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FDA Limits Use of Two COVID Antibody Treatments
FDA May Limit Use of Two COVID Antibody Treatments
FDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill
FDA OKs Bivalent COVID Boosters for Kids 6 Months and Older
FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19
FDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment
FDA Panel Backs Pfizer's RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
FDA Panel Backs Second RSV Vaccine for Older Americans
FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
FDA Panel Mulls Merck's COVID Antiviral Pill
FDA Panel OKs Pfizer Booster Shot for People 65 or Older, But Not Younger
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of First Nasal Spray to Combat Severe Allergy Attacks
FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
FDA Panel Supports Rollout of Tweaked Booster Shots From Moderna, Pfizer This Fall
FDA Panel to Vote on Pfizer's COVID Vaccine
FDA Panel to Weigh Improved Booster Shots From Moderna, Pfizer
FDA Panel to Weigh Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
FDA Panel Votes for Removal of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
FDA Proposes Ban on Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans' Food
FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug
FDA Says No to Regulating CBD Products as Supplements
FDA Shortens Time to Booster After Moderna Vaccine to 5 Months
FDA Takes Action Against Animal Tranquilizer Tied to Fatal ODs
FDA Tells Three Small E-Cigarette Makers to Stop Selling Flavored Products
FDA Tells Vaccine Makers to Update Boosters to Target Omicron Subvariants
FDA Wants to Lower Lead Levels in Baby Food
FDA Warns 12 Companies About Skin Lightening Products
FDA Warns Against Using Bogus Treatments for Skin Condition Molluscum
FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
FDA Warns of Bogus Fertility Claims for Some Supplements
FDA Warns of Cybersecurity Risk With Certain Medtronic Insulin Pumps
FDA Warns of Dangers From Skin Lightening Creams
FDA Warns of U.S. Norovirus Cases Linked to Canadian Oysters
FDA Withdraws Approval of Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
FDA, Company Square Off in Hearing Over Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
FDA's Food Safety Program Needs a Revamp: Panel
FDA's Tobacco Unit Overloaded and Lacking Direction, Panel Says
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
Federal Agency Mulls Ban on Gas Stoves Due to Health Concerns
Feds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Kids
Feds Warn of Home Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail to Alarm
Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
First FDA-Approved Fecal-Based Treatment Helps Fight a Tough Superbug
Flavored Vapes Still in Stores Despite Federal Ban
Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
Florida Bill Would Ban Elementary School Kids From Learning About Menstruation
Florida Company Recalls All Ice Cream Products Over Possible Listeria Contamination
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom
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
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
Former FDA Chief Robert Califf a Contender to Head Agency Again
Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
Fresh Express Salad Mixes Tied to Multi-State Listeria Outbreak
'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
Frustrations Mount for U.S. Seniors Seeking Access to COVID Vaccines
Gambling: When Does Play Become Addiction?
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
General Mills Issues Flour Recall Due to Salmonella Concerns
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
Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Restrictions on Abortion Pill Access
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
Gruesome Warnings on Cigarette Packs Have Smokers Hiding Them, but not Quitting
Gum Disease Treatments Lose Their Punch in Heavy Smokers
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
Hand Sanitizer Vapors Can Cause Nausea, Dizziness
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
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
'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All U.S. Adults Under 60
Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
High Blood Levels of Cadmium May Be Tied to Worse COVID-19
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-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
How Bad Was COVID in Your State? Governor's Party Affiliation Was Key
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols
How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
How to Safely Use the Right Flea and Tick Product for Your Pet
How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
If You Already Had COVID, Do You Need the COVID Vaccine?
Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
Illinois Mandated 'Stay-at-Home' Orders, Nearby Iowa Didn't: Here's What Happened
Illness, Death in Hundreds of Dogs Spurs FDA Action Against Dog Food Maker
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
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 Emergency Filing, Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Keep Abortion Pill Fully Available
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
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
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
International Group of Health Experts Raise Alarm About Dangers of AI
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Is a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
Is Politics Creating a 'Mortality Gap' for Americans?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
Israeli Data on COVID Boosters to Be Published This Week in Major Journal
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Judge Rules Against Florida's Ban on School Mask Mandates
Judge's Challenge to Abortion Pill Access Brings Swift Reaction
Justice Department Appeals Texas Judge's Ruling on Abortion Pill
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With Six States, D.C.
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Kraft Recalls Powdered Drinks Over Metal, Glass Concerns
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
Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
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
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
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 Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Local Sales Bans on Flavored Tobacco Products in California Cut Use
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won't Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Magnets in Cellphones, Smartwatches Might Affect Pacemakers, FDA Warns
Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
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 Consumers Misunderstand Those 'Best Before' Food Labels
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Existing Drugs Could Be Potent COVID Fighters: Study
Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
Me, Me, Me: Narcissists Drawn to Politics, Study Shows
Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
Members of Biden’s Transition Team Call for New COVID Plan
Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Merck's COVID Pill Appears Effective, But May Pose Pregnancy Risks: FDA
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
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
Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Monoclonal Antibody Rx for COVID Can Be Safely Given by Injection: Study
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More Hospitalizations, Illnesses From Daily Harvest Crumbles
More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
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 Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Most U.S. Voters Want Products Free of Harmful Chemicals: Poll
Most Vaccinated Adults Plan to Get Boosters: Poll
Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
Muffins Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
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
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New USDA Rules Ramp Up Oversight of Organic Food
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
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 Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
Organic Strawberries Linked to Hepatitis Cases, FDA Warns
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
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 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
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
Paid Sick Leave: Good for Business, Study Finds
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
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 Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
Pentagon Says Troops Must Start Lining Up Now for COVID Shots
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Omicron-Specific Booster Shot
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Pfizer Says Lower Dose of Its COVID Vaccine Protects Younger Children
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Politics Big Factor in Folks' Decision to Get Boosters
Politics Clouds Folks' Views on COVID Rules, Global Survey Confirms
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll Finds Many U.S. Women Confused About Medical Abortion
Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
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.
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
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
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Report Outlines National Plan to Test Wastewater for Harmful Germs
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips
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
Sales of Unproven, Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies Are Booming
Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions
San Francisco, N.Y. State Declare Monkeypox Public Health Emergencies
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Scotland Becomes 1st Country to Provide Free Period Products
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Secret Weapon for Quit-Smoking Campaigns: Pets
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Senate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA
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 Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking in Pregnancy Greatly Raises Odds for SIDS in Newborns
Smoking in Pregnancy Has Declined by a Third Since 2016
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Plus Mental Illness Can Send Caffeine Intake Soaring
Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
Social Media Has Big Impact on People Taking Up Smoking, Vaping
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
Stronger Breast Implant Safety Measures Announced by FDA
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Allows Legal Challenges to Texas Abortion Law, But Doesn't Overturn It
Supreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill Ruling
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Biden's Vaccine Mandate for Big Business
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
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
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
TPOXX Is the Only Monkeypox Treatment -- If You Can Get It
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks
Two Top Officials in FDA's Vaccine Review Office to Retire
Two Vaccines Show Effectiveness Against Emerging COVID Variants
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
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 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. Effort to Fight HIV Worldwide Has Brought Lifesaving Treatment to Millions
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. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
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. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low
U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC
U.S. Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Widely Available While Appeal Continues
U.S. Teen Vaping Rates Are Leveling Off But Still High
U.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
U.S. to Stick With International Travel Restrictions
U.S. to Tighten Control of PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Underwear That Guards Against STDs During Oral Sex? FDA Says Yes
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
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
Vaccination Mandate for Federal Workers Reinstated by Appeals Court
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Could Raise Teens' Odds for Severe COVID
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping Worse Than Smoking for Boosting Odds for Stroke at Young Age
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
Voters in 4 States Move to Safeguard Abortion Rights
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Web Searches for Abortion-Linked Terms Soared After Roe v. Wade Overturned
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
What Do Bans on Abortion Mean for People Using IVF?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
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 House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
WHO Slams COVID-19 Booster Shots in Wealthy Nations
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?
Who's Most Likely to Refuse a COVID Vaccine?
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 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 Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
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
With CDC Approval, COVID Shots For Kids Under 5 Ready for Delivery
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
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
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
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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