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Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
Getting Rid of Neck Pain: 6 Ways to Feel Better
Ginkgo: Safety and Uses
Got Arthritis Pain? What State You Live In May Matter
Got Sciatica? Stay Active and Start Early on Physical Therapy
Groups Ask Supreme Court to Reinstate Restrictions on Abortion Pill Access
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
Half of Dentists Say Patients Are Coming to Appointments While High
Hand Sanitizer Vapors Can Cause Nausea, Dizziness
He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
Heavy Marijuana Use May Harm the Heart
Heavy Pot Use Linked to Mental Problems, Even After Quitting
Here's 8 Habits That Could Lengthen Your Life
High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
High-Potency Pot Tied to Big Rise in Psychiatric Issues
His Debilitating Back Pain Lasted Decades, Until a New Implant Changed Everything
Hit Hard by Opioid Crisis, Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amounts of Hard Drugs
Hope Can Save People From Making Bad Choices: Study
Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?
House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Long Do People Want to Live?
How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
How to Safely Use the Right Flea and Tick Product for Your Pet
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain
How Unhealthy Are Cigars?
If You Already Had COVID, Do You Need the COVID Vaccine?
Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
Illness, Death in Hundreds of Dogs Spurs FDA Action Against Dog Food Maker
In Animal Studies, Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Pain
In Canada, Program That Supplies Safe Opioids to Addicts Is Saving Lives
In Emergency Filing, Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Keep Abortion Pill Fully Available
In Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids' Pain Meds
In Philadelphia, an Animal Tranquilizer Is Driving Deadly Rise in Opioid ODs
In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
Injected 'Hydrogel' May Be New Option Against Back Pain
Is a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
Is Arthritis Pain Relief as Close as Your Spice Rack?
Is Child's Tummy Pain a Serious Concern? Poll Finds Many Parents Unsure
Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
Israeli Data on COVID Boosters to Be Published This Week in Major Journal
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Judge's Challenge to Abortion Pill Access Brings Swift Reaction
Just 1 in 5 Americans Struggling With Opioid Misuse Gets Meds That Can Help
Justice Department Appeals Texas Judge's Ruling on Abortion Pill
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With Six States, D.C.
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Kicking the Coffee Habit But Scared of Withdrawal? Try Decaf
Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
Kraft Cheese Slices Recalled Due to Plastic Wrap Choking Hazard
Kraft Recalls Powdered Drinks Over Metal, Glass Concerns
Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
Legalizing Marijuana Doesn't Raise Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Lesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
Liver Transplants From Donors Who Overdosed Rose During Pandemic
Lockdowns Tied to Temporary Drops in Illicit Drug Seizures
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
Magnets in Cellphones, Smartwatches Might Affect Pacemakers, FDA Warns
Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
Maker of Wegovy Limits Supply of Obesity Drug in U.S.
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
Many Clinics Are Selling Ketamine as Bogus 'Cure' for Illnesses
Many Consumers Misunderstand Those 'Best Before' Food Labels
Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
Many Existing Drugs Could Be Potent COVID Fighters: Study
Many Psychiatric Patients Are Getting Risky Drug Gabapentin 'Off-Label'
Many Turn to Weed to Ease Chronic Pain in States Where It's Legal
Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
Marijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here's Tips to Keep Them Safe
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
Marijuana, Meth, Cocaine Use Can Help Trigger Dangerous A-Fib
MDMA/Ecstasy Shows Even More Promise in Easing PTSD
Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
Medical Marijuana Rx Ups Odds for Overuse, With No Benefit to Health: Study
Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
Medtronic Expands Recall to Include More Than 463,000 Insulin Pumps
Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women
Mental Health Issues Linked to Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID Infections
Mental Health Woes Double Women's Odds for Cervical Cancer
Menthols Make Up 40% of U.S. Cigarette Sales; Ban Could Have Huge Impact
Merck's COVID Pill Appears Effective, But May Pose Pregnancy Risks: FDA
Meth Abuse Drove Huge Surge in Heart Failure Crises in California
Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
Middle-Aged Americans Are Using Marijuana, Binge-Drinking at Record Levels
Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
Migraine? Reach for Prescription Meds, Not Ibuprofen
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Monoclonal Antibody Rx for COVID Can Be Safely Given by Injection: Study
More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
More Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
More Hospitalizations, Illnesses From Daily Harvest Crumbles
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Than 1 in 6 U.S. Adults, Teens Have Substance Use Disorder
More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
Most Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
Muffins Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New ALS Drug Approved in Canada While Still Under FDA Review
New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Drug Combo Could Be Advance Against Uterine Fibroids
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Opioid Use Raises Death Risk 11-Fold in Those With Dementia
New Opioids Are Joining the Illicit Drug Supply, and They're More Potent Than Fentanyl
New Prescribing Instructions Tighten Use of Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
New USDA Rules Ramp Up Oversight of Organic Food
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Nonsurgical Treatment Works Well for Arthritic Thumbs
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
Nurses, Other Health Care Workers at High Risk of Drug Overdose
Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Opioid Addiction Treatment in Jail Could Change Lives
Opioid Deaths in Young Americans Often Involve Other Drugs
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Opioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs. Fatal ODs Didn't Skyrocket
Organic Strawberries Linked to Hepatitis Cases, FDA Warns
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
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
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Patients, Doctors Await FDA Decision on Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug
People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Pfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID Antiviral Pill
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Omicron-Specific Booster Shot
Pfizer Asks FDA to Approve Tweaked COVID Booster as Third Shot for Kids Under 5
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Pfizer Restarts Production Plant in North Carolina Following Tornado Damage in July
Pfizer Says Lower Dose of Its COVID Vaccine Protects Younger Children
Pfizer Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID Vaccine in Younger Kids
Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
Pill to Counter Postpartum Depression Looks Good in Trial, May Gain FDA Approval
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Pool Neck Floats a Danger to Babies, FDA Warns
Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
Preterm Birth Drug Pulled From Market Over Lack of Effectiveness
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
PTSD Therapy Doesn't Trigger Drug Relapse in Addiction Patients: Study
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Record Number of Fatal Drug ODs for Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Religion Helps Protect Against 'Deaths of Despair': Study
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Restricting Access to Vapes Might Drive People to Cigarettes
Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Sales of Unproven, Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies Are Booming
Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions
Sciatica: What Is It, and How Can You Ease the Pain?
Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
Senate Committee Backs Califf Nomination to Head FDA
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
Soaring Misuse of Horse Tranquilizer Xylazine Is Worsening Opioid Crisis
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Newborns Need Methadone Post-Surgery, But Use Brings Problems
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Stakes Are High Ahead of FDA Panel Vote on ALS Drug
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Strong Marijuana Habit Could Raise Odds for Complications During Surgery
Stronger Breast Implant Safety Measures Announced by FDA
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Confirms Effectiveness of Newer Arthritis Meds
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
Supplements Can Contain Far More Melatonin Than Is Safe, Upping Odds for Illness
Supreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill Ruling
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Oxycontin Maker's Bankruptcy Deal
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking ADHD Meds Won't Raise a Kid's Odds for Drug Abuse Later: Study
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
Talking to a Loved One Battling Substance Abuse: Staying Positive Is Key
Tattoo Regret? Here's Tips on Safely Getting Old 'Ink' Removed
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
Telemedicine Could Improve Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Today's Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
Too Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
Too Few People With Opioid Disorder Receive Best Treatments
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Much Pot During Pregnancy May Endanger Baby's Health
Top FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
Top Federal Health Officials Ask White House to Scale Back on COVID Boosters
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Two Major Health Systems Won't Administer Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
Two More Brands of Eyedrops Recalled Over Infection Risks
Two Top Officials in FDA's Vaccine Review Office to Retire
Two Vaccines Show Effectiveness Against Emerging COVID Variants
Two-Drug Combo May Help Fight Meth Addiction
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
Tyson Chicken Nuggets Recalled Over Small Metal Pieces in Product
U.S. Child Deaths From Fentanyl Jumped 30-Fold in Just 8 Years
U.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
U.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
U.S. Government Extends Baby Formula Waivers, Rebates for WIC Families
U.S. Meth Overdose Deaths Tripled in Recent Years
U.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
U.S. Proposes to Make COVID Shot Annual, Much Like Flu Shot
U.S. Supreme Court Keeps Abortion Pill Widely Available While Appeal Continues
U.S. Tourists in Northern Mexico Are Buying Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl
U.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Underwear That Guards Against STDs During Oral Sex? FDA Says Yes
Updated Booster Shots, Not Original COVID Vaccines, Should Be Standard: FDA Panel
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Walmart Offers $3 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weekend Binge Drinking: Not as Harmless as You Think
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
We've Been Here Before: How Polio Vaccine Rollout Saved Millions of Young Lives
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
With CDC Approval, COVID Shots For Kids Under 5 Ready for Delivery
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
Young Adults' Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
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