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On Some Farms, Washing Machines Give Leafy Greens a Spin -- But Is That Safe?
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
One Type of Injury Should Raise Red Flag for Domestic Violence
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes
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
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Coming in October. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
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Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key
Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
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
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
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
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Preventing Alzheimer's
Protecting Your Skin From Sun Won't Weaken Your Bones: Study
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?
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
Reminder Apps on Smartphones May Help in Early Dementia
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
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
Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
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
Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Might Be Alternative to Deep Nasal Swab
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
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
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartphone Apps Might Track, Slow Spread of COVID-19
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
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
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
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 Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
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
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
'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 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
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 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
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Army Reports Progress on COVID Vaccine That Fights All Variants
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. 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
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
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
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Can Do to Prevent Falls
What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
When a Parent Moves In
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
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
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
Woman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
You Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
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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