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Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep With Your Pet? Survey Finds You're Not Alone
Sleepless Nights Can Quickly Mess Up Your Emotions
Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Updated Infant Sleep Guidelines: No Inclined Products, Bed-Sharing
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
What's the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
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 More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Work Worries Keep Lots of Americans Awake Sunday Nights
Yes, Bad Sleep Does Make People Grumpy
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women
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