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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
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, But Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Use of Hair Straighteners Tied to Doubling of Risk for Uterine Cancer
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
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
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 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 Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome