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1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost

1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19

10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia

12 Steps to the Best Holiday Gift: Health

2 Million Infant Swings, Rockers Recalled Due to Strangulation Danger

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40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences

5 Million More Americans Became Gun Owners During Pandemic

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A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter

A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia

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About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19

Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study

Achilles Tendon Injures Are Rising - Here's How to Spot Them

'Active Grandparent': Humans Evolved to Exercise in Old Age

Active Older Vets More Likely to Fall, But Less Likely to Get Hurt: Study

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ADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply

ADHD Med Prescriptions Spiked Early in Pandemic

ADHD Medication ODs Rising in U.S. Kids, Teens

ADHD Meds Can Help Preschoolers, But Effects Vary

ADHD Meds May Help Keep Some Kids From Thoughts of Suicide

ADHD Raises Adult Suicide Risk, Especially for Women

Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?

Adult Education Classes Could Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer's

Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain

A-Fib May Be Bigger Threat to Women's Brains Than Men's

After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival

After Ian's Destruction: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes

After Lockdown, Ease Back Into Exercise

Ageism Is Everywhere and Can Harm Health

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Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost

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Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold

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Common Heartburn Meds Tied to Higher Diabetes Risk

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Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs

Concussion Can Lead to Vision, Balance Problems in Young Kids

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Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring

Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

Could a Hormone Help Spur High Blood Pressure?

Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?

Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?

Could an Experimental Cancer Drug Help Treat Spinal Injury?

Could Ativan Pose Harm to People Battling Pancreatic Cancer?

Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?

Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?

Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?

Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?

Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?

Could Popular Heartburn Meds Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

Could the First Drug That Slows Arthritis Be Here?

Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?

Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?

Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?

Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?

Could You Save a Life After Mass Violence? Most Americans Say No

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 Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients

COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says

COVID Caused Almost 1 Million Extra Deaths Across 29 Wealthy Countries

COVID Death Toll Tops 5 Million Worldwide

COVID Deaths Continue to Decline in U.S.

COVID Deaths Drop to New Lows in U.S., While Vaccination Rates Climb

COVID Drove 23% Spike in U.S. Deaths In 2020

COVID Falls From America's #1 Killer to #7 by June

COVID Has Killed More Americans Than the Spanish Flu Did in 1918

COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy

COVID May Help Trigger High Blood Pressure in Folks Already at Risk

COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows

COVID Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year

COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study

COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries

COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows

COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study

COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study

COVID's Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers

CPSC Warns Against Using Peloton Treadmill After Child's Death

Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study

Cutting Calories May Slow Aging in Healthy Adults

Cycle Safe: Find the Right Bike Helmet for Your Child

Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be

Dance Injuries Jump in United States

DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End

Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50

Death of Spouse Could Raise Men's Odds for Prostate Cancer

Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America

Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America

Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7

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

Depression Treatment Starts Changing the Brain Within 6 Weeks

Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills

Diabetes Drug Might Help Women With Preeclampsia Prolong Their Pregnancy

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain

Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains

Digestive Diseases Can Take Toll on Seniors' Mental Health

Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths

Disasters Leave a Rise in Suicides in Their Wake: Study

DIY Projects Can Be Prime Time for Foot Injuries

Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?

Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?

Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?

Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You

Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug

Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis

Doctors Often Prescribe Antidepressants for Pain, But Do They Really Work?

Does 'Prediabetes' Lead to Full-Blown Diabetes? Age May Be Key

Dogs Have Died After Licking a Common Chemotherapy Cream, FDA Warns

Don't Cut Back on Asthma Meds During Pandemic, Expert Advises

Don't Feel the Burn: Stay Safe From Heat Injuries

Don't Get Burned Grilling, and Other Hot Weather Tips

Don't Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say

Don't Use Veterinary Drug Ivermectin Against COVID, FDA Warns

Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers

Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span

Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans

Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients

Drug Choice Might Matter for Patients With Macular Degeneration

Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers

Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

Drug Improves Survival for Rare, Deadly Kidney Cancer

Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19

Drug Might Help Slow Nearsightedness in Kids

Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women

Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too

Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis

During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose

During the Holidays, Help Protect the Elderly from Falls

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

Early-Life Removal of Ovaries Could Bring Faster Aging

Earthquakes Are Unpredictable: Plan Ahead to Lower the Danger

El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio

ER Visits for E-Scooter Injuries Nearly Double in One Year

ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says

Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe

Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure

Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease

Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise

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

Experimental Drug Shows Promise for Schizophrenia

Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome

Extended Use of Antidepressants May Help People With Bipolar Disorder

Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths

Eye Experts Call for Ban on Police Use of Rubber Bullets

Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk

Fall Risk Rises Even in Alzheimer's Early Stages

Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men Than for Women

Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study

Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years

FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug

FDA Approves First New Children's ADHD Drug in 10 Years

FDA Approves First RSV Vaccine

FDA Approves Monoclonal Antibody to Treat Arthritis in Cats

FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma

FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses

FDA Approves Pfizer's RSV Shot for Older Adults

FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

FDA Reviewers Give Thumbs Down to New ALS Drug

Feds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Kids

Feds Warn of 14 Infant Deaths in Rockers From Fisher-Price, Kids2

Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; 3 Deaths Reported

Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer

Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying

Fewer Kids Are Being Prescribed Antipsychotic Meds

Financial Planning With Your Parents

Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens

Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls

Fireworks Deaths Spiked in Pandemic; Stay Safe This 4th

Fireworks for the 4th? Here's Your Safety Checklist

First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors

First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California

First U.S. Monkeypox Death Reported in Texas

'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought

Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?

For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study

For Kids, Accidental Burns Another Scar of the Pandemic

For Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching

For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty

'Forever Chemicals' May Raise a Woman's Blood Pressure

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

Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis

'Full House' Star Bob Saget Found Dead in Florida Hotel Room

Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

Gear Up (Helmets Included) for a Safe Bike Season

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

Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications

Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse

Getting Back Into Running After Lockdowns? Here's How to Do It Safely

Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High

Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns

Golf Cart Injuries Keep Rising Among U.S. Kids

Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes

Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19

Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure

Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure

Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities

Gun Injuries Rise as Neighborhoods Gentrify

Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth

Gun Violence Costs U.S. Health Care System $170 Billion Annually

Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study

Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers

Half of Chicago's Residents Have Witnessed a Shooting by Age 40

Hand Sanitizer Is Harming Kids' Eyes, Often Seriously

Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide

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

Healthy Eating Lowers Pregnancy Complication Risk

Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years

Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show

Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise

Heart Conditions Could Raise Risk of Torn Aorta During Pregnancy

Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study

Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women

Heart Disease Is Women's #1 Killer. So Why So Little Female-Focused Research?

Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients

Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women

Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some

Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums

Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought

Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study

Helmets Protect Young Lacrosse Players, Study Finds

Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs

Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care

Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid

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 Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term

High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Is Linked to Shorter Life Spans for Women

High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk

High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later

High Blood Pressure: Here's What to Know

High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?

High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs

High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer

High-Dose Vitamin D Won't Prevent Seniors' Falls: Study

Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study

Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says

High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study

High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients

History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease

Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion

Holiday Kitchen Accident? Here's How to Treat Minor Cuts, Burns

Holiday Toys: Fun, But Remember Safety, Too

Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People

Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?

How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death

How Hospitals Can Cut Patients' Falls

How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

How Kids Are Being Injured by Ceiling Fans

How Long Do People Want to Live?

How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?

How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?

How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?

How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped

How the Pandemic Affected Americans' Blood Pressure

How to Find a Caregiver: A Guide

How to Prevent Falls: Tips for Older Adults

How to Stay Safe From Falls, Freezing This Winter

ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19 Deaths

If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too

In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak

In Small Study, Ozempic Helped People With Type 1 Diabetes Quit Insulin Treatments

In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine

In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic

In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids

Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall

Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic

Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial

Injuries a Drain on Employee Productivity

Injuries From Bikes, Guns Rose During Lockdowns

Injuries Shoot Up After Fireworks Laws Loosened in West Virginia

Injury More Likely When Teens Focus on One Sport

Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work

Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study

Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?

Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?

Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear

Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?

Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs

Is That Hand-Me-Down Crib or Stroller Safe? Most Parents Unsure, Survey Finds

Is Your Family 'CO Safe' When Big Storms Hit?

Is Your Home Workstation Hurting You?

Is Your Tap Water Too Hot? Scalding Burns Send Thousands to ER Each Year

Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests

It's Snow Season: Stay Safe on the Slopes

Jay Leno Recovering After Serious Burn Injuries

Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors

Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle

Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia

Keeping Blood Pressure Under Control May Be Tougher in Colder Weather

Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression

Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression

Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19

Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age

Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home

Kids' ER Visits for Injuries Rose During Lockdown, While Non-Injury Cases Fell

Kids' ER Visits for Swallowed Magnets Soared After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban

Kids of Mentally Ill Parents Have Higher Injury Odds

Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches

Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills

Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades

Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think

Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds

Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers and What They Mean

Knowing What to Expect May Help After Sexual Assault

L.A. Study Shows E-Scooter Injury Rate Soaring

Ladder Injuries Can Go Far Beyond Broken Bones

Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise

'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression

Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity

Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts

Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study

Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing

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 Near Noisy Roads Can Raise Your Blood Pressure

Living to Age 130: New Study Projects It Could Happen

Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts

Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought

Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds

Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men

Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart

Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness

Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults

Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health

Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study

'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study

Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do

Major Drug Shortages Not Likely After Tornado Damages Pfizer Plant, FDA says

Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half

Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand

Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.

Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves

Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study

Many Kids Aren't Wearing Helmets While Sledding, Poll Finds

Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll

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 Parents Ignore Fireworks Safety

Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia

Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study

Many Psych Meds Trigger Weight Gain, But New Research Points to Better Options

Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'

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

Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It

Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising

Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study

Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy

Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug

Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices

Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk

Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp

Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women

Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need

Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds

Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors

Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study

Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk

Microneedling Can Help Surgical Scars Fade, Especially If Done Early

Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study

Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging

Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study

Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?

Mitch McConnell in Hospital With Concussion After Tripping at Washington Hotel

Mitch McConnell Released from Hospital, Sent to Rehab for Recovery

Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says

Moderna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults

Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later

Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years

Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study

More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study

More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19

More E-Scooter Rideshares, More Injuries

More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain

More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising

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 Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study

More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics

More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain

More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers

More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study

More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age

More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease

Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs

Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study

Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study

Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer

Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers

Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal

Mountain Biking May Not Be as Risky as You Think

Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury

Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020

Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?

Nearing Retirement, America's Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health

Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds

Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report

Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion

Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling

Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors

Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age

Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's

New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High

New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review

New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer

New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids

New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials

New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure

New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment

New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue

New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration

New Hope for IBD Patients

New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death

New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children

New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA

New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia

New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial

New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life

New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment

No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop

No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time

No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children

No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study

Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home

Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel

Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic

Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study

Nutrient Taurine Might Help Extend Life, Animal Studies Show

NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives

Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms

Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms

Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones

Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters

Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol

Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study

Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds

Older Americans' Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis

Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand

Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure

On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy

One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries

One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers

Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It

Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous

Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss

Ouch! You Injured a Nail: Tips on Best Treatment

Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19

Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells

Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims

Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors

Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims

Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out

Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger

Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes

Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth

Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward

Pandemic's Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million

Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration

Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key

Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans

People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out

People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID

People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study

Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol

Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement

Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril

Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure

Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse

Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors

Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say

Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain

Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk

Positive Aging: The Happy, Healthy Way to Grow Older

Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke

Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling

Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More

Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder

Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic

President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports

Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness

Preventing Alzheimer's

Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials

Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries

Psoriasis Meds Don't Raise Risk of Severe COVID-19: Study

PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk

Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List

Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?

Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack

Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study

Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years

Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game

Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant

Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths

Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida

Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study

Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling

Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure

Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds

'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes

Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love

Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors

Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients

Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's

Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age

Risk of Suicidal Thoughts With Popular Weight-Loss Drugs Being Investigated by European Regulators

Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood

Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study

Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease

Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart

Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40

Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death

Sen. Mitch McConnell Cleared for Work After Another 'Freeze' During Media Briefing

Sen. Mitch McConnell Leaves Rehab, Heads Home After Concussion

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

Seniors: Stay Social, Active for 'Optimal Aging,' Study Shows

Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse

Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study

Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls

Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

Shark Bites Are Declining Worldwide

Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls

Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study

Shopping Black Friday for TVs, Furniture? Don't Forget the Tip-Over Kit

Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?

Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk

Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm

Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death

Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health

Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help

Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber

Slings, Other 'Baby-Wearing' Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study

Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious

Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says

Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain

Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study

Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers

'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well

Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds

Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery

Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV

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

Some With Glaucoma May Not Even Know They Have It

Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware

Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives

Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER

Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds

Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows

Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins

Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19

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

Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best

Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups

Stopping Antidepressants Raises Relapse Risk

Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients

Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS

Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System

Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure

Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season

Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer

Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients

Study Confirms it: Texting While Walking Is Dangerous

Study Debunks Notion That Antidepressant Might Ease COVID Symptoms

Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment

Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women

Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure

Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy

Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards

Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe

Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How

SUVs, Trucks More Prone to Hitting Pedestrians

Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk

Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living

Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again

Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring

Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble

Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack

The Earlier MS Is Treated, the Better

The Most Common Allergy Medicines

The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained

The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin

The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin

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

Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks

Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones

Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age

To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass

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

Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo

Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living

'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain

Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study

Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study

Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19

Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study

Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought

'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds

Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds

Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds

TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit

Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir

Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners

Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper

Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV

Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain

U.S. Coronavirus Deaths Top a Quarter Million

U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 800,000

U.S. Deaths Drop in 2022, But Still Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels

U.S. Fireworks Injuries Are on the Rise

U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic

U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths

U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row

U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now

U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever

U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Reach Lowest Levels Reported Since Pandemic Began

U.S. Nursing Home Deaths Rise as Delta Spreads

U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst

U.S. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic

U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years

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. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine

U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies

U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds

U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine

Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's

Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise

Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men

Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age

Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans

Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health

USPS Cuts Could Pose Harm If Mail-Order Meds Delayed: Study

Vaccines Against Shingles, Pneumonia May Also Lower Your Alzheimer's Risk

Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%

Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'

Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study

Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms

Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19

Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100

Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For

Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women

Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age

Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life

Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving

Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate

Washington State's New Payroll Tax Helps Fund Long-Term Care. Could It Be a Model for the Nation?

Weed May Mess With Your Medicines, Causing Harm

Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients

Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery

Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study

What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?

What Exactly Is Hospice Care?

What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?

What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?

What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?

What Works Best to Ease Migraines?

What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?

What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do

What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?

What's the Best Blood Thinner for a Blood Clot in Your Legs?

When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?

When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise

When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?

When Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen

When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork

When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study

When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study

When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters

When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike

Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?

Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll

Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?

WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries

Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline

Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms

Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?

Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?

Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You

Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?

Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health

Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids

Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession

Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over

Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy

Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs

Why Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women

Wife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss

Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk

Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year

Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?

Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?

Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key

Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results

Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young

Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack

Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How

Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications

Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men

Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe

Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary

Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause

Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength

Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains

You Can Drink Coffee With Your Thyroid Medication: Study

You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries

Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded

Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think

Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain

Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain

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