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RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
Starting Rehab Earlier Boosts Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stressed, Burned-Out Nurses Make More Medical Errors: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Dietary Salt Can Mean Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
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. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Unvaccinated People With Heart Failure Face Triple the Odds of Fatal COVID
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?
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
Watch Out for the Warning Signs of Heart Failure
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
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 Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
When the Weather Heats Up, Stay Cool for Your Heart
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
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
Why Are So Few Seniors Getting Heart Failure Rehab?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
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