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Not Just a Lump: Many Women Miss Subtle Signs of Breast Cancer
Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
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 Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Raises Odds for Recurrence in Breast Cancer Survivors
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
Paid Family Leave May Lower Odds for Postpartum Depression
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
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 Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
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 Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic May Have Left Lessons on C-Section 'Preemie' Births
Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
Paxlovid OK for Use in Pregnant Women Infected With COVID
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
Pfizer Warns of Looming Shortage of Long-Acting Penicillin for Kids
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Planning for a Pregnancy? Don't Let Eczema, Psoriasis Get in the Way
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Postpartum Depression Rates Have Tripled for New Moms During Pandemic
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Early Pregnancy Linked to Long-Term Mental Health Issues in Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Preeclampsia Could Slow Fetal Development, Study Finds
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women's Future Heart Health
Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
Pregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women
Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study
Pregnancy May Delay MS
Pregnancy Often More Stressful for Women With Autism
Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
Pregnancy Seems to Ease MS Symptoms, and Research May Show Why
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily
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
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
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
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
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
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
Shorter Storage of Frozen Embryos Tied to Pregnancy Success: Study
Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
States That Restrict Abortions Have More Maternal, Infant Deaths
Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion
Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The Future of Cancer for Americans
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
'Three's Company' Star Suzanne Somers Dies From Cancer at 76
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two Uteruses, Two Babies: One Woman's Story
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
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 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. Infant Mortality Rate Climbs for First Time in 20 Years
U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Maternal Deaths Spiked Upwards During Pandemic
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Syphilis Cases in Newborns Rose 10-fold Over a Decade
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Hits Another Historic Low
U.S.-Wide Abortion Ban Could Cause Big Uptick in Deaths to Moms
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Use of Frozen Embryos Tied to Higher Odds for Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vasectomy Reversal Just as Successful in Men Over 50
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
What Are Your Chances of Having a Second IVF Baby?
What Every Woman Needs to Know About Breast Cancer Screening
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
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
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
With Abortion Access Under Threat, Doctors Focus on 'Contraceptive Counseling'
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Give High Marks to Breast Reconstruction Using Patient's Own Tissue
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Talking: Online Therapy Connects Postpartum Depression Patients With Survivors
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Young Americans Still Want Same Number of Kids, Just Not Right Now
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
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