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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: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
President Biden is the Picture of Good Health, His Doctor Reports
Pressed for Time? HIIT It
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Preventing Alzheimer's
Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Re-focusing on Getting Fit? Heart Experts Offer These Tips
Regular Exercise Can Help Shield You From Severe COVID
Regular Weightlifting Could Lengthen Your Life
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
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
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
Seniors, This Daily Routine May Keep You Sharper, Happier
Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shingles Won't Raise Risk for Dementia: Study
Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Simple Steps Toward Living a Healthier, More Active Life
Singing Without a Face Mask Can Spread COVID-19
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Six Months Later, Most Wuhan COVID Survivors Still Have Health Issues
Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
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 Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sports After Lockdown: Take It Slow
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
Stress Can Age, Weaken Your Immune System
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Links Muscle Mass to Severity of Hot Flashes in Women
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Survey Finds Who's Most Likely to Give to Charity and How
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Taking Longer to Perform Tasks? It Could Be a Sign of Dementia Risk
Talking to a Loved One About a Move to Assisted Living
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
The Skinny on Wrinkle-Free Skin
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
There's No Magic Formula to Slow Your Dog's Aging
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many, Too Few Babies May Speed Aging in Women
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Too Much TV May Dull the Aging Brain
Too Much TV Time May Really Harm Your Brain
Tough Choices: When It's Time to Move From Home to Assisted Living
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two Vaccines May Soon Shield Seniors Against RSV
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Sets Up $300 Million Database for Alzheimer's Research
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Uncooperativeness and Alzheimer's
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Untreated High Blood Pressure a Growing Problem Among Americans
Urinary Incontinence Can Affect a Woman's Mental Health
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
'Virtual' Museum Visits Are Good Medicine for Seniors
Vision Is Vulnerable With Age: Here's What to Look For
Vision Troubles Could Raise Midlife Depression Risk for Women
Vitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
Vitamin D, Fish Oil Won't Help Elderly Stay Strong, Study Finds
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight Training Benefits Older Women, Men Equally, Study Shows
Weightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
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 Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Happens to Your Kidneys as You Age?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When a Parent Moves In
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Is a Fracture Potentially Deadly for an Older Adult?
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Who's More Easily Distracted, the Young or the Old?
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why So Many Older Women Develop UTIs
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga Can Help Seniors Regain Their Strength
You Can Garden Your Way to Better Health
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Young Men Are Using Banned 'SARM' Supplements to Bulk Up, With Harmful Results
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Personality May Safeguard Your Aging Brain
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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