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Sports After Lockdown: Take It Slow
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
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
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
That Morning Cup of Coffee May Extend Your Life
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
Think You Gained Weight During Quarantine? You Might Be Wrong
Timing of Menopause Could Affect a Woman's Muscle Loss
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
U.S. Life Expectancy Makes Post-Pandemic Rise
U.S. Men Are Dying Much Earlier Than Women, as Death 'Gender Gap' Widens
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise Is Often a Challenge for Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Is American Food So Unhealthy?
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women With Larger Breasts May Be Less Likely to Exercise, Study Finds
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
You Can Garden Your Way to Better Health
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?