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In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen
Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long-Term Study Supports 'Watch and Wait' for Most Prostate Cancers
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Lots of Ultra-Processed Foods Could Raise a Man's Odds for Colon Cancer
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Breast Cancer Survivors May Be Able to Forgo Mammograms in Old Age: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation
Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments
Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Americans Still Aren't Eating Enough Whole Grains
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Reveals She Has Breast Cancer
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Combo Immunotherapy Prolongs Survival in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Preventing Alzheimer's
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
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 No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
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 TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
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 Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
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
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
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
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
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
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 Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
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
When a Parent Moves In
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
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 Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
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
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
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
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women, Don’t Let Lung Cancer Fly Under the Radar
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
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 Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
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