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Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns
Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds
Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Tied to Declining Birth Rates for U.S., Much of Europe
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study
Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns
Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shining a Light on Sunscreens
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Skin-to-Skin Contact Could Boost Survival of Very Premature Babies
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Small Risk of Autism Seen in Babies Born Preterm and Post-Term
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Safety Tips for the Great Outdoors
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Warmer Climate, More Pollen, Worse Allergies: How to Fight Back
Warming World Could Alter West Nile Transmission in U.S.
Warming World Means More Cases of Dangerous Low-Salt Condition
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why Some Dogs Are at Higher Odds of Dying From Heat
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
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