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Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People
Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women
How a Lack of Sleep Can Widen Your Waistline
How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
How Pets Can Be True Lifesavers for Seniors
How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
How to Avoid Unwanted Weight Gain During COVID-19 Pandemic
How to Cope With Your Grief During Coronavirus Pandemic
How to Keep Kids Resilient in a Strange Holiday Season
How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine
How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
How Trust in Science Can Make You Vulnerable to 'Pseudoscience'
How You Can Help Prevent Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic
How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
HRT Could Raise Odds for Asthma
HRT Might Help Older Women Ward Off Recurrent UTIs
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
In One U.S. School District, Nearly 10% of Students Identify as 'Gender-Diverse'
In Your Sights: How Eye Contact Enhances a Conversation
Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
Insomnia May Forecast Depression, Thinking Problems in Older People
Insulin Isn't the Only Blood Sugar Regulator
Insulin May Not Need Refrigeration, Freeing Up Its Use in Poorer Nations
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?
Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?
Is There a 'Risk-Taking' Center in the Brain?
It's a Myth That Promiscuous Women Have Low Self-Esteem
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
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
Kids' Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study
Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds
Kids Often Hit Hard by Death of Beloved Pet, Study Finds
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Know the Signs of Depression and Anxiety
Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones
'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
Lengthening Menstrual Cycles Near Menopause Could Predict Heart Health
LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age
Liar, Liar: Chronic Fibbers Are Rare, Study Reveals
Lockdown Got You Feeling Low? Yoga May Help
Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Lockdown Weight Gain May Have Caused Surge in New Diabetes Cases in Kids
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study
Lockdowns Might Not Have Long-Term Psychological Effect: Study
Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart
Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
'Love Hormone' Could Hold Key to Treating COVID
'Love Hormone' Turns Lions Into Placid Pussycats
Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown
Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression
Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many Adults Delay Getting Help for Eating Disorders
Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
Many Kidney Failure Patients Regret Starting Dialysis
Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
Many U.S. Mass Shooters Had Untreated Mental Illness: Study
Many Young Americans Lonely, Depressed During Pandemic: Survey
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
Maybe Money Can Help Buy Happiness, After All
Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Men, Women Behaved Differently During Pandemic Lockdowns
Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women
Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Problems After First Baby Reduce Likelihood of More Children: Study
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Mental Illness Linked to Higher Risk of Deadly Heart Issues
Mental Illness Not a Factor in Most Mass Shootings
Mental Issues Can Linger More Than a Year After Severe COVID
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS
'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds
Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
More Biodiversity, Better Mental Health?
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
More Than Half of Americans Know Someone Infected or Ill With COVID: Poll
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most Romantic Couples Started Out as Friends, Study Finds
'Motivational' Talks Won't Help Dieters Lose Weight: Study
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Narcissists Are Blind to Their Own Mistakes
Narcissist's 'Thin Skin' Can Easily Lead to Aggression
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
Nearly Half of U.S. Veterans Cited 'Personal Growth' During Pandemic: Survey
Need Better Sleep? Get a Partner
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Nervous About Returning to Work? Take Precautions Against Coronavirus
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Leash on Life: How Dog-Walking Is Helping Veterans Battered by PTSD
New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Treatment May Curb Low Blood Sugar in Kids With Insulin Disorder
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Rise in Global Suicide Rate in First Months of Pandemic
Noisy Neighborhood? It Could Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack
'Non-Drug' Approaches Can Fight Depression in People With Dementia
Now That Psychiatric Care Has Gone Online, Many Patients Want It to Stay There
Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
Omicron Latest Mental Blow to Americans Exhausted by Pandemic
Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
One Attitude Keeps Many From COVID Vaccine, Study Shows
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Boosted Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories, Study Confirms
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Could Be Golden Time for Narcissists: Study
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Drove Spike in Panic Attacks
'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong
Pandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns
Pandemic Has More Americans Turning to Booze
Pandemic Has Overburdened Parents Stressed Out: Poll
Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic May Be Tougher on Women's Mental Health Than Men's
Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes
Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles
Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
Pandemic Stress Has More Americans Grinding Their Teeth
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Stresses Enough to Trigger Political, Social Unrest: Analysis
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Uncertainty Keeping Americans in Limbo: Poll
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pets Helped People Cope During Pandemic Lockdown: Study
Pets Provide Comfort for 'Ruff' Quarantine Time
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Politics Clouds Folks' Views on COVID Rules, Global Survey Confirms
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Americans Highly Stressed by Politics, Pandemic
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
Problem Drinking to Blame for 232 Million Missed Workdays in U.S. Annually
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
'Psychological Distress' Has Tripled in U.S. During Pandemic, Survey Shows
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Purrfect Pal: Robotic Cats May Help People With Dementia
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
Rates of Childhood Diabetes Skyrocket During the Pandemic
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Regret That One-Night Stand? It Probably Won't Stop Another, Study Shows
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Roll Over, Fido. You're Hogging the Bed
School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Science Reveals Secrets of 'Puppy Dog Eyes'
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder
Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Simply Smiling May Boost Your Outlook
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleepless Nights Can Quickly Mess Up Your Emotions
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Social Media Tied to Higher Risk of Depression
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Antidepressants Raises Relapse Risk
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
'Stress Hormone' Levels May Indicate Severity of COVID-19
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Gauges Mental, Physical Toll of Divorce
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Suicide Rate 170 Times Higher for People With Schizophrenia
Suicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Survey Shows Mental Woes Spiked in U.S. Pandemic's First Months
Take Care of Your Mental Health During Pandemic
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Telehealth Is Growing in Use, Acceptance Among Americans: Poll
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
Testosterone's Ties to Success May Be a Myth
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
Therapy by Phone Helps Parkinson's Patients Manage Depression
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
Think You Gained Weight During Quarantine? You Might Be Wrong
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough COVID Measures Were Tough on Mental Health
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Teachers Often Faced Harassment, Violence During Pandemic: Poll
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic: Dogs
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study
Vaccine 'Nocebo': If You Expect Side Effects, They May Come
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Want Respect at Work? Ditch the Emojis
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm
Week Off Social Media Boosts Mental Health: Study
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?
When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Some Gifts Are Better-Received Than Others
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Will the COVID-19 Pandemic Leave a Mental Health Crisis in Its Wake?
Winter Blues? It Could Be SAD
With Pandemic-Related Stress, Abuse Against Kids Can Surge
Women Can Dance Themselves to Better Health After Menopause
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Worry, Depression Can Plague Folks Who Get Implanted Defibrillators
Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears
Would More Free Time Really Make You Happier?
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Yes, Bad Sleep Does Make People Grumpy
'You Didn't Tag Me!' Instagram Snubs Hurt, Study Confirms
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
You're Not Imagining It: Dogs Do Get Jealous
Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn't Strike Everyone
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