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• 1 in 10 Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes Dies: Study
• 1 in 4 Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Isn't Obese
• 1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall 'Lucid Dying'
• 1 in 50 COVID Patients in ICU Will Develop a Stroke
• 1.5 Million Kids Worldwide Lost Parent or Other Caregiver to COVID-19
• 11 States Could Face ICU Doc Shortages as Coronavirus Cases Surge
• 329 Americans Are Injured by Guns Every Day: Study
• 40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences
• 6 Ways to Helping Your Child to a Healthy Weight
• A Woman's Weight Might Affect Her Odds for Miscarriage
• About 40,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Parent to COVID-19
• Abuse in Childhood May Shorten Adult Lives: Study
• Advances in Treatments Against Severe COVID-19 May Have Stalled
• After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
• AHA News: Eat Healthy, Move Your Body During Pandemic
• Alcohol and Arrhythmia a Deadly Mix
• Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese
• Almost 700,000 Rocking Sleepers Recalled After 15 Babies Die
• Americans Are Eating Less Healthily Everywhere, Except at School
• America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Another Big Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy in 2021
• Another Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
• Antibiotic-Resistant Pneumonia Is Killing Children in Bangladesh — Could It Spread?
• Are Ventilators Helping or Harming COVID-19 Patients?
• As Deaths Continue in Italy, a Lesson for the United States
• Being a 'Night Owl' Raises Odds for Diabetes If You're Obese
• Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood
• Bingeing, Stress Snacking: How the Pandemic Is Changing Eating Habits
• Bipolar Disorder Ups Early Death Risk by Sixfold
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Blacks, Asians More Likely Than Whites to Have Severe COVID
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Boys Born Very Prematurely May Age Faster as Men
• Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable
• Bribing Folks Can Help Them Meet Weight-Loss Goals, Study Finds
• Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
• Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide
• Carbon Monoxide Deaths Soar During Power Outages
• CDC Confirms COVID as Third Leading Cause of Death in 2020
• CDC Director Warns of Dire Winter Ahead for COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
• Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19
• Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds
• Climate Change Already Causes 5 Million Extra Deaths Per Year
• Climate Change Could Bring Heat 'Health Crisis' to U.S. Cities
• Climate Change Could Bring Rising Obesity Rates
• Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?
• Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
• Could Men's Testosterone Play Role in COVID Survival?
• COVID Booster Cuts Death Rate by 90%, Israeli Study Finds
• COVID Can Be More Deadly for Hospitalized Trauma Patients
• 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 Pandemic Shortened U.S. Life Expectancy by More Than a Year
• COVID Patient Survival Falls When Local Area Has Higher Caseload: Study
• COVID Plus 'Bleeding' Stroke Doubles a Patient's Death Risk
• COVID Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
• COVID-19 Death Risk Twice as High in New York City as Some Countries
• COVID-19 ICU Patients Have High Risk of Clots, Research Shows
• COVID-19 Is Far More Lethal, Damaging Than Flu, Data Shows
• COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
• COVID-19 Still Rare in Kids, But Far From Harmless: Study
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID's Global Death Toll May Be 3 Times Official Numbers
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Dangerous Diabetes Tied to Pregnancy Is on the Rise
• Darse atracones y picotear por estrés: cómo la pandemia está cambiando los hábitos de alimentación
• 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
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Dirtier Air May Bring More COVID-19 Deaths
• Dirty Air in Pregnancy Might Raise Baby's Obesity Risk
• Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Don't Wait to Lose Weight: Shedding Obesity in Youth Extends Life
• Double Lung Transplants Save Lives of Sickest COVID Patients
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Overdoses Are Killing Men at Much Higher Rates Than Women
• Drug Saxenda Aids Weight Loss — But You Should Exercise, Too
• Early U.S. Vaccine Rollout Saved 140,000 Lives, Prevented 3 Million COVID Cases
• Eating Before Bedtime Might Pack on the Pounds
• Eating in the Evening Could Be Bad for Your Health
• ECMO Breathing Support Safe, Effective for Obese Patients in Respiratory Failure
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
• Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
• Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
• Even Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
• Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
• Exposure to Iodine in the NICU May Affect Infant Thyroid Function
• Extra Pounds Could Bring More Painful Joints
• Extra Pounds Double Women's Risk of Endometrial Cancer
• Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
• Fat Around Your Heart Could Be Especially Deadly
• FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses
• Fertility Treatments Might Affect Kids' Growth, But Not for Long
• Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
• Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• 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
• Fitness Key to Long-Term Weight Loss Success
• 'Flattening the Curve' Saves More Lives Than Thought
• Folks With Type 1 Diabetes Are No More or Less Likely to Be Overweight: Study
• For a Longer Life, Any Exercise Is Good Exercise: Study
• For Losing Weight, Calorie Counting Tops Fasting Diets
• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
• 'Full House' Star Bob Saget Found Dead in Florida Hotel Room
• Give Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Blood Thinners to Help Save Lives: Study
• Global Warming Could Bring More Stillbirths, Study Warns
• Good Sleep May Help Babies Avoid Obesity as They Grow
• Grief Can Be Heartbreaking for People Battling Heart Failure
• Gun Deaths Continue to Rise in America's Cities
• Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
• Handgun Ownership Raises Odds for Gun Suicide
• 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 Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
• Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
• Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
• Heart Inflammation Rare Among Hospitalized COVID Patients
• Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise
• Heat Kills More Americans Than Previously Thought
• High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
• High Blood Sugar Ups COVID Risks, Even in Non-Diabetics
• Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
• Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
• How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How to Avoid Unwanted Weight Gain During COVID-19 Pandemic
• How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine
• ICU Bed Shortages Could Mean More COVID-19  Deaths
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
• In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
• In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
• Income a Factor in Whether You Get Lifesaving ECMO Breathing Support: Study
• Infant Deaths Spark Baby Loungers Recall
• Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Jimmy Carter 'Happy' in At-Home Hospice Care as 99th Birthday Nears
• Keeping Weight Stable Key to Reaching 90, 100 for Women
• Kidney Trouble Greatly Raises Odds for Fatal COVID-19
• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Lockdowns' Effects on Health Still Less Than Harm From Pandemic: Experts
• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Losing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Lost Pregnancies, Diabetes May Be Linked
• Lost Weight? One Factor Can Keep It From Returning
• Loud Incubators Might Damage Preemie Babies' Hearing
• Malnutrition Can Also Trigger Diabetes, Affecting Millions Worldwide
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death
• Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
• Mental Health Issues Double the Odds of Dying With COVID-19, Study Finds
• Metformin May Help Young Patients With Bipolar Disorder Avoid Weight Gain
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
• More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
• More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death
• More Trees, Parks May Mean Longer Lives for City Dwellers
• Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
• 'Motivational' Talks Won't Help Dieters Lose Weight: Study
• Murders Surged in U.S. in 2020
• Nearly 59,000 Meatpacking Workers Caught COVID, While 269 Died: Report
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Nearly Half of Americans Gained Weight in Pandemic's First Year
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• New Links Between Poor Sleep, Diabetes and Death
• New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
• No Good Evidence Weight Loss Supplements Work: Study
• Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza
• Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Obesity Could Raise Odds for 'Long-Haul' COVID Symptoms
• Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
• Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
• Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
• 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
• Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
• Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
• Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
• Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
• Pandemic's Two-Year Global Death Toll May Be Close to 15 Million
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
• Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
• Record High COVID Cases and Deaths Reported in Florida
• Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
• Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
• Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
• Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
• Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
• 'Slow Walkers' at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
• Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of  Teenagers' Lives
• Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
• Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
• Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
• Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
• Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
• Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
• Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
• Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
• Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
• Tough State Gun Laws Help Save Lives: Study
• Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths: Study
• 'Tragic Milestone': 1 Million American Lives Lost to COVID-19
• Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
• Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
• 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. Infant Mortality Rate Climbs for First Time in 20 Years
• U.S. Leads Wealthy Nations in Pregnancy-Related Deaths
• U.S. Life Expectancy Drops for 2nd Year in a Row
• 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. Pregnancy Deaths Drop Following Spike During Pandemic
• U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
• U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
• Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
• Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
• Vaccines Cut Odds for Death From COVID Delta Variant by 90%
• Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
• Walking or Biking to Work Might Save Your Life
• Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
• Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
• Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
• Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
• What Behaviors Will Shorten Your Life?
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What Exactly Is Hospice Care?
• What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
• What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
• What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
• What's Killing Detainees at U.S. ICE Facilities?
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
• WHO Says Pandemic Death Total Far Higher Than Reported in Many Countries
• Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
• Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
• Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
• Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
• Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness
• Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
• 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?
• With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
• Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
• Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
• Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
• Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
• You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
• Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
• Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
• 'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women