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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 Medicare Patients Use Medical Marijuana: Survey
• 1 in 5 Young Women Has No Plans to Get a Mammogram
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 4 Out of 10 Adults With No Known Heart Disease Have Fatty Hearts: Study
• 5 Tests You Should Not Order for a Child With Autism
• 50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
• 9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
• A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?
• A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
• A Routine Skin Check Could Save Your Life
• Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy
• Access to Top Drugs Makes the Difference for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Accuracy of COVID-19 Antibody Tests Varies Widely, Study Finds
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Adding MRI to Screening Can Cut Prostate Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half
• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• After Long Decline, Breast Cancers in Young U.S. Women Are On the Rise
• After Testing Fell During Pandemic, Is a Surge in STDs Ahead?
• AI Beats Trained Staff in Spotting Heart Trouble on Sonograms
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Clinics Providing Abortions Closed in Iowa, STD Rates Started Rising
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Baby's Feeding Troubles Tied to Later Developmental Delays
• Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
• 'Benign' Adrenal Gland Tumors Might Cause Harm to Millions
• Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
• Biden Administration Pushes Forward With Trump-Era Law on Surprise Medical Bills
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
• Black Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Blood Test Could Spot Those at Highest Risk for Severe COVID-19
• Blood Test Looks at Patients' Whole Genome to Spot Rare Inherited Diseases
• Blood Test May Reveal Concussion Severity With Accuracy of Spinal Tap
• Blood Test Might Spot Cancer Years Earlier
• Blood Test Might Spot Most Dangerous COVID-19 Cases
• Blood Test Might Spot Pancreatic Cancer Early
• Blood Test Might Warn of Dangerous Complication of Pregnancy
• Blood Test Shows Promise at Catching Cancers Early
• Blood Test Shows Promise for Quick Diagnosis of ALS
• Blood-Based 'Liquid Biopsy' Might Spot Early-Stage Cancers
• Body Temperature Higher in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Brain's 'White Matter' Changes in People With Autism
• Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
• Buying Your Own Health Insurance Just Got Way Less Expensive
• Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?
• Can AI Predict Who Will Develop Diabetes?
• Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
• Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded
• Cancer Screenings Rise in States With Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cheap, Same-Day Test Could Help Spot Miscarriage Risk
• Check Early and Often for Glaucoma
• Child Cancers Are Rare, But Here Are Signs to Look For
• Child Nasal Swab Tests Conducted by Parent Yield Accurate Results: Study
• Childhood Autism Diagnosis Is Getting Better, But Not for Everyone
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?
• Could a Quick Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19 Be on the Way?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs
• Countries With Universal Health Care Had Better Child Vaccination Rates During Pandemic
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Home Test Kits Less Effective With Omicron Variant: Study
• COVID in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms
• COVID Testing Requirement Lifted for Travelers Flying to the U.S.
• COVID Vaccine Reaction Can Mimic Breast Cancer Symptoms, But Doctors Say 'Don't Panic'
• COVID-19 Appears to Have No Lasting Impact on College Athletes' Hearts
• CT Lung Cancer Screening Catches More Tumors Early
• CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Did the Decline in PSA Testing Lead to More Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
• DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk
• DNA Fragments in Blood Promise Cheap, Easy Test for Cancer
• Do Not Use At-Home COVID Test Swabs in the Throat: FDA
• Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Dogs Accurately Sniff Out COVID-19 at Airports
• Do-It-Yourself COVID Tests Work Fine, Without the Discomfort: Study
• Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges
• Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
• England to Lift Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors
• Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial
• Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
• Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
• Experts Recommend All Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40
• FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy
• FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Gallstones Can Warn of Pancreatic Cancer Risk
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel
• Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
• Have Diabetes? Here's How to Save Your Sight
• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
• Health Coverage Takes Big Hit With Pandemic-Related Job Cuts
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Folks With Chest Pain From Calling 911
• HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• 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 the Pandemic Affected Americans' Blood Pressure
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
• In the Cards: Simple Test Could Assess Risk of Dementia
• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Is It COVID? Early Signs May Differ by Age, Gender
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Kids With Autism Face Higher Odds of Vision Issues, But Many Don't Get Screened
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
• Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
• Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
• Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
• Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
• Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
• Many U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
• Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
• Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
• More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
• More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
• More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
• MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
• MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
• Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
• NBA Players to Assess New Coronavirus Test
• Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
• New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
• New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
• New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
• New Test of Pancreatic Cysts Might Boost Cancer Detection
• New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
• New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
• No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
• Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
• Not Just for Glasses: Eye Exams Could Save Your Life
• Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
• Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
• Only 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings
• Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Pandemic Brought Big Drop in Breast Cancer Screening in Older, Low-Income Women
• Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
• Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
• Pandemic Delays in Screening Mean More Breast Cancer Deaths Ahead: Study
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
• Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
• Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
• Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
• Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
• Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
• Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
• Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
• Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
• Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
• Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
• Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
• STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
• Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
• Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
• Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
• Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
• Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
• The Future of Cancer for Americans
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
• There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
• Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
• Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
• U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
• U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
• U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast  Symptoms
• Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
• Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
• What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
• When Adults Sign Up for Medicaid, Kids Can Benefit
• When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
• White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
• Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
• Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
• Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
• Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
• Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Women's Depression Symptoms May  Differ by Race: Study
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
• You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
• You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
• Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
• Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes