Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients

Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer

Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases

'Brain Zap' Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit

Brain 'Zap' Treatment Might Curb Smoking

Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival

'Breakthrough' COVID More Likely in People With Problem Drug, Alcohol Use

Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?

Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say

Buying Gun During Pandemic Might Raise Suicide Risk

Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?

Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?

Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later

Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide

Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages

CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients

CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020

CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths

CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll

Child Suicides Are Rising During Lockdown; Watch for the Warning Signs

Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic

Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year

Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities

Coronavirus May Have Come From Bats; Could They Also Hold Clues to Treatments?

'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study

Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?

Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?

Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?

Could You Help Prevent a Suicide? Know the Warning Signs

Counseling on Gun Safety Could Cut Suicide Rate in Military: Study

COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds

COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries

COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide

COVID Deaths Continue to Decline in U.S.

COVID Deaths Drop to New Lows in U.S., While Vaccination Rates Climb

COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020

COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

COVID Falls From America's #1 Killer to #7 by June

COVID Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918

COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy

COVID Lockdowns Got People Smoking More

COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study

COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant

COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year

COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries

COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows

COVID-19 Is More Severe in Smokers

COVID-19 Pandemic May Lead to 75,000 'Deaths of Despair'

COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study

COVID's Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers

Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study

CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury

Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke

Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50

Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer

Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America

Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study

Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study

Depression Plagues Many Coal Miners With Black Lung Disease

Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives

Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills

Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020

Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?

Did a Ban on Flavored Vapes Raise Teen Smoking Rates?

Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?

Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?

Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life

Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study

Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?

Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?

Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries

Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries

Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests

Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

Drink Up! Daily Coffee Tied to Longer, Healthier Life

Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study

During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose

During Stress of Pandemic, Know Suicide's Warning Signs

Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases

ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction

Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe

Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive

Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

Even Secondhand Smoke in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Breathing Risks

Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease

Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests

Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics

Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study

Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths

Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis

Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

FDA Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market

FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars

FDA Tells Three Small E-Cigarette Makers to Stop Selling Flavored Products

Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying

Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried

Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds

Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens

First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors

First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC

'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought

Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans

Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study

For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study

For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed

For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom

For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health

Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women

From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values

'Full House' Star Bob Saget Found Dead in Florida Hotel Room

Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says

Get Your '5 a Day' Fruits and Veggies to Live Longer

Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse

Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns

Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study

Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study

Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities

Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth

Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide

Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise

Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study

Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants

Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought

'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart

Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries

High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19

High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction

How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?

How Long Do People Want to Live?

How Pets Can Be True Lifesavers for Seniors

How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped

How You Can Help Prevent Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic

ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19 Deaths

Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall

Irregular, Long Periods Tied to Shorter Life Span

Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?

Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets

Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19

Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years

Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches

Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients

Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal

Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts

Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19

Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most

Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia

Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter

Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen

Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts

Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown

Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher

Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients

Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study

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 a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness

Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression

Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment

Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study

Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers

Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks

Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll

Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'

Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too

Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide

Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study

Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival

Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women

Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds

Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk

Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study

More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters

More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines

More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy

More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study

More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019

More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers

Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey

Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal

Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'

Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study

MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020

Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?

Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report

Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

Nearly Half of U.S. Veterans Cited 'Personal Growth' During Pandemic: Survey

Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids

New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer

New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?

Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19

No Rise in Global Suicide Rate in First Months of Pandemic

Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic

Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates

NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives

Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms

Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms

Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS

Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids

Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women

Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives

Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs

Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death

Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous

Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report

Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims

Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement

Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out

Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens

Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids

Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose

Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study

Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs

Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping

Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids

Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants

People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web

People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study

People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study

People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors

Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder

Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks

Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies

Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study

Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths

Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib

Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack

Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms

Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida

Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain

Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study

Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips

Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse

Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid

Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease

Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose

Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers

Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER

Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic

Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression

Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives

Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?

Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning

Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death

Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life

Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus

Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic

Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study

Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'

Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse

Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed

Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds

Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own

Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives

States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process

Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19

Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease

Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy

Suicide Attempts Spike Soon After Dementia Diagnosis

Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia

Suicide Rate Is Spiking Upwards in Preadolescent Children

Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows

Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer

Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms

Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another

Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later

Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After

Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains

Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study

Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring

The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit

There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study

Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later

Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med

Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments

Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors

Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers

Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study

Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study

Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study

'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19

U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million

U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000

U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs

U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing

U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic

U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving

U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row

U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever

U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began

U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads

U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC

Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer

Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men

Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later

Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study

Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study

Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%

Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study

Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds

Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain

Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study

Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks

Vaping Worse Than Smoking for Boosting Odds for Stroke at Young Age

Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life

Want Added Years? Try Volunteering

Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses

'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients

Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study

What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?

What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?

When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises

When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?

When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports

When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

White House Announces Plan to Reduce Gun Suicides

Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?

WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries

Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?

Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year

Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession

Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over

Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women

Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy

Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year

Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer

Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?

Will the Pandemic Surge in Gun Purchases Raise Suicide Rates?

With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People

Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young

Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men

Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study

You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer

Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening

Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study

Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking

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