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• 1 in 10 U.S. Seniors Has Dementia; Minorities Hit Hardest
• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 3 Caregivers for Elderly May Be Untrained, Unscreened
• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 3 U.S. Public Health Workers Feels Threatened During Pandemic
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Avoided Health Care During Pandemic, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 4 in 10 Adults Over 50 Consult Online Reviews When Picking a Doctor
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
• 9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private
• A Guide to Acne Care for People of Color
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Across the U.S., Black Americans Breathe in Dirtier Air
• Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says
• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After NFL Career Ends, Black Players Suffer More Health Woes Than Whites
• AHA News: As African Americans Struggle With COVID-19 Disparities, Churches Step In
• AHA News: Pandemic Brings Another Threat to Forefront for African Americans and Latinos
• AHA News: Pandemic Puts Health Care Workers' Mental Health on the Line
• AHA News: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID Shots
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• Almost All U.S. Physicians Have Gotten a COVID Vaccine
• Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Alzheimer's Meds Are Mostly Tested in Whites. That Worries Black Patients, Caregivers
• Alzheimer's Report: Many Seniors With Memory Issues Aren't Telling Their Doctors
• America Facing Shortage of Infectious Disease Doctors
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans Getting More Comfortable Talking Over Mental Health With Doctors
• Americans Have High Trust in Health Care Providers: Poll
• Americans' Stigma Against Depression May Finally Be Fading: Study
• Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• Amid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
• Appendicitis Often Spotted Later in Black Patients
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
• As Tough Flu Season Looms, CDC Hopes for More Flu Shots Among Minorities
• As Young Doctors' Work Hours Rise, So Do Odds for Depression
• Attending Church Might Lengthen Black Men's Lives
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Better Work Conditions Bringing Better Mental Health to Resident Doctors: Study
• Bias More Likely in Medical Journals That Accept Reprint Fees: Study
• Biden Administration to Invest $100 Million to Ease Health Worker Shortage
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• 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 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 Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Black Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• 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 Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• 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 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 With Severe Allergies Less Likely to Get Allergy Shots
• 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 Oxygen Tests Can Be Inaccurate for Black Patients, Raising COVID Risks: Study
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• Burnout Levels High Among U.S. Health Care Workers
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• Can Fitbits, Apple Watch Be a Dieter's Best Friend?
• Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Can't Find a Way to Your Doctor's Office? It Could Shorten Your Life
• Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Common, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Cost of Being Black in America: 1.6 Million Extra Deaths Over Two Decades
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Russian Hackers Cripple U.S. Health Care Systems?
• COVID Anxieties Still High for Americans: Poll
• 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 Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• 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-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 Exacts Emotional Toll on Doctors
• COVID-19 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Dan McKillen, Former CEO of HealthDay, Dead at 71
• DEA Extends Telemedicine for Prescribing Controlled Meds as Pandemic Measures End
• Deadly Aneurysm-Linked Strokes Are Rising, Especially Among Black Americans
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• Despite Setbacks, Reason for Hope Against COVID as 2020 Ends
• Despite Stress of Pandemic, U.S. Suicide Rate Dropped in 2020
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Discrimination at Work Could Raise Blood Pressure
• Discrimination Takes Toll on Mental Health of Young Adults
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?
• Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Even in Kindergarten, White Kids More Likely to Join Extracurricular Activities
• Even When Stroke Centers Are Near, Black Americans Often Lack Access
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• 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
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• 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
• Forehead Thermometers May Miss Fevers in Black Patients
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Good News, Bad News on Black Americans and Cancer
• Got PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
• Gun Homicides Rose Sharply During Pandemic, Black Men Most Affected
• Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
• Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
• Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Healthy Levels of Vitamin D May Boost Breast Cancer Outcomes
• Heart Anatomy May Put Blacks at Higher Stroke Risk
• Heart Risk Factors Show Up Earlier in U.S. Black Women
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• High-Profile Police Brutality Cases Harm Black Americans' Mental Health: Study
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• HIV Rates Fall Among Gay White Americans, But Not Minorities
• Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient's Race
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• 'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How Secure Is Your Health or Fitness App?
• How to Talk to Your Doctor About Arthritis Pain
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
• Hundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic
• Hypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
• 'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
• Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• In Early Days of Outbreak, Access to Mpox Vaccine Varied by Race
• In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• In U.S., Minority Communities More Likely to Have Water Contaminated by Toxic Metals
• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is the Demise of the Doctor's White Coat Near?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• Is Your Specialist Friends With Your Primary Care Doctor? You May Get Better Care
• It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
• Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
• Kids' Access to Insulin Pumps: Race, Income Matters
• L.A.'s Oil Wells Could Be Harming Citizens' Health
• La COVID más un ACV hemorrágico duplican el riesgo de muerte de un paciente
• Language Barriers Hold Back Many Asian Americans From Good Health Care
• Language Barriers Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
• Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
• Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
• Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Life Span of Native Americans Fell by Almost 5 Years During Pandemic
• Lifetime of Stress Tied to Big Rise in Cancer Risk
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Liver Cirrhosis Much More Deadly for Black Americans
• Lockdowns Cut Air Pollution, But Poorer Neighborhoods Benefited Less
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
• Low Vitamin D Could Raise Diabetes Risk for Black Americans
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• 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 Doctors Uninformed on Rights of Disabled Patients
• Many Health Care Workers Who Have Coronavirus Don't Have Symptoms: Study
• Many More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many Older Adults Confused About Proper Use of Antibiotics: Poll
• Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
• Many Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• 'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
• Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Diverse Pool of Blood Donors Needed to Help Sickle Cell Patients
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Dermatology Patients Like 'Telehealth' Visits: Survey
• Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly a Third of Young Black Americans Have High Blood Pressure
• Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
• Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
• Nurses Are Dying From Suicide at Higher Rates
• Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Over 140,000 U.S. Children Have Lost a Caregiver to COVID-19
• Over Half of Police Killings Aren't Reported, Blacks Most Likely Victims
• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
• Pancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
• Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
• Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
• Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
• Pandemic Has Stressed Out Doctors
• Pandemic Hits Primary Care Practices Hard Across the U.S.: Study
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic May Have Caused U.S. Spike in SIDS Deaths in Black Families
• Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
• 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
• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• Physicians Say Faulty Oxygen Devices Put Lives in Peril
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
• Poorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• 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.
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• 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 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
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• 'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
• Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
• Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
• 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
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Sometimes Hair Loss in Women Can Point to Bigger Health Issues
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
• Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Suicide Rates Declining for White Americans, But Not for Minorities
• Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
• Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
• Survey Finds U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
• Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
• Telehealth, Phone Visits a Lifesaver for Veterans Addicted to Opioids
• Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
• Telemedicine Could Really Help People Battling Advanced Cancers
• Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
• Telemedicine Is Here: Experts Offer Tips for Seniors
• Telemedicine's Popularity Has Risen During Pandemic
• The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
• Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
• Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
• Too Many Older Americans Are Taking Daily Aspirin
• Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• U.S. Breast Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall
• U.S. Flu Vaccinations Hit New Record High This Season
• U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Men's Race, Residence Could Raise Odds for Fatal Prostate Cancer
• 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. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
• U.S. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• Unpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
• 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
• Uterine Cancer Rates Have Been Rising, and New Study Suggests Why
• VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
• Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What People With Sickle Cell Disease Need to Know About COVID-19
• When Black Americans Encounter Police Violence, High Anxiety Often Follows
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
• When Cardiac Deaths Rose During Pandemic, Minorities Suffered Most
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• 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
• White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
• Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
• 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 Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
• Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
• 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 Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
• Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
• Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
• Why U.S. Hispanics Got COVID at Higher Rates: Their Jobs
• Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
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• Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
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• Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study
• Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
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• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome