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1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds

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

3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out

A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?

A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color

A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?

Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy

Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis

Adding in Stem Cell Therapy Helps Beat a Common Childhood Leukemia

After Long Decline, Breast Cancers in Young U.S. Women Are On the Rise

After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites

Aggressive Cancer Diagnosed for First Time in a Dinosaur

AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In

AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos

Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report

Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report

American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening

American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade

An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?

Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment

Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis

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

As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts

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

Bacterial Blood Infections Tied to Heightened Colon Cancer Risk

Been Diagnosed with Cancer? Here’s What to Do

Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk

Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care

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

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

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 Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

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

Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women

Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID

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

Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes

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

Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early

Brazilian Man Is Free of HIV After Drug Treatment, Researchers Say

Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival

Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients

Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women

Can Talk Therapy Heal the Body, Too?

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

Can You Recognize the Signs of Breast Cancer?

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

Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19

Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study

Cancer Plagues California Sea Lions, With Implications for Humans

Cancer Radiation Can Safely Proceed During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study

Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded

Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble

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

Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19

Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds

Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk

Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study

Chronic Heartburn Raises Odds for Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus

Coffee May Slow Spread of Colon Cancer

Coffee Might Help Ward Off Prostate Cancer

Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus

Common Treatment May Not Help Seniors With Underactive Thyroid

Common Type 2 Diabetes Meds Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study

Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds

Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest

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

Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?

Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?

Could AI Help Doctors Map Out Treatments for Brain Cancers?

Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?

Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?

Could Common Asthma Meds Weaken Bones?

Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?

Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes

Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?

Could Viagra, Cialis Help Boost Colon Cancer Survival?

COVID and Hypochondria: Online Therapy May Help Ease Fears

COVID Antibodies Found in Less Than 10% of Americans

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

COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages

COVID Hits Young Adults Harder Than Thought: Study

COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

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

COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

COVID Survivors' Plasma Might Prevent Worsening Illness in Older Patients: Study

COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'

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

Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills

Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters

'Dead' Probiotic Bacteria Could Help Ease Irritable Bowel

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

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

Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study

DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk

Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study

Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?

Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor

Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges

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

Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars

Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia

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

Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer

Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids' Growth

Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

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

Early in Pandemic, Were Antibiotics Prescribed Too Often?

Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Thwart Heart Disease

Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments

Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study

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

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

Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study

FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy

Feeling Anxious? Yoga Can Help Soothe You

Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing

Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans

Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

Final Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Get Underway

First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise

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 People With PAD, Exercise Can Be Tough But Rewarding

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

Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning

From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey

Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive

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

Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road

Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study

Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy

Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?

Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine

Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

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

Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab

'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

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

High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks

Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home

How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?

HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected

Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?

Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study

In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home

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

Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital

Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

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

Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?

Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness

'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'

Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk

Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID

Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19

Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter

Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers

'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

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

Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis

Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health

Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers

Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain

Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

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

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

Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey

Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy

Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary

Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report

Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

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

Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study

Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms

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

More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline

Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments

Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure

New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening

New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain

New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

New Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Could Harm Hearing

New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High

New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA

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

No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life

No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back

Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study

Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients

One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice

On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives

Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women

Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening

Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research

Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

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

Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier

Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy

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

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

Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best

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

Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema

Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say

Protect Yourself Against Breast and Cervical Cancer

Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

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

Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

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

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

Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds

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

Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing

Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study

Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy

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

Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19

Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients

Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery

Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease

Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans

Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer

Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key

Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help

Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care

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

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

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

The Future of Cancer for Americans

Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On

Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study

Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year

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

Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study

Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life

Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients

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

Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care

Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections

U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip

U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West

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

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

Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say

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

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

Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes

Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?

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

What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk

What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study

When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse

When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment

When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

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 With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?

Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19

Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

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 Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings

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