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How Long Do Lockdowns Keep People at Home?
How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
How Secure Is Your Health or Fitness App?
How to Avoid Unwanted Weight Gain During COVID-19 Pandemic
How to Cope With Your Grief During Coronavirus Pandemic
How to Get Better Sleep While Working at Home
How to Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
How to Sleep Better During the Pandemic
How to Sleep Better in 2021
How Trust in Science Can Make You Vulnerable to 'Pseudoscience'
How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
HPV Infection Tied to Higher Odds of Premature Delivery
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
HRT Could Raise Odds for Asthma
HRT Might Help Older Women Ward Off Recurrent UTIs
If Mom-to-Be Lives Near Airport, Odds for Preemie Birth Rise
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
In Your Sights: How Eye Contact Enhances a Conversation
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
In-Person Pregnancy Checks Won't Raise COVID Risk
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
Intense Workouts Right Before Bed Could Cost You Sleep
Intermittent Fasting Can Cut Your Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease
Intervening in Infancy Might Help Prevent Some Cases of Autism: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is a Drug for Sleep Apnea on the Horizon?
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?
Is Hysterectomy Always Needed for a Common, Painful Gynecologic Condition?
Is Insulin Resistance a Recipe for Depression?
Is the Demise of the Doctor's White Coat Near?
Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?
Is There a Link Between Vaping and Eating Disorders in the Young?
Is There a 'Risk-Taking' Center in the Brain?
Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change
It's a Myth That Promiscuous Women Have Low Self-Esteem
It's a Scream: Human Brains Alert to Positive Shrieks
IVF Won't Raise Ovarian Cancer Risk: Study
Junk Food, Booze Often Star in America's Hit Movies
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Keeping Harmony in the Family During Coronavirus Pandemic
Key to Good Sleep for Toddlers Starts in Infancy
Kids' Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
Kids With Autism Have Unique Gut 'Microbiomes'
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones
Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
Later School Start Times Mean Better-Rested Kids: Study
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
Let Babies Eat Eggs to Avoid Egg Allergy Later: Study
Liar, Liar: Chronic Fibbers Are Rare, Study Reveals
Living Near Oil, Gas Wells Tied to Low Birth Weight Infants
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids
Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown
Long COVID Can Last a Year; Many Sufferers Quit Jobs
Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart
Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks
'Love Hormone' Turns Lions Into Placid Pussycats
Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes
Lullaby Effect: Music Can Speed Your Way to Sleep, Study Finds
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Many Adults Delay Getting Help for Eating Disorders
Many Americans May Quit, Change Jobs Due to Pandemic Stress: Survey
Many Americans Wrong About Sun's Skin Cancer Dangers: Poll
Many Babies Acquire Oral HPV, Probably From Mom
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Employees Have Mixed Feelings as Offices Reopen
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options
Many Young Americans Lonely, Depressed During Pandemic: Survey
Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Mask Up or Not? One Factor Dictates a Social Norm
Mask Wearing Declines, Even as COVID-19 Touches More U.S. Lives: Poll
Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids
Masks Vital to Stopping COVID at Gyms, Studies Show
Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study
Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Preeclampsia Risk During Pregnancy
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 Can Make Workplace Tougher for Women: Study
Men's Genital Bacteria Help Predict Partners' Risk for Vaginal Infection: Study
Mental Confusion an Early Warning Sign of Severe COVID-19
Midday Nap Could Leave You Smarter: Study
Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
Migraine Before Menopause Could Be Linked to High Blood Pressure Later
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
Migraines Tied to Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
Migraines? Get Moving: Exercise Can Help Curb Attacks
Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
'Mindfulness' on Your Mind? It Has Limits, Review Finds
Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development
Mom's Pre-Pregnancy Weight Could Affect Odds for Child's Asthma, Allergies
Mom-to-Be's Flu Shot Doesn't Raise Autism Risk
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More Evidence COVID Raises Odds for Pregnancy Complications
More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More Than a Snore? Recognize the Signs of Sleep Apnea
More U.S. Women Using Marijuana to Help Ease Menopause: Study
More Women Turning to Marijuana Products to Help With Menopause
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
'Morning Sickness' Doesn't Stick to the A.M., Study Confirms
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Newborns of COVID-19-Infected Moms Fare Well
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most Pregnant Women With COVID Are Asymptomatic
Most Romantic Couples Started Out as Friends, Study Finds
Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
MS Doesn't Put Women at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Nap at Preschool May Boost Tots' Learning
Narcissists Are Blind to Their Own Mistakes
Narcissist's 'Thin Skin' Can Easily Lead to Aggression
Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study
Nature Helped Many Kids Cope During Lockdown: Study
Need Better Sleep? Get a Partner
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness
New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
New Law Expands Care for Rape Victims
New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism
New Treatment May Curb Low Blood Sugar in Kids With Insulin Disorder
New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around
Newborn May Have Contracted Coronavirus in the Womb: Report
Newborns of Moms With COVID-19 Face Little Infection Risk: Study
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No Health Issues for Babies Born to Women Who Had COVID in Pregnancy
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
No Sign COVID Raises Odds for Preterm Delivery, Stillbirths
No Sign That COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk
Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
NYC Shoppers Prefer Stores That Enforce Social Distancing, Study Finds
Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
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 Ups Women's Odds for Early Hip Fracture
Odds of Pregnancy in IVF Same With Frozen or Fresh Embryos: Study
On Waitlist for Liver Transplants, Women Die More Often Than Men
Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
One Big Reason Women May Be Less Prone to COVID-19
One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Only Republican 'Elites' Will Convince Some Vaccine Resisters to Get the Shot: Study
Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Owners Can Play Big Role in Dogs' Problem Behaviors
Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
Pandemic Boosted Paranoia and Conspiracy Theories, Study Confirms
Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Can Overwhelm Those With Autism
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Could Be Golden Time for Narcissists: Study
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Day Care Closures Forced 600,000 U.S. Working Moms to Leave Jobs
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
'Pandemic Fatigue' Setting in? Here's How to Stay Safe and Strong
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Greatly Diminished Services for Kids, Adults With Autism
Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds
Pandemic Has Pregnant Women 'Really Stressed,' Survey Shows
Pandemic Is Leading to More Depression for Pregnant Women Worldwide: Study
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
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 Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Global Decline in Urban Crime
Pandemic Stress Altered Many Women's Menstrual Cycles
Pandemic Stress Has Americans Gaining Weight, Drinking More: Poll
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic to Endemic: Is a New Normal Near?
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pets Provide Comfort for 'Ruff' Quarantine Time
Philly Study Finds Lockdowns Linked to Spike in Gun Violence
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Placenta's Hidden Mysteries Revealed in MRI Study
Politics Clouds Folks' Views on COVID Rules, Global Survey Confirms
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Poor Sleep Linked to More Mood Disorders During Pandemic
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling
Postpartum Depression Can Do Long-Term Harm to Women's Finances
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
Pregnancy Complications Raise Future Odds of Preterm Birth: Study
Pregnancy Raises the Risk for Kidney Stones
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Face Higher Odds of Coronavirus Infection
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Guard Against Coronavirus
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pregnant Women Pass on COVID Vaccine Protection to Newborns
Pregnant Women Show No Worse Symptoms After COVID Vaccines
Pregnant Women With COVID-19 at High Risk for Complications
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
PTSD Symptoms May Vary Throughout Menstrual Cycle: Study
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Radiology Study Suggests 'Horrifying' Rise in Domestic Violence During Pandemic
Rates of Childhood Diabetes Skyrocket During the Pandemic
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Real-World Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe for Kids Ages 5-11
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Regret That One-Night Stand? It Probably Won't Stop Another, Study Shows
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Restful Sleep Could Help Ward Off Heart Failure
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Ridesharing Services May Be Lowering Drunk Driving Deaths
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Roll Over, Fido. You're Hogging the Bed
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Science Doesn't Always Boost Sales, Study Finds
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Severe Morning Sickness Linked to Depression Before and After Birth
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Short Course of Psychotherapy Can Help Ease Panic Disorder
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Skin-to-Skin Contact Could Boost Survival of Very Premature Babies
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleep Deprived? Coffee Can Only Help So Much
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Sleep Experts Call for End to Twice-a-Year Time Changes
Sleep Issues Are Soaring in U.S. Military: Study
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleepless Nights Can Quickly Mess Up Your Emotions
Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
Small Risk of Autism Seen in Babies Born Preterm and Post-Term
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Lotteries Don't Boost COVID Vaccination Numbers: Study
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Stillbirths, Other Pregnancy Complications Up During Pandemic
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Bolsters Effectiveness of 'Guided Play' for Learning
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Survey Finds Many Adults Don't Want Kids -- and They're Happy
Symptomatic COVID Could Bring on Emergency Delivery in Pregnant Women
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
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
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
Text 'Nudges' May Help Boost Vaccination Rates
That Cough or Sneeze Behind You Might Not Be COVID: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
'The Lockdowns Worked,' Experts Say, But Did America Reopen Too Soon?
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Social Media Time Could Raise Risk of Depression
Touching Your Face Is a Coronavirus Danger: Tips to Help You Stop
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Toxic Metals Might Affect Pregnancy, Study Finds
Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
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. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
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
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Vaginal Bacteria Could Help Predict Risk of Premature Birth: Study
Vaginal Ring Could Shield Women From HIV for 3 Months at a Time
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Want Better Rapport With Your Cat? Bat Your Eyes
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
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 Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Makes for a Satisfying Work Zoom Meeting?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
What's the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?
When a Handgun Is in the Home, Suicide Risk Quickly Rises
When Climbing Corporate Ladder, Women Are as Competitive as Men: Study
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
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 Facebook, Twitter Flag Posts as 'Unverified,' Readers Listen
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Tackling a Problem, Pigs and Pooches Have Different Strategy
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?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Are Sports-Linked Concussions Rising Among Girls?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why COVID Infection Raises Risks in Pregnancy
Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Handwriting Still Beats Typing, Videos at Helping Folks Learn
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom?
Women Are Much Safer Drivers Than Men, British Study Finds
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Ask for More Time When Deadlines Loom
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Workplace Sexual Harassment Might Raise Suicide Risk: Study
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Would More Free Time Really Make You Happier?
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