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Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Physics Shows Why 20 Seconds Is Right for Hand-Washing
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Plasma Therapy Aids Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Precautions Even More Important With New Coronavirus Variant: Experts
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Prior Exposure to Common Cold Won't Shield You From COVID: Study
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Promising Steps Toward Retinal Cell Transplants to Fight Blindness
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Rates of Childhood Diabetes Skyrocket During the Pandemic
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Science Studies Most Likely to Be Wrong Are the Most Widely Read
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Swine Coronavirus Could Jump to People, Researchers Warn
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
U.K. Variant Won't Trigger More Severe COVID, Studies Find
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About the COVID Vaccine
What You Need to Know About the New Variant of COVID-19
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Will Americans With Diabetes Get Relief From High Insulin Prices?
When, Where Was the First Case of COVID-19?
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Animals Are Also Vulnerable to COVID Infection?
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Cotton Masks Are Safer Masks
Why Does 'Mono' Sometimes Turn Into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Will It Take So Long for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
Will Remdesivir Help COVID-19 Patients? Two Reports Provide Different Answers
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
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