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Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
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 Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's in Your CBD Product? Labels Often Mislead
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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