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1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic

1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds

1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study

1 in 5 Young Women Has No Plans to Get a Mammogram

2 Years of Immunotherapy for Advanced Lung Cancer Might Be Enough: Study

3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out

4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC

5 Steps to Lower Your Risk for Breast Cancer

6 Health Screenings to Help Men Prevent Disease

75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart

8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans

9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later

A Doctor's Empathy Can Be Key to Breast Cancer Care

A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color

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A 'Stunning' Alternative Rx for Arthritic Joints?

A Woman's Diet Might Help Her Avoid Breast Cancer

Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy

Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients

Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes

Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air

Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says

Adding MRI to Screening Can Cut Prostate Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half

Advent of Electric Cars Is Already Improving Health

After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism

After Long Decline, Breast Cancers in Young U.S. Women Are On the Rise

After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites

AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In

AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos

AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health

AI Could Predict a Nonsmoker's Risk for Lung Cancer

AI Equals Human Radiologists at Interpreting Breast Cancer Scans

AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts

AI May Not Be Ready to Accurately Read Mammograms

AI-Assisted Mammograms Could Be a Big Advance: Study

Air Pollution May Do More Harm to Women Than Men

Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report

Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines

Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers

American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke

Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic

Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade

Amid a Surge in RSV Cases, Hopes for a New Vaccine

Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk

An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?

An Expert Answers Your Questions About Prostate Cancer

An Overlooked Issue: Prostate Cancer in Transgender Women

Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin

Another Study Suggests Too Much Fish Oil Could Trigger A-Fib

Antibiotics Won't Help Fight Lung-Scarring Disease IDF: Study

Antibody Drug Boosts Survival for Type of Advanced Breast Cancer

Antibody Treatment Could Fight Rare But Deadly Bile Duct Cancers

Antiviral Drugs Tied to Heart Issue in COVID-19 Patients

Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients

Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You

Are Scientists Close to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine?

Artificial Pancreas Controls Diabetes in Kids 6 and Up, Clinical Trial Shows

As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19

As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival

As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up

As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates

As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities

Asian-Americans Less Likely to Survive Cardiac Arrest Despite Equal CPR Efforts

AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Good Results in Late Trials

At Same PSA Levels, Black Men Still More Likely to Get Prostate Cancer Than Whites

At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective

Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives

Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000

Bacterial Blood Infections Tied to Heightened Colon Cancer Risk

Bee Healthy: Honey May Beat Cold Meds Against Cough

Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery

Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study

Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory

Birth Control Pills Tied to Slight Rise in Breast Cancer Risk, Regardless of Formulation

Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments

Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age

Black Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study

Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care

Black Americans' Risk for MS May Be Higher Than Thought

Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That

Black Americans Would Reap Biggest Health Boon From Cleaner Air

Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life

Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer

Black Babies Born Through Fertility Treatments Face Worse Survival Than White Infants: Study

Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers

Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble

Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study

Black Children Hit Especially Hard by COVID-19 Inflammatory Syndrome

Black Kids at Higher Odds for ADHD

Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids

Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer

Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments

Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer

Black Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine

Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care

Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll

Black Patients 42% More Likely to Die After High-Risk Surgery Than White Patients

Black Patients Face Greater Risks From Leg Artery Blockages

Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty

Black Patients Fare Worse With Deadly Lung Disease Pulmonary Fibrosis

Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement

Black Patients Less Likely to Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy

Black Patients Less Likely to Get Into Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials

Black Patients More Likely to Be Physically Restrained During ER Visits

Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries

Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer

Black Patients More Likely to Trust Medical Videos When Black Doctor, Patient Is in It

Black Patients Wait Longer Than Whites for Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Black Patients With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners

Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites

Black Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study

Black Patients With Early-Stage Colon Cancer Get Worse Care Than Whites: Study

Black Stroke Survivors Less Likely to Get Treated for Complications

Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men

Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy

Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?

Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery

Black Women Less Likely to Get Laparoscopic Fibroid Surgeries

Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women

Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR

Black, Hispanic COVID Patients Less Likely to Get Antiviral Paxlovid

Black, Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Get Crucial Care After Heart Attack

Black, Hispanic Patients Often Get Worse Hospital Care After Cardiac Arrest

Black, Hispanic Patients With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots

Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID

Blacks, Hispanics Account for More Than Half of COVID Deaths: Study

Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes

Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients

Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study

Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier

Bogus Info on Cancer Common Online, and It Can Harm

Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Higher Odds for Dangerous A-Fib

Breast Cancer Drug Could Trigger Dangerous High Blood Sugar

Breast Cancer Genes Raise Risks for Older Women, Too

Breast Cancer Management Services Offer Guidance to At-Risk Patients

Breast Cancer May Spread Faster at Night

Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?

Breast Cancer Rates Higher in Urban vs. Rural Areas

Breast Cancer Screening May Not Be Worth It for Women Over 70

Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide

Breast Cancer Survivors Age Faster Biologically Than Cancer-Free Women: Study

Breast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Interrupt Therapy During Pregnancy: Study

Breast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Pause Longer-Term Meds During Pregnancy

Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients

Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women

Breast Cancer Treatment Effects on Sex Life a Hidden Burden

Breast Cancer Treatments Don't Raise COVID Risks

Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds

Breast Pain Doesn't Always Mean Cancer: When to Get a Mammogram

Breathing in Coal-Based Pollution Could Be Especially Deadly: Study

California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization

Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?

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Can ChatGPT Give Women Accurate Advice on Breast Cancer?

Can Mindfulness Help Ease Migraine?

Can Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes

Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?

Canada to Become 1st Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes

Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?

Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor

Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language

Cancer Clinical Trials Make Comeback After Pandemic Slowdown

Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year

Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad

Cancer Is More Lethal For Black and Hispanic Children: Report

Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded

Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study

Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners

Cancers, Especially Gastro Tumors, Are Rising Among Americans Under 50

Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks

Catch Prostate Cancer: It Could Save Your Life

CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study

Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

Certain Cancers on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans

Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19

Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do

Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA

Coffee May Slow Spread of Colon Cancer

Coffee Might Give Some Men an Edge Battling Prostate Cancer

Coffee Might Help Ward Off Prostate Cancer

Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites

Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News

Colon Cancer in the Young: One Woman's Story

Colon Cancer Is Being Spotted in Younger People, and at Later Stages

Colonoscopy After 75: A Potential Lifesaver for Most

Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say

Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?

Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk

Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America

Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients

Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients

Common Type 2 Diabetes Meds Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study

Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients

Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need

Concerns Around Sex, Fertility Often Ignored in Breast Cancer Care: Survey

Consistent Breast Cancer Screening Cuts Odds of Dying From the Disease by 72%

Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades

Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?

Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?

Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?

Could a High-Fiber Diet Help Boost Cancer Survival?

Could a Long-Used Cholesterol Drug Fight Severe COVID-19?

Could a New Drug Help Ease Alzheimer's?

Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?

Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?

Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?

Could HIV Meds Help Slow Advanced Cancers?

Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?

Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?

Could Microbiome Changes Explain Rise in Colon Cancer Among the Young?

Could Milk Raise a Man's Odds for Prostate Cancer?

Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell

Could the TB Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19?

Could Too Many Antibiotics Raise Your Odds for Colon Cancer?

Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?

Could Viagra, Cialis Help Boost Colon Cancer Survival?

COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll

COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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

COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II

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

COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk

COVID Spreads Quickly in Crowded Homes, Poor Neighborhoods

COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'

COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year

COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts

COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies

CT Lung Cancer Screening Catches More Tumors Early

CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More

CT Screening Greatly Boosts Lung Cancer Survival: Study

Cutting Pollution From Power Plants, Transport Could Save 50,000 U.S. Lives Each Year

Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters

Data Doesn't Support Need for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters: Experts

Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans

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

Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring

Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study

Delaying Prostate Cancer Radiation Won't Lower Survival Odds

Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer

Depression Rates Rise for Minority Youth in States With Anti-LGBT Legislation

Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic

Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020

Diabetes Can Lead to Amputations, But Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope

Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study

Diabetes May Mean Worse Long-Term Outcomes for Breast Cancer Survivors

Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID

Diabetes Tied to Worse Outcomes When Colon Cancer Strikes

Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All

Did the Decline in PSA Testing Lead to More Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer?

Dirty Air Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019

Disappointment and Hope From Two HIV Prevention Trials

Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer

Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure

Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools

Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?

Do Older Patients Need Radiation Rx After Breast Cancer Surgery?

Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?

Do You Live in One of America's Worst Cities for Dirty Air?

Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study

Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?

Does Your Home Have Dangerous Levels of Cancer-Causing Radon?

Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor

Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests

Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges

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

Drinking May Not Raise Risk of Breast Cancer's Return

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

Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma

Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia

Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer

Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer

Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers

Drug Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19

Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers

Drug Might Help Ease 'Sensory Demands' of Autism

Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia

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

Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis

Drug Used in Pregnancies in 1960s, '70s May Be Tied to Colon Cancers Today

Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring

Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later

During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study

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

Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study

EPA Proposes to Ban Last Form of Asbestos Used in U.S.

EPA Proposes Tougher Rules on Air Pollution

Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care

Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities

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

Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access

Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study

Evidence Mounts That TB Vaccine Might Help Protect Against COVID-19

Exercise Can Help Fight Colon Cancer, Even If Patient Is Obese

Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients

Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery

Exercise Might Ease Side Effects of Breast Cancer Treatment

Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers

Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans

Experimental Drug Could Cut Migraine Frequency

Experimental Drug Could Rein in Epilepsy Seizures

Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus

Experimental Shot Given Every Six Months Controlled High Blood Pressure in Early Trial

Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus

Experts Recommend All Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40

Experts Widen Criteria for Those Who Should Get Lung Cancer Screening

Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy

Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder

Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks

False-Positive Mammogram Result Raises Odds for Breast Cancer Later

Far Too Few People of Color in U.S. Pancreatic Cancer Trials

Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth

Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly

Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans

Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival

Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer

FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy

FDA Approves Second Alzheimer’s Drug, Despite Safety Concerns

FDA Defends Approval of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug

FDA Gives Full Approval to Alzheimer’s Drug Leqembi

FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes

FDA Warns of Rare Cases of Certain Cancers Linked to Breast Implants

Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs

Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors

Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing

Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans

Fewer U.S. Cancer Patients Are Dying From Suicide, Study Finds

Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks

For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health

For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma

For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'

For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach

For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too

For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By

For the Best Stroke Care, Where You Live Matters

Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients

Frozen Eggs Help Breast Cancer Survivors Conceive

Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race

Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age

Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent

Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's

Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies

Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo

Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy

Gene Test Spots Breast Cancer Patients Who Can Skip Post-Op Chemo

Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk

Gene-Targeted Drug Tagrisso Cuts Death Rate in Half for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel

Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road

GI Troubles Can Persist for Years in Women Who Survive Colon Cancer

Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer

Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation

Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected

Half of Women Will Get False-Positive Mammogram Over 10 Years of Screening

Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study

Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes

Healthy Living Cuts the Odds That High-Risk Breast Cancer Will Return

Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk

Healthy Plant-Based Diets Lower Men's Odds for Colon Cancer

Healthy Vitamin D Levels Could Be Linked to COVID-19 Survival

Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk

Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why

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

Helping Women Find Affordable Housing Also Boosts Cancer Screening

'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study

High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up

High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram

High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients

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

High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer

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

Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes

HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities

Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway

Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race

Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors

Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks

Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise

Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans

How Benign Are 'Benign' Breast Findings? Study Finds Link to Higher Cancer Risk

How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race

How Dangerous Is It for Lung Cancer Patients to Skip Radiation Treatments?

How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?

How Important Is Sex as Women Age?

How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care

How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols

How Safe Are the New COVID Vaccines?

How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread

How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk

How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care

How Two People With HIV Suppressed Virus After Stopping Treatment

How Unhealthy Are Cigars?

How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?

HPV Vaccination Is Lowering U.S. Cervical Cancer Rates

HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women

Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women

Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?

Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients

Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study

Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers

Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer

Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Immunotherapy Drug Can Lower Recurrence When Bladder Cancer Spreads

Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack

In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC

In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return

In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race

In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19

In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk

In Small Study, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Appears to Help COVID-19 Patients

In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals

Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Is Rare But Aggressive: Know the Signs

Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home

Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial

Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men

Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies

Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study

Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital

Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study

Is a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?

Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?

Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?

Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?

Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?

Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?

It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.

Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness

JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments

Katie Couric Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression

Key Factors That Raise Your Odds for Early-Onset Colon Cancer

Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer

Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters

L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health

La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente

'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early

Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care

Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care

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

Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores

Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today

Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study

Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic

Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk

'Liquid Biopsy' Could Help Guide Lung Cancer Treatment

Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors

Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans

Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less

Long-Term Study Supports 'Watch and Wait' for Most Prostate Cancers

Looking for Reliable Info Online on Breast Cancer Surgery? It's Tough to Find

Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study

Lots of Ultra-Processed Foods Could Raise a Man's Odds for Colon Cancer

Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health

Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans

Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers

Low-Dose Eyedrops No Better Than Placebo for Nearsightedness Among Kids

Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer

Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives

Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All

Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study

Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?

Lymphedema in Legs Strikes 1 in 3 Female Cancer Survivors

'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study

'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer

Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa

Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks

Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says

Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain

Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds

Mammograms: An Expert Overview on Why They're So Important

Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic

Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism, Health Outcomes: Poll

Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic

Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes

Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study

Many Breast Cancer Survivors May Be Able to Forgo Mammograms in Old Age: Study

Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy

Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll

Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study

Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report

Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms

Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer

Many Women With Breast Cancer Struggle With Sexual Health

Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study

Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics

Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments

Mediterranean Diet Could Help Stop Prostate Cancer's Spread

Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men

Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment

Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year

Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need

Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs

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

Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation

Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease

Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study

Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin

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

Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms

Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's

Minorities, Women Are Shortchanged When It Comes to Statins

Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds

Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults

Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study

Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older

Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11

Monthly Injections Might Lower Bleeding in People With Hemophilia

More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters

More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong

More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines

More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy

More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients

More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease

More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses

More Evidence That Regular Mammograms Save Lives

More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents

More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019

More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus

Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey

Most Americans Still Aren't Eating Enough Whole Grains

Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline

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

Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds

Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors

Most Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery

Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing

Most Women With Early Breast Cancer Will Become Long-Term Survivors, New Study Shows

Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment

Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer

MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts

MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study

MS May Not Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis

Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19

Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll

National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Reveals She Has Breast Cancer

Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability

Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure

Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors

Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race

Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect

Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids

Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy

'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries

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

'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke

New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial

New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography

New Combo Immunotherapy Prolongs Survival in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer

New Competitor to Wegovy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials

New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer

New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors

New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS

New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment

New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse

New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers

New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease

New Form of Levodopa Might Improve Parkinson's Care

New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer

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 Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients

New Injected Drug May Prevent Severe COVID

New Lawsuit Filed by Family of Henrietta Lacks Over Unauthorized Use of Her Cells

New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant

New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test

New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise

New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer

New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers

New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer

New Ultrasound Patch Spots Tiny Breast Abnormalities in Early Trial

New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial

New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans

Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients

Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression

Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases

Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes

NIH Halts Trial of Convalescent Plasma for Mild COVID-19

NIH Starts Trial Looking at Rare Allergic Reactions to COVID Vaccines

Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study

No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study

No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study

Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care

Not Just a Lump: Many Women Miss Subtle Signs of Breast Cancer

Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction

Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care

Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure

Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer

Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women

Obesity Raises a Man's Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer

Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers

Obesity Raises Odds for Recurrence in Breast Cancer Survivors

Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study

Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients

Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study

Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability

Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery

Olivia Newton-John, Singer and Actress, Dies at 73

Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids

Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial

One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees

Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy

Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured

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

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

Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care

Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women

Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women

Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings

Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening

Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study

Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold

Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households

Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families

Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study

Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll

Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest

Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier

Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients

Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds

Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug

People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes

Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5

Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril

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

Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away

Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic

Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019

Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later

Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable

Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5

President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy

Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study

Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites

Progress Against Stillbirths Has Stalled in U.S.

Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths

Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say

Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots

Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know

Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll

Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients

Race Could Matter When It Comes to Parkinson's Severity

'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report

Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds

Race Plays Big Role in Whether Kids Learn to Swim

Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk

Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study

Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care

Race, Income Affect Your Risk for a Food Allergy

Race, Income Big Factors in Deaths After U.S. Hurricanes

Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression

Race, Income Can Determine Blood Cancer Outcomes, Studies Show

Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports

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

Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity

Racism's Effects Are Harming the Hearts of Black Americans

Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans

Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer

Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study

Radiation Therapy Can Safely Be Cut in Half for Patients With Early Breast Cancer

Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart

Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans

Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans

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

Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other

Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids

Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer

Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain

Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV

Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity

Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes

Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC

Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America

Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study

Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy

Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition

School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth

Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test

Scientists Pinpoint Five Bacteria Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women

Screening Test Leads to Fewer Women Included in Autism Studies

Second Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Is Raising Concerns

Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids

Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients

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

She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy

Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients

Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction

Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID

Side Effects Often Missed During Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy

Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis

Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study

Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death

Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19

Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans

Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks

Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year

Smoking Undermines Human DNA That Would Normally Prevent Cancer

Smoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study

Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows

Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo

Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health

Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation

Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues

'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk

Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients

Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms

Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries

Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients

Stem Cell Therapy Could Be Breakthrough Against Type 1 Diabetes

Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials

Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades

Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study

Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain

Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy

Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities

Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin

Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution

Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study

Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field

Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up

Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival

Symptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss

Targeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer's Return in Some Patients

Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer

Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer

Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer

Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders

Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Diagnosed With Throat, Breast Cancer

The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer

The Future of Cancer for Americans

Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk

There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study

Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones

'Three's Company' Star Suzanne Somers Dies From Cancer at 76

Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk

Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk

Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk

Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers

Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments

Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays

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

Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives

Treating Menopausal Symptoms: An Expert Describes Pros, Cons

Trial Begins of Nasal Vaccine for Alzheimer's Disease

Trial Into Antioxidant for Parkinson's Disease Yields Disappointing Results

Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU

Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients

Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care

Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers

U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall

U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline

U.S. Cancer Deaths Decline Overall, But Prostate Cancers Make Rebound

U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip

U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline

U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season

U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report

U.S. Maternal Mortality Rates Have More Than Doubled in Two Decades

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. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable

Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms

Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say

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

Vaccine Rollout Could Have Americans Back to Normalcy by Summer, Expert Says

Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study

Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors

Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans

Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19

Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer

Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers

Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease

We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives

What Every Woman Needs to Know About Breast Cancer Screening

What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?

What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19

What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk

When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows

When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters

When Cancer Strikes Twice, Black Americans Face Higher Death Rates

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

When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most

When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?

When Health Care Access Is Equal, Race Gap in Prostate Cancer Survival Vanishes

When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment

When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men

When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?

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 Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping

White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth

Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's

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 Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke

Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?

Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?

Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse When MS Strikes?

Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?

Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?

Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?

Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?

Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People

Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?

Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs

Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows

Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk

Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health

Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers

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

Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer

Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery

Women Give High Marks to Breast Reconstruction Using Patient's Own Tissue

Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study

Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials

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

You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer

You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer

Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine

Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer

Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome

Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes

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