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• 1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest
• 1 in 20 Cases of Dementia Occurs in People Under 65
• 1 in 3 U.S. Public Health Workers Feels Threatened During Pandemic
• 1 in 5 Avoided Health Care During Pandemic, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Hospitalized NYC COVID-19 Patients Needed ICU Care
• 10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia
• 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge
• 7 Out of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Have Long-Haul Symptoms
• 75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart
• A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter
• A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia
• A More Diverse Human Genome: The 'Pangenome'
• About 100,000 U.S. Nurses Left Workforce During Pandemic
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• 'Active Grandparent': Humans Evolved to Exercise in Old Age
• Adding These Foods to Your Diet Could Keep Dementia Away
• Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study
• Ageism Is Everywhere and Can Harm Health
• Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese
• Almost 20 Million Older Americans Live With Sight-Robbing Macular Degeneration
• Always Be Ready for a Trip to the ER
• Alzheimer's Diagnosis May Come With Big Cost to Social Life
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Patients Are Being Given Too Many Meds
• Alzheimer's: Buying Time
• Americans' Odds for Parkinson's May Be Higher Than Thought
• Americans Over 50 Want to 'Age in Place' at Home, But Many Aren't Prepared: Poll
• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• America's ER Docs Warn of Surge in Patients Due to 'Tripledemic'
• America's ERs Are Jammed, Affecting Patients on Other Wards
• Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine
• Amid Lockdowns, Online Exercise Classes Help Seniors Feel Less Alone
• Amid Pandemic, Fears That Older Americans Are Feeling 'Expendable'
• An Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep Frailty Away
• Ancient DNA Points to Oral Herpes' Beginnings
• Another Pandemic Harm: Seniors May Have Higher Risk of Falling
• Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• Are Retired NFL Players Aging Faster Than Other Men?
• As Omicron Rages, How Important Are Case Counts Anymore?
• As Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30% in Past Week
• As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study
• As U.S. Vaccinations Rise, Hospitals Ease Restrictions on Visitors
• Ask Grandma to Dance to Boost Her Mood And Strengthen Your Bonds
• Assisted Living Centers Can Do More for Dementia Patients, Experts Say
• Asthma Isn't a Risk Factor for Worsening COVID-19: Study
• Asthma May Not Boost Odds of Severe COVID-19
• At One Hospital, ICU Workers' PPE May Have Kept Coronavirus at Bay
• Autism in Older Adults: Studies Show Higher Rates of Mental, Physical Ills
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 11/21 -- Which Kids With COVID Will Get Very Sick?
• Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
• Bad Sleep Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss
• Bathing and Alzheimer's Disease
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Being Social May Be Key to 'Sense of Purpose' as You Age
• Biden to Strengthen Push for Vaccine Mandates in New COVID Plan
• Big Weight Loss May Help Prevent Severe COVID-19
• Big Worry for Folks Heading to Hospital: Who'll Care for My Pet?
• Bike-Linked Head Injuries Plummet for U.S. Kids, But Not Adults
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study
• Bladder Trouble Worsens With Age for Women, Study Confirms
• Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Blood Test Spots Biological Markers for Schizophrenia
• Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age
• Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men
• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
• Brain Secrets of the Super-Sharp 'Super-Agers'
• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
• Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are Spreading
• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Cats Might Be Purrfect Model for Human Genetics Research
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
• Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
• Cheap, Effective Ventilator Made From Ambulance 'Resuscitation Bags'
• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women
• Clearing Out Clutter Might Not Help People With Dementia
• Clues to Rare Disorder Affecting Kids With COVID-19
• Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later
• Compounds in Chocolate, Berries Might Help Boost Memory As You Age
• Conservatorships Keep the Homeless in Psychiatric Wards Too Long: Study
• Coronavirus Takes Aim at Fat Cells, Study Shows
• Could a Quick Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19 Be on the Way?
• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
• Could an Experimental Cancer Drug Help Treat Spinal Injury?
• Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
• Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
• Could Estrogen Help Shield Women's Brains From Alzheimer's?
• Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?
• Could Hospital Visit Records Help Docs Spot ADHD, Autism Early?
• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
• Could Men's Testosterone Play Role in COVID Survival?
• Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?
• Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?
• Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?
• Counting Steps? Here's How Many You Need to Boost Health
• COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
• COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds
• COVID Boosters Raise Antibody Levels by 85% in Nursing Home Residents
• COVID Can Affect Brains of Hospitalized Kids
• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
• COVID Hospitalizations Rising in Kids Too Young for Vaccine
• COVID Infection Unlikely From Hospital Surfaces: Study
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
• COVID Vaccines Cut Odds of Hospitalization By Two-Thirds
• COVID-19 Fears Had Sick, Injured Americans Avoiding ERs
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Ills No Greater for Those With Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Jitters Shouldn't Keep You From the Emergency Room
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Takes Heavy Toll on Kidneys
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults
• Daily Average of COVID Hospitalizations in US Hits 100,000
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7
• Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study
• Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases
• Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later
• Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
• Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains
• Dirty Air Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Asthma, COPD
• DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk
• Do Genes Doom Some Kids to Obesity? Probably Not, Study Finds
• Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You
• Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study
• Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
• Early Dialysis Doesn't Improve Outcomes With Acute Kidney Failure
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
• Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia
• Everyday Internet Use by Older Adults Might Help Keep Dementia at Bay
• Exercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors' Thinking, Memory
• Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently
• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
• Extremely Low Incidence of COVID Hospitalization After Vaccine, Boosters: Study
• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
• Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study
• Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
• FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine
• FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults
• Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer
• Fewer Suicide-Related ER Visits in COVID Era, and That Has Experts Worried
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Financial Planning With Your Parents
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Flipping the Odds: Turning Patients Prone Helps Fight COVID-19
• Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?
• For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
• For Women Delaying Childbirth, Freezing Eggs May Be Best Option: Study
• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
• Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
• Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
• Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
• Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November
• Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
• Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
• Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study
• Giving Birth During the Pandemic? Facts You Need to Know
• Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
• Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
• Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
• Had COVID or Gotten Vaccine? Hospitalization Is 'Extremely Uncommon'
• Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers
• Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health
• Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
• Heading South for the Winter? Check This Medical Checklist
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
• Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
• Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C
• Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
• High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
• High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?
• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
• Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
• High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
• High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
• History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
• Hospitalizations for Teens With Eating Disorders Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• Hot Days Can Send Even Younger Folks to the ER
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How Climate Change Could Put More MS Patients in Danger
• How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Long Do People Want to Live?
• How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?
• How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
• How Moving the Homeless to Hotels During the Pandemic Helps Everyone
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How One Hospital Kept COVID Transmissions at Nearly Zero
• How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide
• How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults
• Hurricanes Leave Rise in Hospitalizations in Their Wake
• Hurricanes Threaten Many U.S. Coastal Hospitals With Serious Flooding
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• Infusion of Certain Immune Cells May Help in Severe Coronavirus Cases
• Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
• Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
• Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
• Is It Time to End Universal Masking in Hospitals, Clinics?  Many Experts Think So
• Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
• It Can Take Weeks for Some Patients With Severe COVID to Recover Consciousness
• Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
• Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
• Keeping Same Nurse for All Home Health Care May Be Crucial for Dementia Patients
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kids' Hospitalizations Accompany Rising Unemployment Rates: Study
• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault
• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
• Language Can Make the Difference Between Home, Hospital Care: Study
• Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
• Laughter As Medicine: Clowns Help Hospitalized Kids Cope
• Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
• Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
• Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
• Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
• Living to Age 130:  New Study Projects It Could Happen
• Long COVID, Big Bills: Grim Legacy of Even Short Hospital Stays
• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
• Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
• Loss of Smell May Signal Milder Case of COVID-19: Study
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
• Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
• Many At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
• Many Cases of 'Penicillin Allergy' Might Be Mistaken
• Many COVID-19 Patients Given Useless Antibiotics: Study
• Many Face Months of Lingering Symptoms After COVID Hospital Discharge
• Many Hospital Workers Infected With Coronavirus Don't Show Symptoms
• Many Hospitalized COVID Patients Will Need Longer-Term Care at Home
• Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
• Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
• Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
• Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
• Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
• Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
• Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
• Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
• Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
• Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
• More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
• More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
• More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
• More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
• More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting  'Broken Heart' Syndrome
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• More Pot-Linked Poisoning Cases as Edibles' Popularity Booms
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
• More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
• Neanderthal Poop Provides Clues to  Modern Humans' 'Microbiome'
• Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
• Nearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
• Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
• Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
• New COVID Cases Were 300% Higher This Labor Day Weekend Than Last Year
• New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
• New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
• New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
• Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
• Number of U.S. Kids Hospitalized With COVID Is Likely Overcounted: Study
• Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
• On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
• Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
• Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
• Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
• Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
• Patient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
• Patients Hospitalized With COVID Face Similar Risks, Regardless of Variant
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
• Pfizer Begins Trial of COVID Drug Paxlovid in Kids 6 to 17
• Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
• Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
• Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
• Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
• Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older
• Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
• President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
• Preventing Alzheimer's
• Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
• Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
• Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
• Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
• Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
• Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
• Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
• Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
• Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
• Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
• Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
• Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
• Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
• Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
• Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
• Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
• Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
• RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
• Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
• Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
• Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
• Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
• Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
• Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
• Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
• Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
• Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
• Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
• Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
• Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
• Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
• Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
• Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
• Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
• Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
• Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
• Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
• Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
• Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
• Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
• Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
• Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
• Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
• 'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
• Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
• Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
• The Germs on Your Toothbrush Can Reveal Your Health
• The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
• The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
• There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
• There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
• There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
• Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
• Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
• Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
• Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
• Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
• Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
• Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
• Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
• Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
• Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
• Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
• Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
• U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
• U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
• U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
• U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
• U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
• U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
• Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
• Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
• Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
• Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
• Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
• Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
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