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Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study
Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
Fixing a Painful Joint Problem Won't Ease Mental Health Ills, Study Finds
Flakes Are Falling Again: Here's the Safe Way to Shovel Snow
Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
For Back Pain, Earlier Is Better for Physical Therapy
For People With PAD, Exercise Can Be Tough But Rewarding
For Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Dead at 54
'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
Gambling: When Does Play Become Addiction?
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gene Could Explain Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief in Childbirth
Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
Get Relief With the Most Common Asthma Medications
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
Getting Rid of Neck Pain: 6 Ways to Feel Better
Ginkgo: Safety and Uses
Got Arthritis Pain? What State You Live In May Matter
Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes
Got Sciatica? Stay Active and Start Early on Physical Therapy
Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities
Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
Hand Sanitizer Vapors Can Cause Nausea, Dizziness
He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums
Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
Helping Undocumented Immigrants Find a Primary Care Doc Lowers ER Costs: Study
Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
His Debilitating Back Pain Lasted Decades, Until a New Implant Changed Everything
Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?
'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Good Is ChatGPT at Answering Tough Health Questions?
How Long Do People Want to Live?
How Much Should the Delta Variant Worry You?
How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain
How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
Hundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic
Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
In Animal Studies, Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Pain
In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
In Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids' Pain Meds
In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
In Small Study, Ozempic Helped People With Type 1 Diabetes Quit Insulin Treatments
In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic
In Study, Diabetes Drug Mounjaro Helped Dieters Shed an Average of 60 Pounds
In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Be New Option Against Back Pain
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Intestinal Illness Spurs Recall of Bagged Salads Sold at Walmart, Aldi
Is Arthritis Pain Relief as Close as Your Spice Rack?
Is Child's Tummy Pain a Serious Concern? Poll Finds Many Parents Unsure
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is the CDC in Crisis? Former Agency Directors Debate Its Future
Is the Demise of the Doctor's White Coat Near?
Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?
Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
Is Your Specialist Friends With Your Primary Care Doctor? You May Get Better Care
'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
Less Than Three-Quarters of March Madness Fans Wore Masks Properly
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
'Like She Was Not Even There': Children With Disabilities Face Discrimination in Health Care
Listeria Outbreak Linked to Precooked Chicken: CDC
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Clinics Are Selling Ketamine as Bogus 'Cure' for Illnesses
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
Many Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'
Many Turn to Weed to Ease Chronic Pain in States Where It's Legal
Many U.S. Health Care Workers Face Harassment, Burnout
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Migraine? Reach for Prescription Meds, Not Ibuprofen
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
More Than 87,000 Scientific Papers Already Published on COVID-19
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors
Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials
New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
New Postpartum Depression Drug Comes With Hefty Price Tag
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
New Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound Is Now Available, Company Says
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Nonsurgical Treatment Works Well for Arthritic Thumbs
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Crisis May Be Driving Surge in Youth Suicides
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in 6 States
Pain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pet Store Puppies Passing Drug-Resistant Bacteria to People
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
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
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Real-World Study Shows Power of Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines to Prevent COVID
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Risk of COVID from Grocery Store Surfaces Very Low: Study
Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators
Rite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Salmonella Illness in 17 States Tied to Salami, Prosciutto
Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy's Raw Cookie Dough
Sciatica: What Is It, and How Can You Ease the Pain?
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
State Abortion Bans Have New Doctors Staying Away
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
Stay Home This Holiday, CDC and Medical Groups Urge
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Newer Arthritis Meds
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Shows Social Distancing Does Cut Your Odds for COVID-19
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
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
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
Two-Thirds of Doctors, Researchers Say They've Faced Harassment Since Start of Pandemic
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. COVID Outlook Shows Big Improvement by July
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaccines, Boosters Should Protect Against Severe COVID, Even With Omicron: Fauci
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Happened to the Flu This Year?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Medications Are Used to Treat Alzheimer's?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why Your Family History Is So Important to Your Doctor
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Will a Cheap Pill Cure Gonorrhea? New Test Can Tell
Will People Really Need a Yearly COVID Booster Vaccine?
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With 'Twindemic' Looming, 2 out of 5 Americans Plan to Skip Flu Shot
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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