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Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
Gambling: When Does Play Become Addiction?
Gearing Up for Kids' Sports Season? Put Safety First
Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
Gene Could Explain Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief in Childbirth
Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
Get Relief With the Most Common Asthma Medications
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
Getting Back to Sports After Recovering from COVID-19
Getting Young Athletes Ready for a New School Year
Getting Your Child Ready for Spring Sports
Ginkgo: Safety and Uses
Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
Got Leftover Meds? Ditch Them at Pharmacy Drop Boxes
Got Sciatica? Stay Active and Start Early on Physical Therapy
Gout Drug Colchicine Won't Help Fight COVID-19
Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
Half of Americans Now Think Playing Football 'Inappropriate' for Kids: Survey
Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
Have Arthritis? Take a Swing at Golf for Better Health
Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
Heart Groups Endorse New Class of Meds for Some Heart Failure Patients
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
Heartburn Meds Might Be Good for Your Gums
Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
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
High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says
High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
His Debilitating Back Pain Lasted Decades, Until a New Implant Changed Everything
Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion
HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?
How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Long Do People Want to Live?
How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain
How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
Ibuprofen, Similar Painkillers Won't Raise Risks for COVID Patients
Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
In Animal Studies, Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Pain
In Boxers and MMA Fighters, Brain May Make Some Recovery After Retirement
In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
In Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids' Pain Meds
In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
Inhaler Use Up During Coronavirus Pandemic
Injected Drug Delivers Up to 20% Weight Loss in Trial
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Be New Option Against Back Pain
Injury More Likely When Teens Focus on One Sport
Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
Is Arthritis Pain Relief as Close as Your Spice Rack?
Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?
Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
It Doesn't Take Much Weight Gain to Raise Odds for Knee Trouble
It's Snow Season: Stay Safe on the Slopes
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Jog on: Exercise Won't Raise Your Odds for Arthritic Knees
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Keep Your Kids Safe From COVID While Playing Sports
Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
Ketamine May Quickly Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
Kids' Accidental Poisonings Are on the Rise: Protect Your Child
Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids Happier, Healthier Away From All Those Screens: Study
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
Lasting Spikes in Blood Pressure While Exercising Could Be Unhealthy Sign
Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
Low- or High-Dose, Aspirin Brings Similar Protection Against Heart Disease: Study
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
LSD Is Making a Comeback Among Young Americans
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Mail-Order Prescriptions Delayed? Here's What to Do
Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
Maker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People With High Blood Pressure May Take a Drug That Worsens It: Study
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
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 Turn to Weed to Ease Chronic Pain in States Where It's Legal
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: 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
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Medication Errors in Pets: How to Lower the Risk
Meds Like Valium, Xanax Linked to Higher Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Athletes Are Getting Their Nutrition Through an IV. This Should Stop, Experts Say
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
'Morning After' Antibiotics Could Slash Odds for Common STDs
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Athletes With Genetic Heart Ailment Can Return to Play
Most College Athletes With Genetic Heart Trouble Can Safely Play Sports: Study
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents OK About School Rules for Kids' Return to Sports: Poll
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Nearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need a Pill to Help You Sleep? You're Far From Alone, Survey Finds
Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
Nerve Drug Might Curb Spinal Cord Damage, Mouse Study Suggests
Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hope for IBD Patients
New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
New Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
Newbies More Apt to Have Bad Reaction to Marijuana: Study
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Coming in October. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
Paxlovid Lowers Risk of Long COVID
Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pharmacies, Hospitals Facing Shortage of Asthma Drug Albuterol
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Pill Might Prevent Life-Threatening Allergic Reactions
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Prescriptions for U.S. Kids Declined During Pandemic
Prestigious Sports Medicine Journal Retracts Articles Authored by Former Editor-in-Chief
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
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 Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Retired Olympians Face Higher Odds for Arthritis
Retired Pro Rugby Players Face More Than Double the Odds for Brain Illnesses
Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Help Save Hospitalized COVID Patients
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Shorter COVID Quarantine for College Athletes a Good Idea, Study Finds
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Smell Diminishes by Day 3 of COVID-19, Study Says
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Sports Bra Support Makes a Difference for Women Runners
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Stop Use of Ivermectin for COVID-19: AMA, Pharmacist Groups
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Strict Rest Not Recommended After Sports-Linked Concussion, Experts Say
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Strong Sleeping Pills Tied to Falls, Fractures in Dementia Patients
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Debunks Use of Antidepressant Luvox as COVID Treatment
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
The Most Common Allergy Medicines
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
The New COVID Antiviral Pills: What You Need to Know
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Topical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Two Cases Show COVID Virus Mutating Around Standard Treatment Remdesivir
Two Is Not Better Than One When It Comes to Blood Thinners
Two Meds Better Than One for Many With High Blood Pressure: Study
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
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When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
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