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1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic

1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds

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4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC

75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart

A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color

A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter

A Lover's Embrace May Calm Women More Than Men

A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia

A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care

A Vitamin Could Be Key to Women's Pain After Knee Replacement

A Woman's Diet Might Help Her Avoid Breast Cancer

Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study

Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients

Acne Can Take Big Emotional Toll on Women

Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes

Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

'Active Grandparent': Humans Evolved to Exercise in Old Age

Adding These Foods to Your Diet Could Keep Dementia Away

ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women

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Affection, at Least for Women, May Be Rooted in Genes

After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism

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AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health

Air Pollution May Harm Older Women's Brains

Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese

Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines

Alzheimer's Diagnosis May Come With Big Cost to Social Life

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American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

Americans Over 50 Want to 'Age in Place' at Home, But Many Aren't Prepared: Poll

Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade

Amid Lockdowns, Online Exercise Classes Help Seniors Feel Less Alone

Amid Pandemic, Fears That Older Americans Are Feeling 'Expendable'

Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Another Pandemic Harm: Seniors May Have Higher Risk of Falling

Aortic Tears Are Even More Deadly for Women, Study Finds

Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss

Are Antibiotics Really the Answer for UTIs in Women?

As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19

As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study

As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

Ask Grandma to Dance to Boost Her Mood And Strengthen Your Bonds

Assisted Living Centers Can Do More for Dementia Patients, Experts Say

At Delivery, Most Pregnant Women With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms: Study

At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000

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Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss

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Beta Blocker Heart Meds Might Pose Special Risks for Women

Better Sleep May Mean Better Sex for Women

Biases Mean Men Dubbed 'Brilliant' More Often Than Women

Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory

'Birthing Girdle' Shows Traces of Medieval Women in Labor

Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age

Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care

Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That

Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life

Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers

Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome

Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD

Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer

Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments

Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer

Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll

Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement

Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy

Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials

Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners

Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men

Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women

Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR

Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID

Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study

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Bladder Trouble Worsens With Age for Women, Study Confirms

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Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study

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Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women

Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds

Can You Find True, Lasting Love on Tinder? Study Finds It's Possible

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

Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad

Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later

Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study

Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's

Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age

Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women

Clearing Out Clutter Might Not Help People With Dementia

Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do

Clotting Tied to COVID-19 May Harm the Placenta

Clues to Why COVID-19 Hits Men Harder Than Women

Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later

Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America

Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

Coronavirus Delivering a Big Economic Blow to Women

Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

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Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?

Could Face Masks Make You Better-Looking?

Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

Could Mom's Thyroid Levels Influence ADHD in Kids?

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Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?

COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll

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

COVID Conflicts Are Putting Big Strains on Relationships

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

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

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

COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk

COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

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

COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts

COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies

Cuddling Brings Two Minds Together, MRI Study Reveals

Cyberbullying Could Rise During Lockdown, But Parents Can Stop It

Dating on V-Day? Why Some Are Better at a Good First Impression

Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America

Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7

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

Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans

Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases

Depression During Menopause: How to Spot It and Treat It

Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later

Depression May Hinder Recovery From Narrowed Arteries

Depression Often Follows Stroke, and Women Are at Higher Risk

Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic

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

Device Used for Thousands of Years Eases Major Cause of Female Urinary Problems

Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later

Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?

Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You

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

Do Your Genes Set You Up for Hot Flashes?

Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key

Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span

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

Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

Drug Might Curb Dangerous Urges in Pedophiles: Study

Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia

Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring

During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study

Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds

Early Periods Tied to Worse Menopause Symptoms

Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People

Early School Sports Reduce ADHD Symptoms Years Later for Girls

Estrogen May Help Fight Severe COVID-19

Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care

Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy

Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk

Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials

Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth

Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly

Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study

Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs

Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer

Female Athletes Shortchange Themselves on Nutrition

Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Fewer Adults With ADHD Have 'Excellent' Mental Health

Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans

Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

Financial Planning With Your Parents

Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?

For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health

For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time

For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'

For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By

Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women

Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong

Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

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

Gene Could Explain Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief in Childbirth

Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID

Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia

Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain

Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain

Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High

Gluten Doesn't Trigger 'Brain Fog' for Women Without Celiac Disease: Study

Good News for Menopausal Women Who Take Hops

Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study

Gynecological Exam, Heart Screening Should Go Hand-in-Hand

Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain

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 Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

Heart Failure Risk Climbs in Obese Older Women Who Had Late Menopause

Heart Palpitations Can Be Common During Menopause

Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women

High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain

High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study

High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients

Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study

High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study

Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease

Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women

Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans

How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

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 Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?

HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

HRT Could Raise Odds for Asthma

HRT Might Help Older Women Ward Off Recurrent UTIs

If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise

Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study

In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC

Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

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

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?

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

Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors

Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age

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 Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care

Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise

Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

Lengthening Menstrual Cycles Near Menopause Could Predict Heart Health

Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study

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

Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds

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

Lockdown Led to Less Sex, Lower Use of HIV-Preventing Drugs: Survey

Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher

Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds

Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks

Love During Lockdown: Survey Shows How Couples Have Coped

Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown

Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health

Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll

Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic

Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes

Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: 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 Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits

Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women

Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide

Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp

Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy

Menopause Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study

Menopause May Someday Disappear as Women Postpone Pregnancy: Study

Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women

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

Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study

Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia

Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later

Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging

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

Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?

Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study

Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids

Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought

Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

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

More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study

More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19

More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts

More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain

More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome

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

More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study

More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause

More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex

More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease

'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms

Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

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 Marriages Survive a Spouse's Brain Injury

Most Romantic Couples Started Out as Friends, Study Finds

Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

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

Need Better Sleep? Get a Partner

Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age

Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented

New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids

New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims

New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans

Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report

Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction

Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters

Obesity Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture

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

Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy

On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men

One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19

One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees

One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence

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

Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women

Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs

Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study

Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's

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

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

Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients

Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study

Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic

Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older

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

Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5

Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks

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

Preventing Alzheimer's

Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites

PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study

Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?

Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk

Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

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

Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer

Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart

Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic

Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study

Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study

Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks

Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors

Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often

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

Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood

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, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?

Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study

Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth

Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls

Shift Work Might Delay Menopause, With Potential Harms to Health

Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?

Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure

Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies

Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death

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

Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain

Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage

Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids

Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women

Social Media Tied to Higher Risk of Depression

Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed

Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk

Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others

Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections

Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships

Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens

Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms

Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains

Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women

Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study

Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce

Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women

Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How

Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts

Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

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 No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging

Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk

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

Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes

Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study

Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season

U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report

U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study

U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

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

Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans

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

Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health

Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk

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

Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study

Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time

Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover

Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women

Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19

Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate

What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?

What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?

What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19

What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?

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, 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 Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?

When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study

When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack

Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

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's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

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 Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?

Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?

Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy

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 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy

Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women

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

Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently

Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs

Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell

Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?

Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds

Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young

Women Can Dance Themselves to Better Health After Menopause

Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey

Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men

Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes

Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack

Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How

Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom

Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke

Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications

Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men

Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study

Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes

Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic

Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study

Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA

You Can't Get Coronavirus Through Sex, Study Suggests

Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine

Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain

Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight

Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes

Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain

'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women

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