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Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
How Are Toxins Like Lead, Arsenic Getting Into Baby Foods?
How Bilingual Brains Shift Quickly Between Languages
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 to Relieve a Stress Headache
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
Human 'Brain Cell Atlas' Brings New Insight Into Brain Health, Illness
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Boxers and MMA Fighters, Brain May Make Some Recovery After Retirement
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer's
In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 in Pregnancy Could Harm the Fetal Brain
In Rare Cases, Monkeypox Can Trigger Dangerous Brain Inflammation
In Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in 2nd Review
In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain
In Twins Study, Concussions in Early Life Tied to Memory Issues Decades Later
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Coffee's Morning Jolt Mostly Placebo?
Is It Parkinson's? These 10 Signs Could Tell
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia
Keeping Cholesterol Levels Stable May Help Shield You From Dementia
Key Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders for Baby's Brain
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids With ADHD Have Differences in 'Neural Flexibility,' Brain Study Shows
Kids With Bell's Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Looking for Inspiration? A Short Nap Might Help
Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors
Lots of Nightmares in Middle Age Might Be Warning Sign of Dementia
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-fat Diets Battle Fatigue for Folks With MS
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Psilocybin Shows Early Promise in Easing Migraines
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
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 Kids Who Develop Severe COVID-Linked Syndrome Have Neurologic Symptoms
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Memory Issues Could Be Another Struggle for Kids With Autism
Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
Migraines May Follow Daily Circadian Cycles, Study Shows
Mind May Hold Clues to Your Risk of Long COVID
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
Mind-Reading Technology Can Turn Brain Scans Into Language
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study
Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
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 College Athletes With Genetic Heart Trouble Can Safely Play Sports: Study
Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Post-Stroke Depression Still Goes Untreated
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury
Mouse Study Points to Why Alzheimer's Affects Women More Than Men
Narcolepsy Drug Might Be New Treatment Option for ADHD
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neuro Symptoms of Long COVID May Persist for Months
Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial
New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children’s Brains Might Spur Autism
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Clues to What Might Drive Tinnitus
New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
New Drug May Ease Tourette Tics in Kids, Teens
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Form of Levodopa Might Improve Parkinson's Care
New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS
Nightmares Can Sometimes Warn of Parkinson's Onset
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
Noninvasive Ultrasound Brain Treatment Might Help Slow Parkinson's
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
One Early Signal That Parkinson's Progression Could Be Swift
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
'Overgrowth' of Brain Area in Infancy Could Play Role in Autism
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
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 Disease: What Is It, and What Are the Early Signs?
Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key
Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Petting a Dog Does Your Brain Some Good
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Preventing Alzheimer's
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
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
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Research Reveals Cause of 'Freezing' Gait in Parkinson's
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
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
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism
Scientists Create Device That Can Isolate Blood Flow to Brain
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists Pinpoint Brain Area Needed for Vision-Guided Walking
Scientists Probe How Sleep Helps Create Lasting Memories
Scientists Propose New Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Scientists Use Sound to Ease Patients' Chronic Nightmares
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies
Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Serotonin May Play Big Role in Long COVID
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 Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem
Singer Lewis Capaldi Sidelined From Touring by Tourette Syndrome
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Sleep Apnea Might Directly Harm the Brain, Study Finds
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Solving the Mystery of Why Red Wine Gives Some Folks Headaches
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson's
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS
Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Take These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Taking Statins After 'Bleeding' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Testing Entire Genome Twice as Good at Spotting Genetic Disorders as Targeted Tests Are
The 10 Alzheimer's Symptoms You Need to Know
The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
This is Your Brain on Zoom
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
'Top Gun' Study of Fighter Pilots Could Help Astronauts
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay
Two Healthy Diets May Reduce Brain 'Plaques' Tied to Alzheimer's Risk
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
Uncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains
Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
Used Early, Drug Might Delay MS Symptom Onset
Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song
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
Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
What Is Early-Onset Alzheimer’s?
What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome, the Illness Afflicting Celine Dion?
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced 'Brain Freeze,' Anyway?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
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 a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
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 Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
Your Body Clock Knows When It's Time for Dinner: Study
Your Brain Gets Tired, and Scientists Now Know Why
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Sleep Can Affect Your Stroke Risk
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected