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Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis
Does Meat Need Warning Labels on How It Harms Climate, Health?
Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key
Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
Does Your City Park Make the '25 Happiest' List?
Does Your Home Have Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Radon?
Dog Bites More Common on Hot, Hazy Days
Don't Linger: 'Aerosolized Droplets' Hang in the Air After Toilet Flush
Double Trouble: Wildfire Smoke Could Boost Odds for COVID's Spread
Double Trouble: Wildfires Can Raise COVID Risks
Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People
Early-Life Removal of Ovaries Could Bring Faster Aging
Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
Eating Well in Middle Age Could Help Your Brain Decades Later
El estrés no siempre desencadena una recaída en los trastornos de la alimentación, según un estudio
EPA Awards $58 Million to Help Schools, Daycare Centers Remove Lead From Drinking Water
EPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
EPA Plans New Strategy Against PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.
EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution
EPA to Require Removal of All Lead Pipes From U.S. Water System
EPA to Sharply Limit Refrigerant Production in New Climate Rule
EPA Toughens Lead Standards in Older Homes, Buildings
ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
Even Before Uvalde, Gun-Related Deaths to Texas Schoolchildren Were Rising
Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Even Good Weather Didn't Lift Lockdown Blues: Study
Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia
Everyday Internet Use by Older Adults Might Help Keep Dementia at Bay
Eviction Bans Helped Stop COVID's Spread in Cities: Study
Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
Exercise Can Preserve Astronauts' Heart Health on Long Space Flights
Exercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors' Thinking, Memory
Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently
Exhaled 'Aerosols' Spread Coronavirus Up to 13 Feet, Shoes Carry Virus, Too
Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
Experiment Shows Many Seniors Falling Prey to 'Impostor Scams'
Experts Issue Warning About Carbon Monoxide Dangers Ahead of Hurricane Ian
Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
Experts Warn of 'Sound Cannon' Hearing Loss at Protest Marches
Extreme Heat Can Take Toll on People Battling Mental Health Issues
Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
Failing Health Leaves Older Americans Vulnerable to Scams, Poll Finds
Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women
Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate
Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials
Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study
Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine
FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
Federal Government to Regulate Staffing at Nursing Homes for First Time
Feds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; 3 Deaths Reported
Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
Financial Planning With Your Parents
Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
Fireworks Are Bad News for Your Lungs
First Year of Pandemic Saw Depression Rates Triple
Flu Virus Can Travel on Dust Particles. Does the Same Hold True for Coronavirus?
Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
For Many, Holiday Joy Is Shadowed by COVID Fears: Poll
For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
For the Best Stroke Care, Where You Live Matters
For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
For Women Delaying Childbirth, Freezing Eggs May Be Best Option: Study
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
'Forever Chemicals' Used in Furniture May Not Help Fabrics Resist Stains
Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong
'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November
Get COVID-19 Vaccines to Poor Nations Instead of Making Booster Shots: WHO
Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
Give Others Help, Get Back Health Benefits: Study
Giving Back: Once a Lung Transplant Recipient, Now a Surgical Nurse
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
Global Warming Could Make Pregnancies More Dangerous
Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
Global Warming Could Mean Less Sleep for Billions
Global Warming Could Worsen COPD Symptoms
Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast
Going Vegan Healthy for Dogs, Cats — and the Planet
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Got the 'Winter Blues'? Exercise Can Help
Green Spaces Give Mental Boost, Even When White With Snow
Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain
Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone
Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study
Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
Guard Yourself Against the Health Dangers of Wildfire Smoke
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify
Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers
Handle DIY Cleaning Products With Care During Coronavirus Pandemic
Happiness From Home Buying Is Often Fleeting, Study Shows
Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health
Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
Hawaii to Ease COVID Rules for Fully Vaccinated Tourists
Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist
Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
Health Issue Has Bruce Springsteen Postponing Shows for the Rest of the Year
Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
Healthy Dining Is Healthy for the Planet, Too
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heat Waves Bring Health Crises to the Homeless
Heat Waves Far More Frequent Now Than in 1980s
Heat Waves Topping 132 Degrees F Likely in Middle East Without Action on Climate Change
Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
Helping Older Loved Ones in a Heat Wave
High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?
High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
High Blood Triglycerides Could Help Ward Off Dementia
High Cadmium Levels Linked to Endometriosis
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
High Levels of PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Kids' School Uniforms
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren't Trained
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
Hot Asphalt Releases a Lot of Pollution Into the Air
Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
Hotter Climate Could Mean Worsening Eyesight for Americans
How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
How Easily Can Singing Spread COVID-19?
How Empty Cupboards Can Raise Diabetes Risk
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Long Do People Want to Live?
How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?
How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
How Much Do Trees Lower Urban Temperatures?
How Much Vision Loss Impairs Your Driving? New Study Has Answers
How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide
How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health
Humans Bear Blame for Red Tides
Humans Pass Coronavirus to Deer, Creating Reservoir for Variants
Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
Hurricane Season Starts June 1. Protect Your Family From Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Inflation Has Americans' Anxiety Levels Surging: Poll
Inflation Is Really Stressing Americans Out
Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?
Is Sheltering Under an Overpass Safe When Tornadoes Strike?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?
Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Japanese Scientists Discover New Disease Carried by Ticks
Job Loss Within Couples Ups Odds for Miscarriage, Stillbirth
Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
Job Worries Are Keeping Americans Awake at Night: Survey
Join the Chorus: Singing Can Be Safe During Pandemic
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Health Care May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients
Kept Home Under Lockdown, U.S. Couples May Have Spurred a 'Baby Bump'
Keto, Paleo, Vegan: How Does Your Diet Affect the Planet?
Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Living Near Airports Face Lead Poisoning Dangers
Kids' Weight Rises When Convenience Stores Open Nearby: Study
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
Largest Operator of Nursing Homes in U.S. Issues Vaccine Mandate for All Workers
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Lithium in Water Supply Linked to Uptick in Autism Risk
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
Live Near a 'Superfund' Site? Your Life Span Might Be Shorter
Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants
Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen
Local Rates of Flu, RSV Show Up in a City's Wastewater
Lockdowns' Benefits for Air Quality Weren't as Big as Thought: Study
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
Long COVID Now Common in U.S. Nursing Homes
Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains
Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Bees Could Harm Health of Millions of People
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones
Low Risk That Scientists Can Pass Coronavirus to North American Bats
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
Majority of Workers at America's Nursing Homes Unvaccinated Against Flu, COVID
Make the Holidays Comforting for Loved Ones With Alzheimer's
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
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 Seniors Shunned In-Home Care During Pandemic, Worsening Health
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many U.S. Adults Aren't Getting Healthy Amounts of Fruits, Vegetables
Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Many Young Kids With Autism Are Kicked Out of Day Care: Study
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
Menus With 'Climate Change Impact' Info Sway Diners' Choices
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation
Microplastics Are Harming the Guts of Seabirds -- and Maybe Humans, Too
Microplastics Found in Mussels That Humans Eat
Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
Millions of Tons of COVID Masks, Gloves Will End Up in Oceans
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's
Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Modern Livestock Farming Can Pose Public Health Risk
Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development
Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
Money Woes Hit Many Americans Early in Pandemic: Study
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?
More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than 230 Medical Journals Issue Joint Statement on Health Dangers of Global Warming
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
Move to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Nearly Half of Tap Water Americans Drink Is Tainted With PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhood May Affect a Couple's Odds of Conceiving
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells
New Parasite Is Killing Sea Otters, and Might Pose Threat to People
New Tick-Borne Virus Is Spreading Across U.S.
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Sign of Human Herpesvirus in African Gorillas
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
Normal Conversation Spreads Virus-Laden Droplets Beyond 6 Feet
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
Nursing Home Staff Closest to Patients Are Least Likely to Get COVID Vaccines
Nursing Homes a Hotspot for COVID-19 Deaths
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show
NYC's Ban on Heating Oil Helped Clean the Air
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Ocean Color Is Changing, and Climate Change is Likely Behind It
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters: CDC
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
Paid Sick Leave Saves Workers' Lives: Study
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Could Complicate Hurricane Season
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Pandemic's Early Days Hit Nurses Hard: Report
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Parks, Gardens Might Boost Life Spans in Poorer Neighborhoods
Parks, Rivers, Lakes: Nature's Great Stress Relievers
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
People Exhale Less COVID Virus as Their Infection Wanes
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Diabetes Caregivers Exhausted, Lacking Support
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
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
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poorer Neighborhoods Linked to Higher Asthma Rates in Kids
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Pandemic End to Food Assistance Programs Meant 2 Million More Americans Went Hungry
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
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
Prior COVID Infection May Shield You From Another for at Least 10 Months
Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
PTSD May Plague Nurses, Especially in COVID-19 Era
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim
Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy
Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Rat-Borne Parasite That Can Cause Brain Disease Spreading in Southern U.S.
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Remodeling Your Home for Wheelchair Access
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Report Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
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
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Runaway Global Warming Will Make Some Areas Too Hot for Human Life
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
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?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Sen. Mitch McConnell Cleared for Work After Another 'Freeze' During Media Briefing
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Seniors: Stay Social, Active for 'Optimal Aging,' Study Shows
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Distancing? Your Paycheck Plays a Role
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Space Travel Might Weaken Immune System
Space Travel Takes Toll on Astronauts' Blood, Bone
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stray Cats Shed Toxoplasmosis Parasites in Cities, Especially in Warm Weather
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
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
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Timing of Menopause Could Affect a Woman's Muscle Loss
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
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
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Travel Times to Abortion Facilities Have Lengthened After Dobbs Decision: Study
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Triple-Digit Heat Wave a Danger to Those With Dementia
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
TV Remotes, Nurse Call Buttons: Where Coronavirus Lingers in Nursing Homes
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
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. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began
U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads
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. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Up to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Washington State's New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
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 Exactly Is Hospice Care?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
When a Parent Moves In
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Whether or Not You Get Heart-Healthy Statins May Depend on Race
Which Americans Live Longest? Race, Region May Be Key
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
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 Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
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 Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
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 Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
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
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: 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
Years Before Diagnosis, People With Alzheimer's Lose Financial Acumen
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your 'Biological Age' Could Affect Your Odds for Stroke, Dementia
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
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