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Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
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
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
When a Parent Moves In
When COVID Triggers Loss of Smell, Younger Patients Recover It Sooner
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain