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• 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
• 4 in 10 Adults Over 50 Consult Online Reviews When Picking a Doctor
• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
• 9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• About 1 in 4 People on Autism Spectrum Has 'Profound' Autism
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Adults With Autism, Mental Illness May Be at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• '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
• AHA News: Pandemic Puts Health Care Workers' Mental Health on the Line
• 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 U.S. Physicians Have Gotten a COVID Vaccine
• Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
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• Alzheimer's Report: Many Seniors With Memory Issues Aren't Telling Their Doctors
• America Facing Shortage of Infectious Disease Doctors
• 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
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• Amid U.S. Blood Shortage, New Pressure to Ease Donor Rules for Gay Men
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• As Young Doctors' Work Hours Rise, So Do Odds for Depression
• Asthma More Likely in Kids With Disabilities, Delays
• Autism Now Diagnosed in 1 in Every 44 Children, CDC Says
• 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
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• 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?
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Can't Find a Way to Your Doctor's Office? It Could Shorten Your Life
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Could Russian Hackers Cripple U.S. Health Care Systems?
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Exacts Emotional Toll on Doctors
• 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
• Despite Setbacks, Reason for Hope Against COVID as 2020 Ends
• 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 Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• 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 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
• 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 With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Experiences of Racism Tied to Worsening Memory, Thinking in Older Black Americans
• Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers
• 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
• Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
• Hispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
• How 1.3 Million Americans Became Controlled by Conservatorships
• 'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
• 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
• HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
• Hundreds of U.S. Doctors Lost Their Lives During Pandemic
• Hunger, Poor Diet More Likely for Women With Disabilities
• 'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
• Impact of Racism Could Slow Recovery After Heart Attack
• In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is the Demise of the Doctor's White Coat Near?
• Is Your Specialist Friends With Your Primary Care Doctor? You May Get Better Care
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
• 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
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Long COVID May Qualify as a Disability: Biden
• Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
• 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 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 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 Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• 'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
• 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
• Mind-Controlled Wheelchair Brings New Freedom to People With Paralysis
• Minority Patients Less Likely to Get Newer Alzheimer's Meds
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• 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
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism
• New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
• 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
• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
• One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
• Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
• 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 Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
• Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
• People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
• People With Intellectual Disabilities at High Risk for Fatal COVID-19
• Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care Understaffing
• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• Remodeling Your Home for Wheelchair Access
• 'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
• Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
• Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
• Robotics Bring the White Cane Into the 21st Century
• Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• Spirituality Helps Stroke Survivors, Caregivers Bounce Back
• Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• 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
• There's Been a Big Decline in the Rate of Americans Hit by Disability
• 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
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
• 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
• Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• White House Announces COVID Vaccination Plan for Young Kids
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• Who Are the New 'Patient Influencers' on Social Media?
• Who Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
• Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
• Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
• Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
• Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
• Women Exposed to Racism at Higher Odds for Premature Delivery
• Women Still Underrepresented in Many Clinical Trials
• Years Leading to Menopause See Uptick in Women's Heart Risks: AHA
• Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
• Your Doctor's Gender, Race May Bias Your Treatment Outcome
• Your Guide to Bedpans and Bedpan Alternatives
• Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays