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• 1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest
• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 3 High School Seniors Who Misuse Prescription Opioids Turn to Heroin
• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 3 Big Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties for Role in Opioid Crisis
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives
• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• About 1 in 35 U.S. Pregnancies Exposed to Opioids
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As Opioid Deaths Rise Among Teens, Too Few Youth Get Anti-Addiction Drug
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities
• Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Big Drop Seen in Drug Treatment Admissions During Pandemic
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That
• Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study
• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
• Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome
• Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy
• Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
• Black Stroke Survivors Less Likely to Get Treated for Complications
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid
• Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack
• Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
• Cases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?
• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
• COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020
• COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
• COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
• COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods
• COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• Curbing Opioid Prescriptions Won't Raise Suicide Rates: Study
• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
• Dangerous Prescriptions of Opioids-Plus-Sedatives Plummet in U.S.
• Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
• Deadly 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Experts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• 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
• Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
• Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
• FDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• FDA Takes Action Against Animal Tranquilizer Tied to Fatal ODs
• FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
• 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• 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
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• 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 a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
• In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
• In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
• IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• 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
• Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
• Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• '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
• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• 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
• Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
• Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
• 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
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
• Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• 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 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
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
• States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• 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
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
• U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
• 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 Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
• U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
• 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. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
• U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
• Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
• 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
• Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
• Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
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• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
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• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: 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
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
• Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
• 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 U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
• Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
• 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
• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome