Skip to topic navigation
Skip to main content
Skip to Main Content
Skip to Footer
Quick Links
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
My Health Walk-In Clinics
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
COVID Information
Make an Appointment
My Health at Vanderbilt Login
Estimates & Standard Charges
Pay a Bill
Careers
(615) 322-5000
Vanderbilt Health
Vanderbilt Health logo
Find a Doctor
Patients & Visitors
Services We Offer
Healthcare Professionals
Locations
Giving
search
Search
General Information
Patient and Visitor Information
Accepted Insurance Plans
My Health at Vanderbilt
Guide to Billing
Estimate Your Costs
Medical Records
Notice of Privacy Practices
How Can We Help?
(615) 322-5000
Patient Relations
Guest Services
Financial Assistance
Integrity Line
Healthcare Professionals
How to Refer a Patient
Physician Referral Directory
Research and Training Resources
Discoveries in Medicine
Referral Number
(615) 343-4444
What are you looking for?
Search
Vanderbilt Health
Vanderbilt Health logo
search
open menu
close menu
Search
Make an Appointment
Find a Doctor
Patients & Visitors
General Information
Patient and Visitor Information
Accepted Insurance Plans
My Health at Vanderbilt
Guide to Billing
Estimate Your Costs
Medical Records
Notice of Privacy Practices
How Can We Help?
(615) 322-5000
Patient Relations
Guest Services
Financial Assistance
Integrity Line
Services We Offer
Healthcare Professionals
Healthcare Professionals
How to Refer a Patient
Physician Referral Directory
Research and Training Resources
Discover Breakthroughs
Referral Number
(615) 343-4444
Locations
Giving
COVID Information
Make an Appointment
My Health at Vanderbilt Login
Estimates & Standard Charges
Pay a Bill
Careers
(615) 322-5000
Quick Links
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
My Health Walk-In Clinics
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
calendar icon
Make an Appointment
phone icon
(615) 322-5000
Conditions & Treatments
Adult Health Library
Allergy and Asthma
Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases
Bone Disorders
Breast Health
Cardiovascular Diseases
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Dermatology
Diabetes
Digestive Disorders
Endocrinology
Environmental Medicine
Eye Care
Gynecological Health
Hematology and Blood Disorders
Home Health, Hospice, and Elder Care
Infectious Diseases
Kidney and Urinary System Disorders
Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders
Men's Health
Mental Health Disorders
Nervous System Disorders
Non-Traumatic Emergencies
Oral Health
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prostate Health
Radiology
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Cancer
Spine, Shoulder, and Pelvis Disorders
Surgical Care
Travel Medicine
Women's Health
Pediatric Health Library
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Blood Disorders
Burns
Cardiology
Care of the Terminally Ill
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Child Having Surgery
Craniofacial Anomalies
Common Childhood Injuries and Poisonings
Dental and Oral Health
Dermatology
Diabetes Endocrinology
Digestive and Liver Disorders
Ear, Nose, and Throat
Eye Care
Genitourinary and Kidney Disorders
Growth and Development
High-Risk Newborn
High-Risk Pregnancy
Infectious Diseases
Medical Genetics
Neurological Disorders
Normal Newborn
Oncology
Orthopaedics
Pregnancy
Respiratory Disorders
Safety and Injury Prevention
Transplantation
Tests and Procedures
Cardiovascular
Gastroenterology
Gynecology
Lab Tests
Neurological
Orthopaedic
Pulmonary
Urology
Prevention Guidelines
Children Ages 0-2
Children Ages 2-18
Men Ages 18-39
Men Ages 40-49
Men Ages 50-64
Men Ages 65+
Women Ages 18-39
Women Ages 40-49
Women Ages 50-64
Women Ages 65+
Patient Education
Health Centers
Asthma
Understanding Asthma
Pulmonary Tests & Procedures
Controlling Asthma Triggers
Managing Your Asthma
Asthma and Other Conditions
For Your Family
Cancer
About Cancer
Cancer and Genetics
Cancer Test and Procedures
Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer and Nutrition
Cancer Treatment
Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Living With Cancer
Specific Cancers
Children and Cancer
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
What is COPD?
Pulmonary Tests & Procedures
Managing Your COPD
Preventing COPD
Diabetes
Understanding Diabetes
Types of Diabetes
Complications of Diabetes
Managing Diabetes
Diabetes and Your Family
Heart Disease
Understanding Heart Disease
Cardiac Tests & Procedures
Heart Conditions and Diseases
Women and Heart Disease
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Managing Heart Disease
Preventing Heart Disease
Neuroscience
About the Brain and Nervous System
Neurological Tests and Procedures
Neurological Conditions and Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders
Headaches
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Understanding Rehabilitation
Children & Neurological Conditions
Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
Understanding Obesity
Obesity and Health Problems
Treating Obesity
Bariatric Surgery
Lifestyle Changes
Childhood and Obesity
Orthopedics
Basic Anatomy
Orthopedic Tests and Procedures
Orthopedic Conditions and Disorders
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disorders
Osteoporosis
Fractures
Sports Injuries
Preventing Injuries at Work
Orthopedic Conditions and Children
Pregnancy & Newborns
Preparing for Pregnancy
Your Changing Body
Your First Trimester
Your Second Trimester
Your Third Trimester
Pregnancy Tests and Procedures
Healthy Pregnancy Lifestyles
Pregnancy Complications
Labor, Birth, and Postpartum
Your Newborn Baby
When Baby Needs Special Care
Feeding Your Baby
Drugs, Herbs & Supplements
Drug Interaction Checker
Drug Search
Herbs, Vitamins & Supplements
Amino Acids
Herbs
Minerals
Vitamins
Other
All
Nutrition & General Wellness
Healthy Recipes
By Dietary Considerations
By Food Category
Nutrition Facts
Wellness Library
At Work
Behavior
Dental
Diseases & Conditions
Fitness
Injuries & Emergencies
Nutrition
Parenting
Prevention
Safety
Today's Medicine
Weight Control
Your Body
Your Family
Children's Health
The Healthy Child
Children and Healthcare
Emotions and Behavior
Age-Specific Concerns
Parenting
Men's Health
In Good Health
Health Issues
Sexual Health & Reproduction
Sports Injuries
Older Adults
Living Better, Living Longer
Eating Well, Staying Fit
Prevention, Self-Care, and Safety
Using Medications
Health Concerns: Head to Toe
Long-Term Planning
For the Caregiver
Home Health and Hospice Care
Women's Health
A Woman's Journey
In Good Health
Women's Health Issues
News Center
Focus on Health
Health News
Newsletters
Cancer Awareness
Chronic Condition News
For Your Child
Heart Care
Men's Health
Women's Health
Healthy Living
Back and Neck Care
Back and Neck Basics
Causes of Back and Neck Pain
Keeping Your Back Healthy
Dealing With Back Pain
Preventing and Treating Neck Pain
Back Pain and Pregnancy
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Basics
Eating Healthier
Getting Exercise
Losing Weight
Managing Stress
Quitting Smoking, Limiting Alcohol
Taking Medication
Cholesterol
Understanding Cholesterol
Eating Healthy
Managing Weight
Getting Exercise
Breaking Bad Habits
Taking Medication
Fitness
Why Fitness Matters
Get Started
Get Moving
Stay Motivated
Make Time for Fitness
Improve Your Health
Children & Teens
Women
Older Adults
Mental Health
During Life's Journey
Common Conditions
Support and Stability
Nutrition
Nutrition Basics
Healthy Practices
Nutrition and Health Conditions
Children and Teens
Pregnant Women
Smoking Cessation
Facing Up to Smoking
Planning Your Quit Strategy
Taking the Big Step
Staying Smoke-Free
Teens and Smoking
Smoking During Pregnancy
Stress Management
Understanding Stress
Keys to Managing Stress
Stress on the Job
Stress and Family
Weight Management
Call to Action
About Weight Loss
Nutrition
Exercise
Behavior
Related Health Issues
Children and Teens
Tools & Multimedia
Calculators
Quizzes
Risk Assessments
Symptom Checker
Symptom Checker - Disclaimer
Video Library
Contenido en Español
You are here:
Home
Related Reading
search
Submit Health Library Search
Documents relating to:
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Related Items
News
1 in 10 ICU Patients With Heart Issues Has Illicit Drugs in Their System
1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest
1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later
1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
1 in 4 Heart Attacks Arrive With 'Atypical' Symptoms
1 in 4 U.S. Teens Has Had a Concussion: Study
1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
1 in 5 Folks at High Heart Risk Refuse to Take a Statin
1 in 5 People Saved by CPR Recall 'Lucid Dying'
1 in 50 COVID Patients in ICU Will Develop a Stroke
1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
11/15 -- Long COVID Rare in College Athletes
3 Heart-Friendly Ways to Upgrade Your Day
4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
4 Out of 10 Adults With No Known Heart Disease Have Fatty Hearts: Study
40% of Patients Recall Some Consciousness During Near Death Experiences
40-Year Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Extending Life Spans
5 Foods to Boost Your Heart Health
5 Health Symptoms Women Shouldn’t Ignore
5 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's
5-HTP Supplement: What Is It, and Can It Help You?
7 Million Americans Have Mild Cognitive Impairment and Don't Know It
75 or Older? Statins Can Still Benefit Your Heart
8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
8/10 --A Switch to Salt Substitute Could Slash Your Heart Risks
8/8 -- Self-Employed Women Are Often Healthier: Study
8/9 -- Study Casts Doubt on 'Chemical Imbalance' Theory of Depression
9/11 First Responders Have Higher Odds for Alzheimer's: Study
A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
A Consistent Bedtime Is Good for Your Heart
A Gene Shielded One Man From Alzheimer's for Decades. Scientists Are Figuring Out How It Works
A Good Workout Could Boost Your Thinking for Up to 2 Hours
A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
A Healthier Heart Might Make You Smarter
A Little Drinking Might Help the Heart, and Scientists Think They Know Why
A Mentally Challenging Job Could Help Ward Off Dementia
A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds
A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?
A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
A Rose Is a Rose: Worldwide, People Like the Same Smells
A Simple Way to Boost Kids' Reading Skills?
A Statin a Day Keeps Heart Trouble Away for Those With HIV
A 'Stunning' Alternative Rx for Arthritic Joints?
A Third of COVID Survivors Have Long-Haul Symptoms, Even After Mild Cases
A1C: What Is It, and What Does It Mean for Your Heart?
About 1 in 4 People on Autism Spectrum Has 'Profound' Autism
About 4 in 10 Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Don't Quit the Habit
Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
Across America, Many Who Need a Neurologist Live Too Far From Care
Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
'Active Grandparent': Humans Evolved to Exercise in Old Age
Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
Acupuncture Might Ease Tension Headaches
Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says
Add Sleep Woes to Long-Term Effects of Concussions
Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
Adding Just 3,000 Steps Per Day Could Lower High Blood Pressure
Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
Adult Education Classes Could Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer's
Advances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists' Meeting
Advent of 'Bloodless Medicine' Is Helping Some Patients Avoid Transfusions
Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain
A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure
A-Fib Treatment Reduces Patients' Dementia Risk
After a Heart Attack, a Joint Effort to Lose Weight Works Best
After Angioplasty, Depression Can Keep Heart Patients From Taking Meds
After COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year
After COVID-19 Exposure, When Can Young Athletes Resume Play?
After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
After Heart Attack, Home Care Can Prevent a Return to Hospital
After Nearly 9 Million Pfizer Shots for U.S. Teens, Serious Side Effects Rare: CDC
After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
AHA News: 12-Year-Old Is on Pacemaker No. 3
AHA News: 5 Easy Ways to Keep Tabs on Heart Health
AHA News: 5 Things to Know This Earth Day About How the Environment Affects Health
AHA News: 7 Healthy Strategies to Navigate a Food Swamp
AHA News: A Clean Bill of Health at Birth, His Heart Failed at 2 Months
AHA News: A Closer Look at COVID-19 and Heart Complications Among Athletes
AHA News: A Healthier Frozen Treat for Hot Summer Days
AHA News: A Stroke at 37 Meant Relearning Everything
AHA News: After 3 Heart Attacks, Meteorologist Hopes for Clear Skies Ahead
AHA News: After Diabetes, Stroke and Heart Attack, She's Learning to 'Fight Smart'
AHA News: After Grieving Mother's Death, Teen Commits to Helping Others
AHA News: After Saving Her Husband With CPR, She Gave Birth to Their Son
AHA News: After Working Late, Teacher Woke Up in ICU Four Days Later
AHA News: After Years of Decline, Death Rate From Lung Clots on the Rise
AHA News: Altitude? Exhaustion? Then, She Remembered the Elizabeth Banks Video
AHA News: 'Angry and Depressed,' Stroke Survivor Found Solace in Helping Others
AHA News: Anxiety Is Linked With Smoking – But How Is Still Hazy
AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
AHA News: As Hurricane Season and Pandemic Collide, Here's How to Stay Safe
AHA News: As Pandemic Disrupts Research, Scientists Look for New Ways Forward
AHA News: As the Coronavirus Upends Schools, Experts Say Don't Forget the Arts
AHA News: As the Mercury Rises, Follow These 5 Summer Survival Tips
AHA News: As the Pandemic Wanes, Get Kids on the Road to Good Health This Summer
AHA News: 'Athlete's Heart' Differs Between Men and Women
AHA News: Black Adults Aren't Getting Right Meds for Tough-to-Treat High Blood Pressure
AHA News: Black People Get Fewer Heart Valve Replacements, But Inequity Gap Is Narrowing
AHA News: Black Young Adults Face Higher Stroke Risk Than Their White Peers
AHA News: Black, Hispanic Families Hit Hardest by Dementia
AHA News: Blood Pressure Successes in Black People May Come Down to These 2 Things
AHA News: Blood Test That Measures Alcohol Use May Predict Risk for Bleeding Strokes
AHA News: Boosters Hope Bicycling Boom Outlasts the Pandemic
AHA News: Boy With 'Half a Heart' Gets Lifesaving Transplant
AHA News: Brother's Death From Heart Failure Inspires His Own Fight for Health
AHA News: Calming Us Down or Revving Us Up, Music Can Be Good for the Heart
AHA News: Cancer May Cause Changes to the Heart Before Treatment
AHA News: Cancer Survivor Feared Recurrence, But This Time It Was His Heart
AHA News: Cluster of Risky Conditions That Can Lead To Heart Disease Is Rising in Hispanic Adults
AHA News: Controlling Diabetes Takes on Greater Urgency During COVID-19 Pandemic
AHA News: Could the Pandemic Help Boost Diversity in Clinical Trials?
AHA News: COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis Is Hitting Young Adults
AHA News: COVID-19 Pandemic Brings New Concerns About Excessive Drinking
AHA News: Deep Disparities Persist in Who Gets Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
AHA News: Depression and Anxiety Linked to Lower Levels of Heart Health in Young Adults
AHA News: Despite Recent Setbacks, Americans' Blood Pressure Has Dropped Dramatically Since 1960
AHA News: Despite Same Symptoms, Men and Women Don't Always Get Same Mini-Stroke Diagnosis
AHA News: Doctor Who Discovered Kawasaki Disease Dead at 95
AHA News: Doctors Consider Possible Stroke and COVID-19 Connection
AHA News: Dr. Dre Recovering From a Brain Aneurysm. What Is That?
AHA News: Eating Foods That Promote Inflammation May Worsen Heart Failure
AHA News: El vínculo entre la depresión y las enfermedades del corazón tiene un doble sentido
AHA News: Enjoy a Nap, But Know the Pros and Cons
AHA News: Feeling Stressed About Your Role in Life? For Women, That Could Be a Health Risk
AHA News: Few Clinical Studies Examine High Blood Pressure Treatments for Black Americans
AHA News: Finally Getting Around to That Annual Physical? Here's What You Might Find
AHA News: Firefighter In Need of a New Heart Got By With a Little Help From His Friends
AHA News: Flu May Play Part in Plaque-Rupturing Heart Attacks
AHA News: Food Insecurity Rates High Among People With Heart Disease
AHA News: Food, Culture and the Secret Ingredient to Address Lack of Diversity in Nutrition Field
AHA News: For Heart Patients, Bariatric Surgery May Lower Risk of Future Cardiovascular Problems
AHA News: For 'This Is Us' Actor, Stroke Survivor Is More Than a Role – It's Reality
AHA News: For Young Health Care Worker, Stroke 'Didn't Even Occur to Me'
AHA News: Given 2% Chance of Survival, 'Batman' Came to the Rescue
AHA News: Health Apps Pose Privacy Risks, But Experts Offer This Advice
AHA News: Heart Condition Made Her Feel 'Like a Ticking Time Bomb'
AHA News: Heart Disease, Stroke More Deadly in 'Socially Vulnerable' Counties
AHA News: Heart Fat Captures Researchers' Attention
AHA News: Heart Health Report Aims to Bolster Research, Boost Care for LGBTQ Patients
AHA News: Helping Fathers Connect With Their Kids, InvolvedDad's Name Says It All
AHA News: Her Arm Pain Wasn't From Skiing – It Was a Heart Attack
AHA News: Her Daughter's Earache Might Just Have Saved Her Life
AHA News: Her Open-Heart Surgery at 4 Months Hits Home in Her 20s
AHA News: Her Pain Seemed Muscular, But It Was Actually a Heart Attack
AHA News: Here's to a Healthy 2021, With Resolutions From Heart Doctors
AHA News: Here's What Heart Patients Need to Know About COVID-19 in 2021
AHA News: High Blood Pressure May Cause Poor Communication Between Brain Regions
AHA News: Higher Ed May Boost Heart Health – But Not Equally for All Races, Ethnicities
AHA News: Higher Pulse Pressure in Smokers May Signal Cardiovascular Disease Risk
AHA News: Hormones Are Key in Brain Health Differences Between Men and Women
AHA News: How 20 Years of Stroke Research Revealed Disparities Among Mexican Americans
AHA News: How Grief Rewires the Brain and Can Affect Health – and What to Do About It
AHA News: How Healthy Is Your Neighborhood? Where You Live Can Greatly Affect Heart, Brain Health
AHA News: How Much Do You Know About Thrombosis? Probably Not Enough
AHA News: How Much Harm Can a Little Excess Salt Do? Plenty
AHA News: How Oral Health May Affect Your Heart, Brain and Risk of Death
AHA News: How Pregnant Woman's High Blood Pressure Can Change Shape of Baby's Heart
AHA News: How Social Isolation Can Harm Health as You Age – and How to Prevent It
AHA News: How to Accurately Measure Blood Pressure at Home
AHA News: How to Fill the Crucial Need for More Black Cardiologists
AHA News: How to Keep Kids Active While Learning From Home – and Why That's Vital
AHA News: How to Protect Yourself From the Stress of Politics
AHA News: How to Stay Safe, Healthy and Cool This Summer Despite COVID-19 Threat
AHA News: Immune-Boosting Cancer Treatment May Pose Cardiovascular Risk
AHA News: Inconsistent Mealtimes Linked to Heart Risks
AHA News: Inherited High Cholesterol May Be Common in People With Heart Disease
AHA News: Is It Normal Aging or Early Signs of Dementia?
AHA News: Is It OK to Exercise When You're Sick?
AHA News: Is Mango the Luscious Superhero of Fruit?
AHA News: Is Your Child's Blood Pressure Something to Worry About?
AHA News: Keep Your Holiday Drinking on the Moderate Side With This Advice
AHA News: Keeping Your Brain Sharp Isn't About Working More Puzzles
AHA News: Lifelong Discrimination Linked to High Blood Pressure in Black People
AHA News: Link Between Depression and Heart Disease Cuts Both Ways
AHA News: Long-Term Survival After Heart Attack Could Hinge on Where You Live
AHA News: Lower Your Sodium, and Blood Pressure Will Follow
AHA News: Making Sense of Cholesterol – the Good, the Bad and the Dietary
AHA News: Menopause Before 40 Tied to Higher Stroke Risk
AHA News: Months of Warning Signs Finally Lead Former Basketball Star to ER
AHA News: More School, Less Heart Disease? Researchers Keep Finding Evidence
AHA News: New Mom Faces Life-Threatening Heart Attack Days After Giving Birth
AHA News: New Test May Predict Who Develops Certain Type of Heart Failure
AHA News: Nurse Misreads Symptoms of Her Own Heart Attack
AHA News: Nut Butters Are a Healthy Way to Spread Nutrients
AHA News: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline
AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
AHA News: Pandemic Pods Offer Social Relief, But There Are Risks
AHA News: Pandemic-Fueled Drug Abuse Threatens Hearts, Lives
AHA News: People in Poor Heart Health More Likely to Give Their Doctors Low Marks
AHA News: People With Depression Fare Worse in Heart Health Study
AHA News: Persimmons Pack Plenty of Nutritional Punch
AHA News: Preeclampsia May Double a Woman's Chances for Later Heart Failure
AHA News: Pregnant Mom's Diet May Influence Baby's Cardiovascular Health
AHA News: Pregnant Women With Heart Defects Don't Always Get This Recommended Test
AHA News: Program Helps New Immigrants Blend Into Their Communities
AHA News: Puerto Rico School Relies on Holistic Methods to Teach, Inspire
AHA News: RAPIDO – a New Spanish Acronym to Raise Stroke Awareness
AHA News: Refined Flour Substitutes Abound -- But How to Choose the Best One?
AHA News: Registries Could Offer Insight Into COVID-19's Impact on College Athletes' Hearts
AHA News: Research Into Asian American Health Doesn't Always Reflect Their Diversity
AHA News: Researchers Explore How COVID-19 Affects Heart Health in Black Women
AHA News: Resilience and Quality of Life Go Hand in Hand for Heart Defect Survivors
AHA News: Reversing Prediabetes Linked to Fewer Heart Attacks, Strokes
AHA News: Ring In the New Year With a 'Mocktail'
AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6
AHA News: Sadness and Isolation of Pandemic Can Make Coping With Grief Harder
AHA News: Salt Sensitivity May Increase Risk of High Blood Pressure
AHA News: Sex After Stroke: New Study Highlights Survivors' Fears
AHA News: She Had a 20% Chance to Live – First From a Stroke, Then From COVID-19
AHA News: Standing at a Church Pulpit, a Blood Vessel Burst in Her Brain
AHA News: Stroke at 39 Fuels 'Nurse Knuckles' to Transform Career
AHA News: Stroke Deaths Rise in Rural Areas, Hold Steady in Cities
AHA News: Strokes and Heart Attacks Increase When Flu-Like Illnesses Rise
AHA News: Strokes in the Spine Are Rare – But Dangerous
AHA News: Study Highlights Heart-Health Issues for Adults Who Were Preemies
AHA News: Study Links Green Communities to Lower Stroke Risk
AHA News: Surviving COVID-19 Survivor's Guilt
AHA News: Take Stock of Your Health With This Post-Lockdown Checklist
AHA News: Team Gemini Gives Disabled Children Something to Cheer About
AHA News: Teatime Can Be Good for Your Health
AHA News: The COVID-19 Emergency Is Over, But the Need For Awareness Remains, Experts Say
AHA News: The Head Is Connected to the Heart – and Can Influence Health
AHA News: The Heart Health Risks of Being a Single Parent
AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
AHA News: The Secret to Good Health Is No Secret. So Why Is It So Hard to Achieve?
AHA News: These 'Concrete Steps' Could Help Fight Racism in Health Care
AHA News: These Healthy Habits Might Also Lead to a Happier Life
AHA News: They Survived COVID-19, Then Faced Stigma
AHA News: Three Generations of Women Had Heart Attacks – Then She Became the Fourth
AHA News: To Everything There Is a Season, Including Heart Disease
AHA News: Traumatic Childhood Increases Lifelong Risk for Heart Disease, Early Death
AHA News: Two Kids, Same Heart Defect: 'Like Having Lightning Strike the Same Place Twice'
AHA News: Unpredictability of Advanced Heart Failure Complicates End-of-Life Care, Doctors Say
AHA News: Waist Size May Better Predict AFib Risk in Men
AHA News: Want to Help Fight for Health Justice? It May Be Time to Listen
AHA News: Want Your Cat to Stay in Purrrfect Health? Watch Out for Heart Disease
AHA News: Watch Your Heart Rate, But Don't Obsess About It
AHA News: What COVID-19 Is Doing to the Heart, Even After Recovery
AHA News: What Heart and Stroke Patients Should Know About COVID-19 Vaccines
AHA News: What's It Like to Get a New Heart During the Pandemic? This Texas Pastor Can Tell You
AHA News: What's Safe Once You've Had Your COVID-19 Vaccine?
AHA News: When It Comes to Labor Day Menu Choices, Safety Is Tasty
AHA News: Which Blood Pressure Number Matters Most Might Depend on Your Age
AHA News: While Vacationing on an Isolated Island, She Had a Stroke
AHA News: Why Experts Say a Good Mood Can Lead to Good Health
AHA News: Why People Fear Performing CPR on Women – and What to Do About It
AHA News: Why Stay in Touch While Keeping Distant? It's Only Human
AHA News: Why You Should Pay Attention to Inflammation
AHA News: With Symptoms Blamed on Stress, She Pressed On – and Learned the Truth
AHA News: Worse Outcomes for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests in Early Weeks of Pandemic
AHA News: Young Adults Have Strokes for the Same Reason as Older Adults
AHA News: Your Pandemic Hobby Might Be Doing More Good Than You Know
AI Beats Trained Staff in Spotting Heart Trouble on Sonograms
AI Tool 'Reads' Brain Tumors During Surgery to Help Guide Decisions
Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart
Air and Noise Pollution May Make You Vulnerable to Heart Failure
Air Pollution Can Harm Kids' Hearts for a Lifetime
Air Pollution Is Causing Rise in Deaths, Disability Worldwide
Air Pollution May Create U.S. 'Hot Spots' for Parkinson's Risk
All-in-One 'Polypill' Gets Heart Patients Taking Their Meds
Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
Already Taking a Blood Thinner? Adding Aspirin May Do Harm
ALS Robbed Her of Speech, But Technology Is Changing That
Alzheimer's Experts Offer Tips for 'Dementia-Friendly' Homes
Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
Alzheimer's Research Casts Doubt on Safety of Popular Brain Supplements
Alzheimer's: Dealing with Mealtimes
American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
Americans' Odds for Parkinson's May Be Higher Than Thought
Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
America's Progress Against Early Cardiovascular Death Is Slowing
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 Exercise-Induced Hormone Might Help Protect Against Alzheimer's
Animal Study Offers Hope for a Better Herpes Treatment
Animal Tests Point to Possible Path to Ultrafast Insulin
Another Long-Term Health Issue Tied to Abuse in Childhood: Cholesterol
Another Possible Exercise Bonus: Preventing Parkinson's
Another Reason to Get the Flu Shot: Lowered Risk for Stroke
Another Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
Another Study Finds COVID Patients Face Higher Risk for Stroke
Another Study Suggests Too Much Fish Oil Could Trigger A-Fib
Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
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
Anxiety Might Speed Alzheimer's: Study
Anxious Teens May Face Higher Odds for Future Heart Attack: Study
Aortic Dissection: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment and More
Aortic Tears Are Even More Deadly for Women, Study Finds
Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
Are Hardened Arteries a Risk Factor for Poor Slumber?
Are High-Tech Blood Pressure Monitors Really Worth It?
Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
Are Rocket Scientists, Brain Surgeons Really Smarter Than Other Folks?
Are Scientists Close to a 'Universal' Flu Vaccine?
Are Statin Side Effects 'All in Your Head'?
Are You Taking a Med That's Raising Your Blood Pressure?
Arguing Taxes the Brain Much More Than Agreement, Scans Show
Arm Squeezes With Blood Pressure Cuffs Might Aid Recovery After Stroke
Artificial Pancreas Controls Diabetes in Kids 6 and Up, Clinical Trial Shows
As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
As Kids' Obesity Rises, Brain Health Declines: Study
As Pandemic Cut Air Pollution, Heart Attacks Declined
As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study
As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
As REM Sleep Declines, Life Span Suffers
As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
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
Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
Asthma, Allergies Raise Heart Risks, Too
AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Good Results in Late Trials
Astronauts Will Need Tough Workouts on Any Mission to Mars
At High Doses, Popular Biotin Supplement Could Mask Heart Trouble
At Least 10 Pesticides Could Have Links to Parkinson's
At Same PSA Levels, Black Men Still More Likely to Get Prostate Cancer Than Whites
Athletes Face Twice the Odds for A-Fib
Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
Audio Messages Can Help Boost Heart Failure Care
Australian Footballer Is First Female Athlete to Receive Diagnosis of CTE
Autism Alters Brain in Major Ways, Study Finds
Autism in Older Adults: Studies Show Higher Rates of Mental, Physical Ills
Autopsy Study May Explain Why Some COVID Survivors Have 'Brain Fog'
Autopsy Study of Athletes Who Died Young Shows Many Had Signs of CTE
Autopsy Study Shows How COVID Harms the Brain
Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
Avocados Do a Heart Good, Study Finds
'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
B 8/10 -- Abnormal Upper Heart Chamber May Boost Dementia Risk
Babies Might Trigger Brain Changes in New Dads
Baby's Sleep Issues Could Sometimes Signal Autism: Study
Bad Marriages Put Heart Attack Recovery in Peril
Bad Sleep Can Harm Your Heart, and Weekend 'Catch-Up' Sleep Won't Help
Bad Sleep Can Raise Heart Risks for Seniors
Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
Battling High Blood Pressure? Adding Yoga to Your Workout Might Help
Battling Mom-to-Be's Preexisting High Blood Pressure Brings No Harm to Baby
Be Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
Bee Healthy: Honey May Beat Cold Meds Against Cough
Being a 'Night Owl' Raises Odds for Diabetes If You're Obese
Being Isolated May Shrink the Aging Brain
'Benign' Adrenal Gland Tumors Might Cause Harm to Millions
Berry Good for You: Some Foods Can Strengthen Your Brain
Beta Blocker Heart Meds Might Pose Special Risks for Women
Beta-Blocker Heart Meds Might Lower Arthritis Risk
Better Diet, More Exercise Equals Better Blood Pressure
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
Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood
Binge Eating Disorder Looks Different in Brains of Boys and Girls
Birth Order, Family Size May Affect Heart Health
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 Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer Lack Access to Best Treatments
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
Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
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 Clot Risk From Contraceptive Pills Ends Soon After Women Stop Taking Them
Blood Clot Risk Remains Higher Almost a Year After COVID
Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients
Blood Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury
Blood Pressure Meds Can Affect COVID-19 Care
Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
Blood Pressure Meds Don't Raise Risk of Depression
Blood Pressure Meds Help the Frail Elderly Live Longer
Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
Blood Pressure Spikes at Night May Spell Trouble for Brain
Blood Sugar May Be Key to Brain Power After a Stroke
Blood Test May Reveal Concussion Severity With Accuracy of Spinal Tap
Blood Test Measures ALS Risk From Environmental Toxins
Blood Test Might Help Diagnose Parkinson's Disease Much Earlier
Blood Test Might Predict Worsening of MS
Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS
Blood Vessels of Obese Teens Age Prematurely
Body's 'Signals' May Feel Different in People With Anorexia, Depression
Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age
Brad Pitt Believes He Has Rare 'Face Blindness' Disorder -- What Is It?
Brain Changes Link Menopause With Higher Alzheimer's Risk
Brain Changes May Be Hallmark of Anorexia
Brain Hemorrhage Won't Stop This Teen From Voting
Brain Imaging Shows How Young Kids Learn Quicker Than Grownups
Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too
Brain Implant Helps Completely 'Locked-In' Man Communicate
Brain Inflammation May Trigger Alzheimer's-Linked Anger, Anxiety
Brain Injuries Raise Long-Term Risk of Stroke
Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
Brain 'Organoid' Study Hints at the Origins of Autism
Brain Plaques Signal Alzheimer's Even Before Other Symptoms Emerge: Study
Brain Scans Spot When Psychosis, Depression Might Worsen
Brain Secrets of the Super-Sharp 'Super-Agers'
Brain Study Suggests Autism Develops Differently in Girls Than Boys
Brain Trauma Could Help Trigger Heart Troubles
Brain Waves Could Help Guide Concussion Diagnosis, Treatment
'Brain Zap' Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit
'Brain Zap' Therapy Shows Promise in Quieting Childhood ADHD Without Meds
Brain 'Zap' Treatment Might Curb Smoking
Brain 'Zaps' Might Limit the Damage From a Stroke
Brain, Nervous System Affected in 1 in 3 Cases of Severe COVID-19
Brain's Iron Stores May Be Key to Alzheimer's
Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be More Vulnerable
Brain's 'White Matter' Changes in People With Autism
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Higher Odds for Dangerous A-Fib
Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
Breastfed Babies Have Healthier Blood Pressure as Kids
Breastfeeding Can Protect Hearts of Mom, Baby Long Term
Breastfeeding May Protect a Mom's Heart Years Later
Breastfeeding May Strengthen a Baby's Heart
Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
Breathing Dirty Air Could Raise a Child's Risk for Adult Mental Illness
Breathlessness With 'Long COVID' May Point to Heart Damage
'Broken Heart Syndrome' Has Risen During Pandemic: Study
Broken Hearts: Loneliness Could Raise Danger From Cardiovascular Disease
Bruce Willis Stepping Down From Acting After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
Calcium Supplements Could Spell Trouble for Older Heart Patients
California Cases Show Home-Grown Leprosy Is Still a Threat
California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Could Help Keep You Healthy, Even if You're Obese
Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
Can Fitbits, Apple Watch Be a Dieter's Best Friend?
Can Mindfulness Help Ease Migraine?
Can Mindfulness Really Change Your Brain?
Can Smarts Help Shield Folks from Obesity? Maybe Not
Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
Can You Exercise Your A-fib Away?
Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?
Can Your Blood Pressure Medicine Protect Your Memory?
Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
Cancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language
Cancer Clinical Trials Make Comeback After Pandemic Slowdown
Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
Cancer Is More Lethal For Black and Hispanic Children: Report
Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study
Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Risks Later
Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
Cancer Survivors Who Keep Smoking Have Double the Risk for Heart-Related Death
Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
Cardiac Arrest? Drones Might Someday Come to the Rescue
Cardiac Arrest? Someday, Drones May Come to Save You
Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
Caregiving for Someone After a Stroke
Caring for Teeth, Gums May Safeguard Aging Brains
Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease
Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat
CBD Won't Help Addicts Kick the Coke Habit: Study
CDC Advisers to Discuss Heart Problems in the Young After COVID Vaccination
CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
Celiac Disease Could Raise Heart Risks, Study Finds
Celine Dion Reveals Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis, Cancels Tour
Cellular 'Fix' Treatment Shows Promise Against ALS in Small Study
Certain Antibiotics Linked With Upped Risk for Deadly Aortic Aneurysms
Certain Blood Thinners Can Raise Risk of 'Delayed' Bleeding After Head Injury
Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Certain Cancers on the Rise Among Hispanic Americans
Certain Health Conditions Up Risks for Severe COVID-19
Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
Change in the Kitchen Could Help Men in the Bedroom
Check Early and Often for Glaucoma
Checking Blood Pressure at Home Saves Lives, Money
Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age
Childhood Trauma Linked With Higher Odds for Adult Neurological Ills
Children Use Both Sides of the Brain to Understand Language
Chinese COVID Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective
Chocolate, Butter, Sodas: Avoid These Foods for a Healthier Middle Age
Christina Applegate Announces She Has Multiple Sclerosis
Chronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key
Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women
Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
Climate Change Worsens Wildfires, Bringing Poorer Health to All
Climate Change's Extreme Temperatures Could Mean More Heart Deaths
Clinical Trial to Investigate Nitric Oxide Treatment of COVID-19
Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
Clocks 'Fall Back' on Sunday: Sleep Expert Offers Tips to Adjust
Clocks 'Spring Forward' on Sunday: Be Prepared
Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA
Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured
Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
Cluster Headaches Often Joined by Other Illnesses
Coffee Might Perk Up Your Heart and Life Span
Coffee Might Pose Danger to Folks With Severe High Blood Pressure
Coffee: Good for You or Not?
Cognitive Decline May Come Earlier for People With Epilepsy
Cold Weather Exercise Could Burn More Fat
Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
Combo 'Polypill' May Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Up to 40%
Coming Soon: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures
Coming Soon: Once-a-Week Insulin Injections?
Common A-Fib Treatment May Be Riskier for Women
Common Blood Pressure Meds May Lower Colon Cancer Risk
Common Blood Pressure Meds Won't Up Risks for COVID Patients: Study
Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later
Common Eye Conditions Tied to Higher Risk for Dementia
Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
Common Heart Defect Limits Exercise Ability: Study
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
Commuting on a Highway? Your Blood Pressure May Pay a Price
Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
Computer Helps 'Locked-In' ALS Patients Communicate, Shop Online
Computer 'Nudge' Spurs Doctors to Prescribe Statins to Heart Patients
Concussion Ups Odds for Many Brain Conditions
Concussion's Effect on Brain Can Last 6 Months or More
Condition Affecting Kids With COVID-19 Remains Very Rare, Heart Group Says
Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
Coronavirus Fears Have People With Asthma, Emphysema Avoiding the ER
Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
'Couch Potato' Childhoods Could Mean Heavier, Less Healthy Hearts Later
Couch Potatoes, 'Squatting Breaks' Could Keep Your Mind Sharp
Could 6 Minutes of Exercise Help Shield Your Brain From Alzheimer's?
Could a 'Brain Coach' Help Folks at Higher Risk for Alzheimer's?
Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
Could a Common Sweetener Raise Heart Risks?
Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?
Could a High-Fiber Diet Help Boost Cancer Survival?
Could a Hormone Help Spur High Blood Pressure?
Could a Long-Used Cholesterol Drug Fight Severe COVID-19?
Could a New Drug Help Ease Alzheimer's?
Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
Could Alzheimer's Have Origins in the Gut?
Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
Could Artificial Sweeteners Be Bad for Your Heart?
Could Beating Drums Help Beat Autism?
Could Binge Drinking Set Your Heart Rhythm Off-Kilter?
Could 'Brown Fat' Make Some Obese People Healthier?
Could Cholesterol Help Drive Alzheimer's Disease?
Could Coffee Help Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's?
Could Coffee or Tea Lower Your Odds for Dementia and Stroke?
Could COVID Trigger 'Face Blindness'?
Could COVID-19 Accelerate Alzheimer's Symptoms?
Could Dirty Air Help Speed Alzheimer's?
Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?
Could Estrogen Help Shield Women's Brains From Alzheimer's?
Could Exposure to Lead Early in Life Raise Odds for Criminality Later?
Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?
Could Fish Oil Supplements Help Fight Depression?
Could 'Food Stamps' Program Give Memory a Boost?
Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
Could Gene Therapy Stem the Damage of Parkinson's?
Could Gut Bacteria Help Spur Parkinson's Disease?
Could High-Dose Fish Oil Raise Odds for A-Fib in Heart Patients?
Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
Could Kids Swim Their Way to Better Vocabularies?
Could Living Football Players Be Overdiagnosed for CTE?
Could Long COVID Change Brain Activity?
Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
Could Losing Your Wisdom Teeth Enhance Your Sense of Taste?
Could Metformin Help Seniors Bounce Back After Surgery?
Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
Could Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk?
Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?
Could Student Loan Debt Threaten Your Health?
Could the 'Alzheimer's Gene' Raise Risks for Severe COVID-19?
Could the Mediterranean Diet Help People With MS?
Could the MMR Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19? New Trial May Tell
Could the Party Drug Ecstasy Help Treat PTSD?
Could the TB Vaccine Help Prevent COVID-19?
Could Too Little Iron Boost Your Risk for Heart Disease?
Could Traffic Noise Raise Your Odds for Dementia?
Could Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Be a Lifesaver Against Severe COVID-19?
Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer's?
Could Widely Used Blood Pressure Meds Raise Skin Cancer Risk?
Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?
Could Yoga Calm Your A-Fib? Early Findings Suggest It Might
Could You Recognize the More Subtle Signs of a Seizure?
Could Your Blood Type Raise Your Odds for Stroke?
Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs
Could Your Smartwatch Interfere With Your Pacemaker?
Counting Steps? Here's How Many You Need to Boost Health
COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
COVID Can Affect Brains of Hospitalized Kids
COVID Can Leave People With Lingering Nerve Damage
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 Got You Scared of Performing CPR? Study Finds Infection Risk Is Low
COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
COVID in Pregnancy Might Raise Odds for Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Sons: Study
COVID Leaves Most Pro Athletes With No Lasting Heart Damage: Study
COVID May Be Tied to Rise in Brain Infections in Children
COVID May Help Trigger High Blood Pressure in Folks Already at Risk
COVID May Trigger Heart Condition in Young Athletes
COVID Often Joined by Heart Disease, Diabetes
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 a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery
COVID Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Who Got Rare Complication of COVID Illness
COVID Vaccine Won't Raise Stroke Risk
COVID Variant Tied to Heart Inflammation in Cats, Dogs
COVID Was a Leading Cause of Death for 2020, 2021
COVID-19 Appears to Have No Lasting Impact on College Athletes' Hearts
COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
COVID-19 Can Start With Neurological Symptoms
COVID-19 Can Trigger Serious Heart Injuries
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
COVID-19 Now Linked With Strokes in Young Patients
COVID-19 Survival Declines When Brain Affected: Study
COVID-19 Tied to Blood Clots; Blood Thinners Could Boost Survival
COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study
'COVID-somnia' May Be Easing as Americans Report Better Sleep
CPAP Helps Cut Heart Risks — But You Have to Actually Use It
CPAP Mask for Sleep Apnea May Boost Daytime Activity Levels
CT Scans Beat Gene Scores at Predicting Mid-Life Heart Risk
Cuddling Brings Two Minds Together, MRI Study Reveals
Curbing Football Drills Could Make High School Football Safer
Cutbacks on Opioids Around Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
Dads' Health Linked to Odds of Pregnancy Loss in Moms-to-Be
Daily Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for Heart Failure
Daily Green Tea, Coffee Tied to Lower Risk for 2nd Heart Attack, Stroke
Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
Daily Marijuana Use Now Linked to Heart Risks
Dairy Foods May Be Good for You After All
Dancing With Parkinson's: New Program Helps Patients Control Movements
Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
Data Doesn't Support Need for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters: Experts
Daydreaming? Study Shows Where Your Brain Goes When You Do
Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
Death During Sex Very Rare Among Those Under 50
Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise Against Binge Eating Disorder
Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy May Help Parkinson's Patients Long Term
Deep Sleep Might Be a Buffer Against Alzheimer's-Linked Memory Loss
Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
Delirium May Be Only Sign of Severe COVID in Elderly: Study
Dementia Risk Rises as Activity Rates Fall
Dementia Seen in Younger Adults Shows Even More Brain Damage Than Alzheimer's
Depression Around Pregnancy Could Raise Women's Heart Risks
Depression Can Follow Stroke, But It Often Precedes It, Too
Depression May Hinder Recovery From Narrowed Arteries
Depression Often Follows Stroke, and Women Are at Higher Risk
Depression Raises Stroke Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
Depression Rates Rise for Minority Youth in States With Anti-LGBT Legislation
Depression That Hits After Brain Injury May Be Distinct Disease
Depression Ups Odds for a Stroke
Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
Depression, PTSD Plague Flint Residents 5 Years After Water Crisis
Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
Diabetes Boosts Odds for Heart Trouble 10-fold in Younger Women
Diabetes Can Lead to Amputations, But Stem Cell Treatment Offers Hope
Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Raise Lifelong Heart Risks for Children
Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
Diabetes While Pregnant Ups Odds for Heart Disease Later
Diabetes, High Blood Pressure Raise Odds of COVID Harming Brain
Diabetes, Tooth Loss Can Be Double Trouble for Aging Brains
Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
Diet Drinks Don't Do Your Heart Any Favors
Diet Heavy in Omega-3s Might Help Slow ALS
Diet High in Processed Meats Could Shorten Your Life
Diets Heavy in 'Ultra-Processed' Foods Could Harm the Brain
Diminished Hearing, Vision Together Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
Dirty Air Might Raise Your Odds for Dementia
Dirty Air, Higher Dementia 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
Discovery of MS 'Severity Gene' Could Lead to Better Treatments
Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study
'Disrupted' Sleep Could Be Seriously Affecting Your Health
Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
Do All Heart Attack Survivors Need Long-Term Beta Blocker Meds?
Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?
Do Fatter Legs Mean Lower Blood Pressure?
Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
Do Prescription Sleep Medicines Even Work?
Do Touchscreens Make Your Toddler More Distractible?
Do You Live in a 'Food Swamp'? It Could Be Raising Your Heart Risk
Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change
Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk
Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
Doctors Pulled Live Worm From Australian Woman's Brain
Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study
Does COVID Harm the Heart? New Study Says Maybe Not
Does Cutting Back on Salt Help Folks Battling Heart Failure?
Does Exercise Really Help Your Brain? Jury Still Out
Does Hostility Predispose You to a Second Heart Attack?
Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
Does Smoking Change the Teenage Brain?
Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?
Dogs' Keen Sense of Smell May Help Them 'See'
Don't Be a 'Hot-Head': Study Suggests Head Overheating Impairs Thinking
Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday
Don't Snow Shovel Your Way to a Heart Attack
Doorway Study Reveals How Anorexia Changes 'Body Awareness'
Double-Lung Transplant, Breast Implants Save Life of Man Who Battled Vaping-Linked Illness
Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
Drink Up! Coffee Won't Harm Your Heart, Study Finds
Drink Up! Daily Coffee Tied to Longer, Healthier Life
Drinking Alcohol Brings No Health Benefits, Study Finds
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 Long Used for Alcoholism Might Fight Severe COVID-19
Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
Drug May Boost Thinking Skills in People With Advanced MS
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
During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
During Coronavirus Pandemic, Don't Ignore Symptoms of Heart Attack, Stroke
During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
During Pandemic, Don't Let Up on Heart-Healthy Behaviors
DVT Clots Strike Many Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: Study
Dying Young From Heart Disease: Where You Live in the U.S. Matters
Each Day Sober Slowly Helps Alcoholics' Brains Recover
Early Menopause Could Mean More Heart Trouble Later
Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
Early Promise From Experimental Drug to Treat Alzheimer's
Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Thwart Heart Disease
Easing A-Fib With Ablation Therapy Might Also Benefit the Brain
Easy-to-Wear ECG Patch Tracks Heart Health
Eat These 6 Foods to Keep Your Adult Heart Strong
Eating Less Meat Means a Healthier Heart
Eating Lots of 'Ultra-Processed' Foods Could Harm Your Brain
Eating Meat Raises Risk of Heart Disease: Study
Eating Well in Middle Age Could Help Your Brain Decades Later
El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio
El estrés no siempre desencadena una recaída en los trastornos de la alimentación, según un estudio
Elections Can Be Tough on Americans' Hearts
Electric Car Chargers Safe for Folks With Heart Devices: Study
Elevated Blood Clotting Factor Linked to Worse COVID-19 Outcomes
Elon Musk's Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial
ER Visits for Heart Attacks Rebounded After Pandemic Decline
Estrogen Could Be Key to Women's Brain Health
Estrogen Exposure Could Impact a Woman's Odds for Stroke
Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
Even 1 Drink a Day May Raise Your Odds for A-Fib
Even a Drink a Day Might Raise Brain Risks
Even a Little Exercise May Help Slow Parkinson's
Even a Little Light in Your Bedroom Could Harm Health
Even a Mild Head Injury Raises the Odds for Stroke
Even a Pasted-On Smile Can Lighten Your Mood
Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Even Decades After Use, Anabolic Steroids Could Take Big Toll on Health
Even Early-Stage Liver Disease May Be Harming the Heart
Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
Even in Dirty Air, Working Out Can Help Cut Risk of High Blood Pressure
Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
Even in Moderate Cases, COVID-19 Is Causing Long-Term Neurological Harm
Even Light Exercise Can Speed Stroke Recovery
Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Harm Heart, Lungs
Even Mild COVID Might Change Your Brain
Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even Short Bursts of Daily Activity Lengthen Life
Even Small Reductions in Air Pollution Help The Heart
Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study
Even Without Concussion, Athletes' Brains Can Change After Head Jolts: Study
Even Without Symptoms, COVID Infection Raises Risks for Trauma Patients
Everyday Activities That Can Cut Your Odds for Dementia
Evidence Mounts That TB Vaccine Might Help Protect Against COVID-19
Exercise Boosts Blood Flow to Brain, Keeping it Sharp
Exercise Boosts Survival for People With Implanted Defibrillators
Exercise Can Preserve Astronauts' Heart Health on Long Space Flights
Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
Exercise Does Help People With Parkinson's Disease, Review Finds
Exercise Doesn't Boost Health If You Stay Obese, Study Finds
Exercise Habits Key to Gauging Seniors' Longevity
Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
Exercise Might Make Breast Milk's Goodness Even Better
Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests
Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy
Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently
Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed People Walk Again
Expecting? Stay Heart-Healthy for You and Your Baby
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 Pacemaker Can Recharge Its Own Battery
Experimental Pill May Be New Way to Control Cholesterol
Experimental Shot Given Every Six Months Controlled High Blood Pressure in Early Trial
Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus
Expert Panel Backs Off Recommendation for Aspirin to Prevent Heart Trouble
Experts Warn of Heart Dangers From Smoke of Canadian Wildfires
Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually
Extra Antibiotic With Hip, Knee Replacement Won't Prevent Infections: Study
Extreme Heat Can Bring Extreme Heart Dangers
Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
Extreme Heat of Climate Change Could Triple Heart-Related Deaths
Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face Higher Risks
Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
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
Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer
Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
Fauci 'Cautiously Optimistic' for COVID-19 Vaccine by Year's End
FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
FDA Approves New ALS Drug Despite Uncertain Data
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 Panel Skeptical of Controversial ALS Drug Ahead of Vote
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
FDA Reduces Recommended Salt Levels in Americans' Food
Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
Febrile Seizures: How to Protect Your Child
'Feel Good' Hormone Won't Help Ease Kids' Autism, Study Finds
Feeling 'Hangry'? It's Natural, New Study Finds
Female Surgeons Bring Better Outcomes for Patients, Two Studies Show
Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
Fever, Fatigue: Scientists Pinpoint the Brain's 'Sickness Center'
'Feverish': Healthy Human Brains Are Hotter Than We Thought
Few People Get Infected Heart Devices Removed, Despite Benefit
Few Regret Undergoing Gender-Affirming Mastectomies
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Americans Are Dying of Heart Disease Than a Decade Ago
Fewer Americans Have High Cholesterol
Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing
Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study
Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
Fewer Than 1 in 10 American Adults Get Enough Dietary Fiber
Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
Firefighters' Blood Pressure Can Rise When Duty Calls
Firefighters Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
First Good Evidence That Brain Hits 'Replay' While You Sleep
First Major League Soccer Player Is Diagnosed With CTE
First Signs of MS May Often Go Undiagnosed
Fish Oil, Vitamin D Won't Prevent A-Fib: Study
Fish on Your Plate May Keep Your Brain Sharp
Fitter in 1820: Today's Americans Spend Much Less Time Being Active
Flakes Are Falling Again: Here's the Safe Way to Shovel Snow
Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
Florida Man Dies from Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
Flu Boosts Short-Term Odds for Heart Attack 6-Fold
Flu Shot Could Be a Lifesaver for Folks With Chronic Ills
Flu Shot Might Help Ward Off Severe COVID
Fluid-Filled Spaces in the Brain Linked to Worsening Memory
Folks Can Have Real-Life Conversations While Dreaming, Study Finds
Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?
For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
For Folks Without the Condition, Taking ADHD Meds to Get 'Smarter' Could Backfire
For Kids in Poorer Neighborhoods, a Move Can Ease Asthma
For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
For Stroke Survivors, Timely Rehab Has Been Jeopardized During Pandemic
For Survivors, COVID-Related Heart, Lung Issues Can Ease Over Time
For the Best Stroke Care, Where You Live Matters
Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
'Forever Chemicals' May Raise a Woman's Blood Pressure
Former College Football Players Suffer More Brain Disorders as They Age
Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
Frequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains
Fried Food a Big Factor in Heart Disease, Stroke
Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
'Game of Thrones' Study Reveals the Power of Fiction on the Mind
Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
Gay, Lesbian Adults Often Miss Out on Cholesterol Meds
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 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 Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization
Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health
Gene-Targeted Drug Tagrisso Cuts Death Rate in Half for Patients With Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
Get Dizzy When Standing Up? It Could Be Risk Factor for Dementia
Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
Get Rid of Red Meat to Help Your Heart: Study
Get Your Dietary Fat From Plants, Cut Your Stroke Risk
Getting a Good Night's Sleep Can Add Years to Your Life
Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
Getting Healthy After Heart Attack Could Add Over 7 Years to Life
Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives
Getting Your Gums Cleaned Could Mean Better Outcomes After Heart Attack
'Ghosts and Guardian Angels': New Insights Into Parkinson's Hallucinations
Ginkgo: Safety and Uses
Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
Global Study Shows Loneliness Can Shorten Life Spans
Global Study Supports Eating Fish for Heart Health
Global Warming May Be Triggering Toxic Algae Blooms Along U.S. West Coast
Gluten Doesn't Trigger 'Brain Fog' for Women Without Celiac Disease: Study
Go Bananas for Female Heart Health
Good News on Heart Attacks: Fewer Folks Are Having Second Ones
Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
Good Sense of Direction? Where You Grew Up Is Key
Good Stroke Recovery May Depend on Your ZIP Code: Study
Got A-Fib? Shed Pounds Before Treatment to Stop Its Return
Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
Gout Flare-Ups Could Raise Heart Risk for Weeks After
Gout Medicine May Also Help Fight Heart Failure
Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
Greenhouse Gases Bad for Your Brain
Group of Brain Cells in Dish Can Play Computer Game Pong
Growing Up in Lead-Contaminated Area Might Alter Personality: Study
Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
Grumpy? Depressed? Try a More Regular Sleep Schedule
Guard Against Lyme Disease This Summer
Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
Gut Immune Cells May Play Key Role in MS
Gut Troubles Could Be Early Signal of Parkinson's Disease
Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
Gynecological Exam, Heart Screening Should Go Hand-in-Hand
Had a Heart Attack? Resuming Sex Soon After Might Be Healthy
Had a Stroke? Get These Professionals on Your Rehab Team
Half of Americans Now Think Playing Football 'Inappropriate' for Kids: Survey
Half of COVID Survivors Struggle With Depression: Study
Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults
Hate Listening to People Chewing? You Might Have Misophonia
Have Heart Failure? Take Precautions During Pandemic
Have Sleep Apnea? CPAP Machine May Help Save Your Life
Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
Having Heart Symptoms? Don't Delay Care During Pandemic
Having OCD May Triple a Person's Odds for a Stroke
Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
Head Injury Left Her Memory-Impaired. A New Brain Implant Has Brought Memory Back
Head Injury, Alzheimer's Appear to Affect Brain in Similar Ways
Heading to the Mountains? Heart Patients Should Check With Their Doctor First
Head-to-Head Study Finds Which Diabetes Meds Are Best for the Heart
Healthier Heart, Better Brain in Old Age
Healthier Meals Could Mean Fewer Strokes, Heart Attacks
Healthy Eating Could Delay Onset of Parkinson's Disease
Healthy Eating Lowers Pregnancy Complication Risk
Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
Healthy Living in Middle Age Really Pays Off in Senior Years
Healthy Vitamin D Levels Could Be Linked to COVID-19 Survival
Hearing Persists at End of Life, Brain Waves of Hospice Patients Show
Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
Heart Attack Cases at ERs Fall by Half – Are COVID Fears to Blame?
Heart Attack Deaths Fell for Americans Over Past 20 Years
Heart Attack More Likely to Kill Instantly in People Who Don't Exercise
Heart Attacks Could Leave Legacy of Brain Decline in Survivors
Heart Conditions Could Raise Risk of Torn Aorta During Pregnancy
Heart Damage Seen in Many Hospitalized COVID Patients: Study
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Disease Is Women's #1 Killer. So Why So Little Female-Focused Research?
Heart Disease Is World's No. 1 Killer
Heart Disease Often Comes in Pairs, Spouse Study Shows
Heart Disease Remains No. 1 Killer, But COVID Will Have Big Impact
Heart Disease Targets Black Americans and Poverty, Unemployment Are Big Reasons Why
Heart Disease When Young Could Bring Memory Issues by Middle Age
Heart Inflammation Rare Among Hospitalized COVID Patients
Heart Inflammation Very Rare After COVID Vaccination
Heart Palpitations Can Be Common During Menopause
Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
Heart Patients From Poor Neighborhoods Less Likely to Get Cardiac Rehab
Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
Heart Risk Factors Can Be Recipe for Dementia
Heart Risk Factors May Be Especially Unhealthy in People With Psoriasis
Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
Heart Risks Rise in People With Long COVID
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
Heart Transplant Successful in Young Man Who Survived Severe COVID-19
Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C
'Heart-in-a-Box' Can Be Lifesaving, Matching Up Distant Donors With Patients
Heart's Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise
'Heat Not Burn' Cigarettes Can Still Harm the Heart
Heat Waves Tied to Climate Change Are Upping U.S. Heart Deaths
Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
Heavy Drinking Into Old Age Ups Health Risks: Study
Heavy Drinking Tied to Dangerous Buildup of Fat Around Heart, Liver
Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
Hidden Heart Disease Can Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack 8-Fold
'High Altitude' Simulations Might Shield Patients Ahead of Surgery
High Blood Pressure Doubles Odds That COVID Will Be Severe
High Blood Pressure in 30s, Worse Brain Health by 70s?
High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Tied to Long-Term Heart Trouble for Hispanic Women
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term
High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Is Linked to Shorter Life Spans for Women
High Blood Pressure May Affect More Pregnant Women Than Thought: Study
High Blood Pressure Might Raise COVID-19 Death Risk
High Blood Pressure While Pregnant Linked to Poorer Memory Years Later
High Blood Pressure: Here's What to Know
High Blood Pressure: Which Drug Works Best for You?
High Blood Triglycerides Could Help Ward Off Dementia
High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says
High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
Higher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
High-Tech Pacemaker Reads Body Signals, Dissolves After Use
Hints That Deep Brain Stimulation Might Ease Alzheimer's Symptoms
Hip Replacements No Riskier for Folks Living With HIV
Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
Hit Your Head? Look for These Warning Signs of Concussion
Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
HIV Can Travel From the Brain, Animal Study Suggests
HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
'Holiday Heart': When Drinking Triggers Dangerous A-fib
'Holiday Heart': Heart Attacks Spike in Last 2 Weeks of December
Holidays Are Peak Time for Heart Attack: Protect Yourself
Homeless More Likely to Die After Heart Attack
Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
Hormonal Therapy Won't Prevent Chronic Ills After Menopause: Expert Panel
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People
Hormones May Explain Greater Prevalence of Alzheimer's in Women
Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
Hot, Polluted Days May Double Heart Attack Risk
How a Little Alcohol Might Help the Heart
How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
How Are Toxins Like Lead, Arsenic Getting Into Baby Foods?
How Bilingual Brains Shift Quickly Between Languages
How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?
How Does Exercise Guard Against Dementia? Study Reveals Clues
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Grief Harms the Body After a Spouse's Death
How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Learning a New Language Changes Your Brain
How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols
How Persistent Asthma Might Harm the Heart
How Ritalin Works in the Brain
How Round Is Your Heart? It Might Matter for Health
How Safe Are the New COVID Vaccines?
How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
How the Pandemic Affected Americans' Blood Pressure
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How to Care for Your Heart During a Pregnancy
How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
How to Relieve a Stress Headache
How to Spot -- Or Prevent -- Dangerous Aortic Dissection
How Two People With HIV Suppressed Virus After Stopping Treatment
How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
Human 'Brain Cell Atlas' Brings New Insight Into Brain Health, Illness
Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
If Blood Pressure Rises at Night, Alzheimer's Risk Might Rise, Too
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
Immunotherapy Drug Can Lower Recurrence When Bladder Cancer Spreads
Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors
In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
In Boxers and MMA Fighters, Brain May Make Some Recovery After Retirement
In Breakthrough Transplant, Man Receives Genetically Modified Pig Heart
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 Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
In Mice, a Preventive Vaccine Clears Brain Plaques Tied to Alzheimer's
In Mouse Study, New Gel Therapy Stops Dangerous Brain Tumors
In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
In Rare Cases, Blood Transfusion Might Cause Brain Hemorrhage
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 in Pregnancy Could Harm the Fetal Brain
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids
In Rare Cases, Monkeypox Can Trigger Dangerous Brain Inflammation
In Rare Move, FDA Panel Gives Support to Controversial ALS Drug in 2nd Review
In Small Study, Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Appears to Help COVID-19 Patients
In Some Cases, COVID-19 May Harm the Brain
In Twins Study, Concussions in Early Life Tied to Memory Issues Decades Later
In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
Income, Education Can Affect Your Stroke Recovery
Infective Endocarditis: What It Is, Symptoms and Treatments
Infertility Treatment May Put Women at Greater Risk for Stroke
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke
Inhaled Pollutants Go Directly From Lungs to Brain: Study
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
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
Insomnia Brings Big Spike in Heart Attack Risk: Study
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Intensive Blood Pressure Control Reduces A-Fib Risk: Study
Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
Internet Poses No Threat to Mental Health, Major Study Finds
Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
Irregular Heartbeat: What Is It and How Do You Treat It?
Is a Liver Dialysis Device on the Horizon?
Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
Is Ablation Rx the Best First Choice for A-Fib?
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Coffee's Morning Jolt Mostly Placebo?
Is COVID-19 Causing More People to Suffer Heart Attacks at Home?
Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?
Is It a Heart Attack or Just Gastric Bloating?
Is It Parkinson's? These 10 Signs Could Tell
Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
Is Science Getting Closer to the Brain Center for Male Libido?
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
Is There a Best Time of Day to Take Your Blood Pressure Pill?
Is There a 'Risk-Taking' Center in the Brain?
Is Your 18-Year-Old Really 'Mature'? New Brain Study Has Answers
Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
It Looks Like a Classic Heart Attack, But in COVID-19 Patients Other Issues May Be at Play
It's a Scream: Human Brains Alert to Positive Shrieks
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
I've Lost My Sense of Smell: Is It COVID?
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
Job Frustrations Can Really Be a Heartbreaker for Men
Job Strain May Boost Odds of Serious Artery Disease
Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
Just Like COVID, Severe Flu Can Trigger Heart Crises
Just Starting Exercise in Your 60s? It'll Still Do a World of Good
Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
Keeping Blood Pressure in Check Could Cut Your Odds for Dementia
Keeping Blood Pressure Under Control May Be Tougher in Colder Weather
Keeping Cholesterol Levels Stable May Help Shield You From Dementia
Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Key Areas of the Brain Triggered in Recent Heart Attack Survivors
Key Ingredient in Breast Milk Could Do Wonders for Baby's Brain
Key to Post-Stroke Recovery: Exercise
Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids Who Need Steroids Face Risk of Diabetes, Other Ills
Kids With ADHD Have Differences in 'Neural Flexibility,' Brain Study Shows
Kids With Bell's Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
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
Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers and What They Mean
Knowing Your A-Fib Triggers Could Help You Avoid It: Study
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-Grown Brain Blood Vessels Show New Ways to Prevent Stroke, Dementia
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
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
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
Lengthening Menstrual Cycles Near Menopause Could Predict Heart Health
Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Less Salt, More Potassium for a Healthier Heart: Study
Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
Less Than Two-Thirds of High-Risk Women Get Heart Screening After Having a Baby
Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
Life-Saving Organ Transplants Plummet During COVID-19 Crisis
Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
'Light Flash' Treatment Might Help Slow Alzheimer's
Light in Your Bedroom Is No Good for Your Health
Light Therapy Might Ease MS-Related Fatigue
Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
Live Near Busy Traffic? You May Be at Higher Odds for Tinnitus
Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
Living Near Noisy Roads Can Raise Your Blood Pressure
Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn
Long Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts' Brains
Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains
Long Space Flights Could Take Toll on Astronauts' Brains
Long Used in Adults, Wireless Pacemakers Might Soon Be an Option for Kids
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Long-Term Heart Inflammation Strikes 1 in 8 Hospitalized COVID Patients
Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
Looking for Inspiration? A Short Nap Might Help
Looking for Reliable Info Online on Breast Cancer Surgery? It's Tough to Find
Losing Weight Can Beat Diabetes and Also Help the Heart
Lost Sense of Smell Returns for Almost All COVID Survivors
Lots of Belly Fat at Menopause Could Boost Heart Risks
Lots of Nightmares in Middle Age Might Be Warning Sign of Dementia
Low- or High-Dose, Aspirin Brings Similar Protection Against Heart Disease: Study
Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
Low-Dose Aspirin Could Raise Anemia Risks in Older Adults
Low-Dose Aspirin Won't Affect Dementia Risk in People With Diabetes
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Low-Dose Eyedrops No Better Than Placebo for Nearsightedness Among Kids
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Low-fat Diets Battle Fatigue for Folks With MS
Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health
Lullaby Effect: Music Can Speed Your Way to Sleep, Study Finds
Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
Lupus, MS and Other Autoimmune Disorders Raise Heart Risks
Lupus, Psoriasis Patients May Face Greater Dangers After Heart Attack
Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Psilocybin Shows Early Promise in Easing Migraines
'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression
Magnets in Cellphones, Smartwatches Might Affect Pacemakers, FDA Warns
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
Major Head Trauma May Up Risks for Dementia
Major Study Casts Doubt on Routine Use of Stents, Bypass
Major Study Confirms Salt's Deadly Effect on Blood Pressure
Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Man Who Received First Pig Heart Transplant Has Died
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 Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
Many Home Health Care Workers in Poor Health Themselves
Many Hospitals Ignore Directives of Organ Transplant Waiting Lists: Study
Many Kids Who Develop Severe COVID-Linked Syndrome Have Neurologic Symptoms
Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
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 Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many Stroke Survivors Have Ongoing Irregular Heart Rhythms
Many Young Americans Don't Realize Heart Attacks Can Hit Them Too: Poll
Maria Shriver and AARP Take on Alzheimer's in Women
Marijuana Use Could Raise Odds for Heart Attack, Heart Failure
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Groups Issue Consensus Definition of Brain Death
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
Mediterranean Diet Might Lower Your Odds for Parkinson's
Melanoma an Even More Deadly Disease in Black Men
Memory Issues Could Be Another Struggle for Kids With Autism
Memory Issues Plague Long COVID Patients
Memory Troubles? Your Race Could Affect How Soon You Get Diagnosis, Treatment
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Men With Heart Disease Can Safely Mix Their Nitrates with ED Drugs
Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
Men Worldwide Have Shorter Life Spans Than Women
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need
Menopause Bring New Risks for Women's Heart Health
Mental Confusion an Early Warning Sign of Severe COVID-19
Mental Decline Can Follow a Heart Attack
Mental Illness Linked to Higher Risk of Deadly Heart Issues
'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Metabolites' From Food Could Affect Your Stroke Risk
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Mexican Americans Face Higher Odds for Liver Cancer With Each New Generation
Midday Nap Could Leave You Smarter: Study
Middle-Age Obesity Linked to Higher Odds for Dementia
Migraines and More Severe Hot Flashes Could Be Linked
Migraines May Follow Daily Circadian Cycles, Study Shows
'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS
Mind May Hold Clues to Your Risk of Long COVID
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
Mindfulness May Ease the Emotional Burden of MS
Mind-Reading Technology Can Turn Brain Scans Into Language
Minimally Invasive Procedure May Free Type 2 Diabetics From Insulin
Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
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
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Missed Getting Your Steps Today? You're Still on Track for Health
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
'Moderate' Drinking May Be Heart-Healthy
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
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Moms' Obesity May Affect Fetal Brain Development
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
Monkeypox Can Harm the Heart
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
Monthly Injections Might Lower Bleeding in People With Hemophilia
More Affordable Housing, Healthier Hearts?
More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
More Americans Are Dying From Parkinson's Disease: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming 'Food Insecure'
More Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Evidence Gene Therapy Might Cure Sickle Cell Disease
More Evidence Heart Risk From COVID Vaccine Is Very Low
More Evidence Sugary Drinks Harm Women's Hearts
More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
More Evidence That Stress Gets Blood Pressure Rising
More Evidence Ties Gum Disease With Heart Disease
More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
More Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Nursing Homes With Higher Levels of Black Residents
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting 'Broken Heart' Syndrome
More Money, Better Heart Health? Not Always
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Stress, Higher Odds for A-Fib in Women After Menopause
More Than 1 Drink a Day Ups Blood Pressure for Diabetics
More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study
More Young Americans Developing Unhealthy Predictors of Heart Disease
More Young U.S. Women Are Dying From Heart Disease
Most Alzheimer's Patients May Be Ineligible for Newly Approved Drugs
Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Athletes With Genetic Heart Ailment Can Return to Play
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most College Athletes With Genetic Heart Trouble Can Safely Play Sports: Study
Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later
Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
Most Marriages Survive a Spouse's Brain Injury
Most Post-Stroke Depression Still Goes Untreated
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
Most Who Get Heart Valve Replacement Don't Get Follow-Up Rehab
Mouse Study Offers Hope for Gene Therapy Against Parkinson's Disease
Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury
Mouse Study Points to Why Alzheimer's Affects Women More Than Men
MRIs Might Be Safe for Patients With Implanted Heart Devices
Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Music Might Help Soothe Ailing Hearts
Narcolepsy Drug Might Be New Treatment Option for ADHD
Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Neighborhood Parks Could Help Your Aging Brain
Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerves May Play Important Role in Autism
Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
Neuro Symptoms of Long COVID May Persist for Months
Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
Neurologists Much Tougher to Find in Rural America
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Ablation Treatment Could Improve A-Fib Care
New Advances Mean Many Patients Go Home Same Day After Knee Replacement
New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High
New Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise in Phase 3 Clinical Trial
New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children’s Brains Might Spur Autism
New Clues to What Might Drive Tinnitus
New Clues to Why Disability Strikes People With MS
New Clues to Why Some Develop 'Brain Fog' After COVID
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 Helps Tame Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure
New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
New Drug May Ease Tourette Tics in Kids, Teens
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New 'E-Tattoo' Is Worn on Chest to Track Your Heart Health
New Form of Levodopa Might Improve Parkinson's Care
New Heart Implant Monitors, Treats -- and Then Dissolves Away
New High-Tech CT Might Expand Heart Imaging
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 Injected Drug May Prevent Severe COVID
New Insights Into How COVID-19 Damages the Brain
New Insights Into How Eating Disorders Alter the Brain
New Insights Into Treating Mild Head Injuries
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Insights Into Why Alzheimer's Can Bring Drowsiness
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 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
Newborns' Brains Aren't 'Undeveloped' Compared to Those of Infant Monkeys, Chimps
Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn
Newer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
NFL Players Face 4 Times the Odds of ALS
Nightmares Can Sometimes Warn of Parkinson's Onset
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 Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Marijuana Raises Stroke Risk
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
No Sign 1 Year of Testosterone Supplements Cause Heart Trouble: Study
No Sign Common Steroid Spironolactone Can Cause Cancer: Study
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
Noisy Neighborhood? It Could Raise Your Odds for Heart Attack
Noninvasive Ultrasound Brain Treatment Might Help Slow Parkinson's
Non-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
Numbers of Non-COVID-19 Deaths Up During Pandemic
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Odds for Death, Hospital Care Rise When Statins Are Stopped
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Americans Hit Hardest by Disability
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
Older Women, Younger Men Struggle More to Control High Blood Pressure
Once-a-Day HIV Pill Works Well for Kids
Once-a-Week Insulin for Type 2 Diabetes Shows Promise in Early Trial
One Early Signal That Parkinson's Progression Could Be Swift
One Part of Your Brain Could Point to the Mind's Decline
One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovary Removal Before Menopause Could Raise a Woman's Odds for Parkinson's
Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
'Overgrowth' of Brain Area in Infancy Could Play Role in Autism
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Pain After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
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
Palliative Care Crucial After Severe Stroke, But Many Patients Miss Out
Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Has Put Many Clinical Trials on Hold
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Sent Americans' Blood Pressure Numbers Skyward
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
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Parkinson's Disease: What Is It, and What Are the Early Signs?
Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key
Parlez-vous 'Woof'? Dogs May Distinguish Between Different Human Languages
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
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 Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People Living With HIV Face Higher Odds for Heart Failure
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Petting a Dog Does Your Brain Some Good
Pfizer Vaccine Disappoints in Kids Ages 2 to 5
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study
Plant-Based Diet Best for Your Heart
'Plant-Based' or Low-Fat Diet: Which Is Better for Your Heart?
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Pollutants in Soil Can Harm Your Heart
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Poor Brain Blood Flow Might Spur 'Tangles' of Alzheimer's
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
Pope Francis Leaves Hospital 9 Days After Surgery
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
Positive Attitude Tied to Lower Blood Pressure After Stroke
Post-COVID Risk for Blood Clot Lasts at Least 6 Months
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
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Raises Risks After Severe Form of Stroke
Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks
Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
Preeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women's Future Heart Health
Pregnancy Complications Linked to Higher Stroke Risk for Women
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Preventing Alzheimer's
Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
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.
Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
Psychotherapy's Hidden Bonus: Healthier Hearts
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
Put Away That Salt Shaker to Shield Your Heart
Quality Care for People With Parkinson's Is Lacking Across the U.S.
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
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 Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Rate of Preterm Births Is Higher for Black Americans
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults
Recovering COVID Patients Often Face Long-Term 'Brain Fog'
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
Redlining May Raise Heart Failure Risk Among Black Americans
Remote Monitoring May Help Control High Blood Pressure
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
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Research Reveals Cause of 'Freezing' Gait in Parkinson's
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Researchers Latch Onto the Leech's Genome
Researchers Move Toward Once-Yearly Treatment for HIV
Researchers Seek Antiviral Pill That Would Ease COVID Severity
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Right Amount of Sleep May Be Important in Early Alzheimer's
Rise in Blood Pressure Upon Standing Could Signal Danger
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Rises in People With HIV
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Roberta Flack Has ALS, Can No Longer Sing
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Rural Women at Higher Risk of Early Death From Heart Disease
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
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
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
Scans Show Brain Changes in People With Long COVID
Scans Suggest Sleep Apnea Could Be Harming Your Brain
School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
Science Brings New Insight Into Origins of OCD
Science Reveals Cause of Rare Heart Trouble in Young Men Who Get COVID Vaccines
Science Reveals Cause of Smell Loss in COVID-19
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Science Reveals How Red Meat Harms the Heart
Science Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer's, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
Science Reveals Why Eye Contact Is Tough for People With Autism
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Scientists Create Device That Can Isolate Blood Flow to Brain
Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
Scientists Gain Insight Into How COVID Harms the Heart
Scientists Grow Electrodes in Living Tissue
Scientists Pinpoint Brain Area Needed for Vision-Guided Walking
Scientists Pinpoint Why People With Autism Struggle to Understand a Speaker's 'Tone'
Scientists Probe How Sleep Helps Create Lasting Memories
Scientists Propose New Mechanism Driving Alzheimer's Disease
Scientists Restore Some Function to Pig Tissues 1 Hour After Death
Scientists Track Spirituality in the Human Brain
Scientists Transplant Human Brain Cells Into Rat Brains, a Boon to Research
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Scientists Use Sound to Ease Patients' Chronic Nightmares
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
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
Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early Diagnosis of Epilepsy
Sen. John Fetterman Improving, Though Timing on Return to Work Still Unclear
Sen. John Fetterman Recovering After Depression Diagnosis
Sen. John Fetterman's Hospitalization From 'Lightheadedness' Wasn't Another Stroke
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Serotonin May Play Big Role in Long COVID
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
Shingles Ups Odds of Stroke, Heart Attack By Almost 30%
Shock Therapy Safe, Effective for Tough-to-Treat Depression
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
Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Singer Lewis Capaldi Sidelined From Touring by Tourette Syndrome
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skin Cream May Offer New Treatment Option for Psoriasis
Skin Lightening Products Carry Dangers, But Many Users Are Unaware of Risks: Study
Skipping Aspirin After Heart Attack Raises Odds for Recurrence
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Apnea Lowers Blood Oxygen, Upping Heart Risks
Sleep Apnea Might Directly Harm the Brain, Study Finds
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleepwalking Tied to Higher Odds for Parkinson's in Men
Smart Phones, Watches Can Mess With Implanted Pacemakers
Smartphone Apps May Aid in Heart Attack Recovery
Smartwatch EKGs Quickly Deliver Crucial Heart Data
Smartwatch Heart Data May Be Less Accurate for Black Users
Smartwatch Study Finds No Unusual Heart Effects From COVID Boosters
'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
Smokers More Prone to Memory Loss by Middle Age
Smokers, Obese People Need Major Heart Interventions Earlier in Life
Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Smoking Raises Risk for Deadly 'Bleeding Strokes'
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Solving the Mystery of Why Red Wine Gives Some Folks Headaches
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery
Some Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
Some Blood Pressure Meds Raise Heart Risks in People With HIV
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Hospitalized COVID Patients Develop Seizures
Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior
Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson's
Special 'Strategies' Can Help People With Parkinson's Walk, But Many Patients Unaware
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
Spinal Cord Stimulation Gives Big Boost to Arm Function After Stroke
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
Sports Position Doesn't Affect Risk of Concussion-Linked CTE Illness
Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Squeaky or Furry: New Insights Into Dogs' Love of Toys
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Starting Rehab Earlier Boosts Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State of Mind Matters for Survival After Heart Attack
Statin Users May Have Added Protection Against Severe COVID-19
Statins Cut Heart Risks for Folks Living With HIV
Statins' Effectiveness May Rise With Patient Age: Study
Statin's Health Benefits Far Outweigh Any Potential Harms: Study
Statins May Lower Risk of Deadly 'Bleeding' Strokes
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Stay Fit to Avoid A-Fib and Stroke
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
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
Stopping Common Heart Meds Could Be Risky for Kidney Patients
Stories Get Listeners' Hearts in Sync
Stranded Dolphins' Brains Show Alzheimer's-Like Changes
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Help Bring on a Stroke, Study Shows
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stress, Anxiety Plague Many Who Get Implanted Heart Devices
Stressed Out By the News? Here's Tips to Help Cope
Stretch Your Brain as You Age, Lower Your Dementia Risk?
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
Stroke Appears 8 Times More Likely With COVID Than With Flu
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
Stroke Prevented His Speech, But Brain Implant Brought It Back
Stroke Treatment Gap Narrows Between Men and Women
Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows
'Stroke-Heart' Syndrome Can Signal Danger for Patients
Strokes Are Deadlier When They Hit COVID-19 Patients
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Studies Relying on Brain Scans Are Often Unreliable, Analysis Shows
Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Finds Good Long-Term Outcomes for Appendicitis Treated Without Surgery
Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Points to Jobs With Highest Risk for ALS
Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Sudden Chest Pain: What Is Angina Pectoris?
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
Summer Skin Care Tips for Those With Darker Skin
Surgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
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 Helps Kids With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, But Race Could Hinder Access
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
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
Survey Finds Racism Against Asians Common in Medical Field
Survived a Heart Attack? Long Work Hours Raise Your Odds for Another
Surviving a Heart Attack in Younger Years Could Be Even Tougher on Women
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
Take These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say
Taking Statins After 'Bleeding' Stroke Could Help Prevent Another Stroke
Taking Your Emotional Health to Heart
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists
Targeted Treatment Shrinks Rare Brain Tumors in Small Study
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
Teens With Epilepsy Face Higher Odds for Eating Disorders
Teens With Multiple Concussions Face Higher Risk of Suicidal Thoughts
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
Testosterone Therapy Safe for Low-T Men at Risk of Heart Trouble
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 10 Alzheimer's Symptoms You Need to Know
The 3 Midlife Factors That Raise Your Odds for Alzheimer's
Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
Therapeutic Brain Implant Won't Alter Personality in Epilepsy Patients: Study
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
This Hunting Season, Know Your CPR
This is Your Brain on Zoom
Though Often Prescribed, Diuretic Pills May Not Prevent Kidney Stones
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Thyroid Trouble May Raise Dementia Risks
Ticks May Be Spreading 'Wasting Disease' Among Wisconsin Deer
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
Tight Control of High Blood Pressure Brings Big Brain Benefits
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Today's Homeless Are Getting 'Trench Fever,' Infamous from WW I
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Tom Sizemore's Family Told 'No Further Hope' After Aneurysm
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Too Much Red Meat Might Harm Your Heart
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
'Top Gun' Study of Fighter Pilots Could Help Astronauts
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Menopause May Signal Future Heart Woes
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
Treatment for Common Rotator Cuff Ailment May Be Useless
Treatment-Resistant High Blood Pressure May Be More Common Than Thought
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
Triglycerides a Stroke Danger, Even With Statin Treatment
Trouble Paying Bills Could Mean Worse Outcomes After Heart Attack
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay
Two Healthy Diets May Reduce Brain 'Plaques' Tied to Alzheimer's Risk
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 New Studies Point to the Promise of Gene Therapy for High Cholesterol
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
U.S. Gender-Affirming Surgeries Nearly Tripled in 3 Years
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Heart Disease Death Rates Have Fallen Sharply in Past 30 Years
U.S. Heat-Related Heart Deaths Will Multiply With Warming Temperatures
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. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
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. Prison Inmates Aren't Getting Medical Care They Need: Report
U.S. Rate for a Dangerous Pregnancy Complication Doubled in 12 Years
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke
Uncovering Hidden Consciousness in Comatose Brains
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Understanding How COVID Can Trigger Loss of Smell
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Unhappy Marriages Could Mean Shorter Lives for Men
Unhealthy Gums Could Up Your Odds for Dementia
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine
Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
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
Use of Ritalin, Other Stimulants Can Raise Heart Risks for Older Adults
Used Early, Drug Might Delay MS Symptom Onset
Using Only 'Brain Recordings' From Patients, Scientists Reconstruct a Pink Floyd Song
Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
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
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Vaping Worse Than Smoking for Boosting Odds for Stroke at Young Age
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Veterans May Face Lower Risk for CTE Than Ex-Athletes
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy Cuts Heart Risks by 20% in Large Trial
Wegovy Lowered Users' Heart Risks in New Trial
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
What Is Congestive Heart Failure?
What Is Coronary Heart Disease?
What Is Early-Onset Alzheimer’s?
What Is Stiff-Person Syndrome, the Illness Afflicting Celine Dion?
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced 'Brain Freeze,' Anyway?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Better for Your Brain, Crossword Puzzles or Computer Games?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
What's the Right Amount of Sleep for a Healthy Heart?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
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 COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
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 Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Older Dogs' Hearing Fades, Risk of Dementia Rises
When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
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
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
While Fewer Americans Have High Cholesterol, Too Many Still Do
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Fares Worse After Multiple Sclerosis Strikes?
Whole Grain Foods Could Help Black Seniors Avoid Alzheimer's
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
Who's at Higher Risk for A-Fib, Men or Women?
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 a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
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 Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Bodes Ill for Future Health
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why Music at Bedtime Might Not Be a Great Idea
Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Strokes Can Affect Women, Men Differently
Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
Widely Used Steroid Meds Could Alter the Brain
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Winter Holidays Are High Time for Heart Attacks: Protect Yourself
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
With Smartwatch, Cardiac Rehab at Home May Work Best
Woman Sues L'Oreal Over Claim Hair Straightener Spurred Uterine Cancer
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women at Higher Risk When Heart Attack Strikes the Young
Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely Than Men to Return to Work After Severe Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Get Standard Heart Medications
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
Women With Severe Stroke Less Likely Than Men to Be Sent to Stroke Centers
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Women: Midlife Isn’t Too Late to Slash Stroke Risk
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Workouts in the Park? Crime Fears Keep Some Away
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Worry, Depression Can Plague Folks Who Get Implanted Defibrillators
Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome
Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
Years of Blood Thinners After Stenting Might Not Be Necessary
Yoga Might Do Wonders for Women's Aging Brains
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
You Survived a Heart Attack. Here's How Cardiac Rehab Can Help
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine
Young Women at Higher Risk for Stroke Than Male Peers: Study
Your 'Biological Age' Could Affect Your Odds for Stroke, Dementia
Your Body Clock Knows When It's Time for Dinner: Study
Your Brain Gets Tired, and Scientists Now Know Why
Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
Your Sleep Can Affect Your Stroke Risk
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
インフルエンザワクチン接種が心筋梗塞リスクを低減か
心臓の健康に必要な睡眠時間は?