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• 1 in 3 Americans With Arthritis Say Pain, Symptoms Persist
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• 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 Medicare Patients Use Medical Marijuana: Survey
• 1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
• 3 Big Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million to Ohio Counties for Role in Opioid Crisis
• 4 in 10 Adults Over 50 Consult Online Reviews When Picking a Doctor
• 40-Year Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Extending Life Spans
• 5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives
• 6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
• 9 in 10 Americans Want Their Health Info Kept Private
• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
• A New Hip or Knee Can Do a Marriage Good, Study Finds
• A 'Stunning' Alternative Rx for Arthritic Joints?
• A Swallowable Gastric Balloon Helps People Shed Pounds
• A Teen Girl's Diet Could Impact Her Odds for Menstrual Pain
• A Vitamin Could Be Key to Women's Pain After Knee Replacement
• About 1 in 35 U.S. Pregnancies Exposed to Opioids
• Across America, Black People Have Worse Health Outcomes
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study
• Acupuncture Might Ease Back Pain During Pregnancy
• Add Kids to COVID Vaccine Trials, Pediatricians' Group Says
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Adele Tells Fans She Suffers From Sciatica
• Advances in Care, Impact of COVID Highlights of Latest Cardiologists' Meeting
• Advent of 'Bloodless Medicine' Is Helping Some Patients Avoid Transfusions
• 'Aerosol Boxes' Meant to Protect COVID Health Teams Might Harm Them: Study
• A-Fib After Any Surgery Raises Odds for Heart Failure
• After COVID, Surgery Risks Remain Higher for More Than a Year
• 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: Organ Transplants Make A Turnaround From COVID-19 Decline
• AHA News: Pandemic Puts Health Care Workers' Mental Health on the Line
• AHA News: Routine Checkup Led to Open-Heart Surgery – at Age 6
• Aidan's Tough Journey: Now Breathing Easier With a Rewired Heart
• All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID Shots
• Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
• 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 Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
• America's ER Docs Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
• Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
• An 'AI Doctor' Is Helping Hospitals Predict Readmissions
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
• Antidepressants Plus Common Painkillers May Raise Bleeding Risk
• Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Arm Pain in the Young and Fit: It Could Be a Vascular Disorder
• Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers
• As Opioid Deaths Rise Among Teens, Too Few Youth Get Anti-Addiction Drug
• As Postponed Surgeries Resume, Can U.S. Hospitals Handle the Strain?
• As Young Doctors' Work Hours Rise, So Do Odds for Depression
• Aspirin OK After Fracture to Help Avoid Blood Clots
• At-Home Care of Painful Endometriosis
• Avoiding Opioids, Many Patients in Pain Get Gabapentin Instead. Does It Work?
• 'Awareness' Under C-Section Anesthesia May Be Less Rare Than Thought
• B 8/11 -- U.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
• Babies in Danger From Ingesting Opioids Laced With Animal Tranquilizer
• Barnacles Inspire a Better Way to Seal Off Wounds
• Be Aggressive With Initial Brain Tumor Surgery to Boost Survival: Study
• Bedside Manner Even More Important for Hospital Patients Admitted Via the ER
• Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Better Work Conditions Bringing Better Mental Health to Resident Doctors: Study
• Biden Administration to Invest $100 Million to Ease Health Worker Shortage
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Big Drop Seen in Drug Treatment Admissions During Pandemic
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Big Weight Loss May Help Prevent Severe COVID-19
• Biological Secrets of the Woman Who Can't Feel Pain
• Black Americans Less Likely to Get Lifesaving Heart Treatments
• Black Kids Face Higher Odds of Post-Op Complications Than White Kids
• Black Men Less Likely to Get Best Prostate Cancer Treatments
• Black Patients Less Happy With Care After Knee, Hip Replacement
• Black Patients More Likely to Get Riskier Heart Surgeries
• Black Patients More Likely to Need Emergency Surgery for Colon Cancer
• Black Patients With Brain Tumors Less Likely to Get Surgery Than Whites
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Blood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
• Blood Donors' Gender Doesn't Affect Outcomes for Recipients
• Blood Pressure During Surgery May Be Crucial After Spinal Cord Injury
• Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
• Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
• Breast Pain Doesn't Always Mean Cancer: When to Get a Mammogram
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• Burnout Levels High Among U.S. Health Care Workers
• Can Flotation Tanks Ease Chronic Pain?
• Can Mindfulness Help Ease Migraine?
• Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
• Can You Eat Your Way to Fewer Migraines?
• Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?
• Cancer Patients Avoiding Pot, Even as Rules on Use Relax
• Can't Find a Way to Your Doctor's Office? It Could Shorten Your Life
• Cases of Deadly Heart Infection Tied to Opioid Abuse Rose Sharply During Pandemic
• Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
• Cataracts Tied to Higher Odds of Death From Heart Disease
• Cataracts: Common, and Easy to Treat
• CBD Oil Won't Ease Pain After Kidney Stone Treatment
• CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients
• CBD: How Much Pain Relief Is Real and How Much Is Placebo?
• CDC Issues New Guidance on Prescribed Opioids for Pain
• CDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
• Certain Meds Raise Odds for Delirium After Surgery
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Chronic Pancreatitis: Surgery Can Help, But Healthy Lifestyle Is Key
• Clear Danger: Glass-Topped Tables Injure Thousands Each Year
• Clot-Removing Procedure Can Sometimes Backfire for Stroke Patients
• Cluster Headaches Often Joined by Other Illnesses
• Cluster of Symptoms Common in People First Diagnosed With MS
• Common Type 2 Diabetes Meds Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk: Study
• Common Weight-Loss Surgery Can Weaken a Teen's Bones
• Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
• Cool Storage Could Keep Lungs Ready for Transplant Longer
• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?
• Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?
• Could High Pollen Levels Trigger Pelvic Pain?
• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
• COVID Can Leave People With Lingering Nerve Damage
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• COVID Pandemic Got More Americans Worried About Being Obese: Survey
• COVID Vaccine a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery
• COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
• COVID-19 Concerns Shouldn't Shut Down Police Brutality Protests: Health Experts
• COVID-19 Exacts Emotional Toll on Doctors
• COVID-19 Tied to Raised Risk of Post-Op Death: Study
• COVID-19 Will Delay 28 Million Elective Surgeries Worldwide: Study
• Crowded Emergency Rooms Cost Lives: Study
• Curbing Opioid Prescriptions Won't Raise Suicide Rates: Study
• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
• Dangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
• Dangerous Prescriptions of Opioids-Plus-Sedatives Plummet in U.S.
• Deadly 'Rainbow Fentanyl' Looks Like Candy, Could Entice Kids
• Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
• Depression May Hinder Recovery From Narrowed Arteries
• Despite Setbacks, Reason for Hope Against COVID as 2020 Ends
• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do C-Section Babies Become Heavier Adults?
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do Steroid Injections Worsen Arthritic Knees?
• Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors?
• Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Doctors' Choice of Anesthesia Could Help Curb Climate Change
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
• Doctors Often Prescribe Antidepressants for Pain, But Do They Really Work?
• Doctors Perform First In Utero Brain Surgery
• Doctors Transplant Kidneys to Children Without Need for Immune-Suppressing Drugs
• Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?
• Does Your Surgeon's Gender Matter?
• Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
• Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
• Don't Schedule Your Operation on Your Surgeon's Birthday
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• Emergency Care Vs. Urgent Care: What's the Difference?
• Endometriosis: It's Not Just Painful Periods
• Epidural in Delivery Not Linked to Autism: Study
• ER Workers' Stress May Affect Patient Care: Study
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Estrogen Taken During Gender-Affirming Surgeries Won't Raise Blood Clot Risk: Study
• Estrogen, Testosterone Deficiencies May Raise Risk of Rotator Cuff Tears
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even When at Low Risk, Some Women Should Remove Fallopian Tubes to Avoid Ovarian Cancer: Experts
• Even With Multiple Breast Tumors, Mastectomy Isn't Always Necessary: Study
• Even With PPE, Risk of COVID-19 Still High for Frontline Workers
• Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Is Key to Recovery After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Exercise Might Boost Your Tolerance for Pain
• Exercise Soon After Breast Plastic Surgery Is Safe, Healthy
• Experimental Drug Could Cut Migraine Frequency
• Experimental Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus
• Experts Issue Guidelines on Diabetes-Linked Nerve Damage
• Experts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
• Extra Pounds Could Bring More Painful Joints
• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• Fat Injections Might Ease Pain of Plantar Fasciitis
• Fatal Drug ODs Among U.S. Seniors Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
• Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
• Fatal Opioid ODs Keep Rising in Black Americans
• FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid Overdoses
• FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
• FDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
• FDA OKs Virtual Reality System to Ease Back Pain
• FDA Panel Considers Making Opioid Antidote Drug Available Without Prescription
• FDA Panel Says Opioid Overdose Antidote Safe to Sell Over-the-Counter
• FDA Takes Action Against Animal Tranquilizer Tied to Fatal ODs
• FDA Warns of Animal Tranquilizer in Illicit Drugs
• FDA-Mandated Tweak to Common Rx Painkillers May Have Saved Lives
• Feds Will Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions for Painkillers, ADHD Drugs
• Feminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
• Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
• Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
• Few Dental Patients Regret Having a Root Canal: Study
• Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
• Flakes Are Falling Again: Here's the Safe Way to Shovel Snow
• Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
• For Amputees, a New Kind of Surgery May Allow Better Control, Sensation
• For Back Pain, Earlier Is Better for Physical Therapy
• For People With PAD, Exercise Can Be Tough But Rewarding
• For Rising Number of People, Obesity Is a Literal Headache
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• 'Friends' Star Matthew Perry Reveals Harrowing Addiction Journey
• Gallbladder Surgery During Pregnancy May Be Safer Than Waiting
• Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
• Gender-Affirming Surgeries Improve Mental Health in Young, Study Says
• Gene Could Explain Why Some Women Don't Need Pain Relief in Childbirth
• Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
• Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
• Get Pain Relief With the Most Common Arthritis Medications
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• Getting Anti-Addiction Meds to Prisoners Can Cut Overdose Deaths
• Ginkgo: Safety and Uses
• Got Bunions? Key Factors to Whether Surgery Will Work for You
• Got Sciatica? Stay Active and Start Early on Physical Therapy
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
• Having Heart Disease Can Make Other Surgeries More Risky
• He Watched His Hospitalized Son Battle COVID-Linked Illness
• 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
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
• His Debilitating Back Pain Lasted Decades, Until a New Implant Changed Everything
• Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?
• 'How Can I Prevent Heart Disease?' Docs Give Different Answers to Men, Women
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
• How Good Is ChatGPT at Answering Tough Health Questions?
• How Long Do People Want to Live?
• How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
• How to Ease Back Into Exercise After Surgery
• 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
• 'I'm Not the Doctor for You': Disabled Americans Face Discrimination Seeking Care
• 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 Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids' Pain Meds
• In Many Cases, Hip Replacement Also Eases Back Pain
• In Rare Case, COVID-19 Test Caused Spinal Fluid Leak
• In Rare Cases, People Can Get COVID After Vaccination
• In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
• In Study, Reminder Letters Helped Doctors Make Safer Choices Prescribing Opioids
• Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
• Injected 'Hydrogel' May Be New Option Against Back Pain
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
• Is Arthritis Pain Relief as Close as Your Spice Rack?
• Is It Safe to Have Surgery Soon After a COVID Diagnosis?
• Is Surgery for Sciatica Really Worth It?
• 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
• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
• JAMA Journals' Editor-in-Chief Steps Down After Deputy's Racism Comments
• 'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
• Key Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
• Khloe Kardashian Has 'Incredibly Rare' Tumor Removed From Her Face
• Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
• Kids Aren't Scared by Medical Workers' PPE, Study Finds
• Kids Getting Spinal Surgeries May Cut Back on Opioids
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
• Knee Procedure Done Earlier Might Prevent Knee Replacement Later
• Knee Replacement a Good Option, Even for Severely Obese: Study
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
• Knee, Shoulder Surgeries Without Opioids? It's Possible, Study Finds
• Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
• Lasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
• Lawmakers Want to Tighten Access to Veterinary Drug Xylazine, Often Mixed With Fentanyl
• Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
• Leading U.S. Ob-Gyn Groups Urge COVID Vaccines for All Pregnant Women
• Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
• Letting Doctors Know a Patient Has Overdosed Might Curb Opioid Overprescribing
• Little Progress in Boosting Numbers of Black American Doctors
• Lockdowns Making Things Worse for Obese Americans: Study
• Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue: Study
• Lots of Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Finds
• Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
• Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy for Young Women With Breast Cancer
• Lymph Node Removal During Breast Cancer Mastectomy: Is It Overdone?
• Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
• Major Medical Groups Urge Americans to Wear Face Masks
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Blacks, Hispanics Believe They'll Get Worse Care If Dementia Strikes
• Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
• Many Dentists Still Giving Patients Addictive Opioid Painkillers
• 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 Patients Aren't Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• 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 Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Marijuana Users May Feel More Post-Surgery Pain: Study
• Marijuana Users More Prone to Infections After Knee, Shoulder Surgeries
• 'Medical Gaslighting': Are You a Victim?
• Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
• Medical Paperwork: So Bad Some Folks Skip Care
• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
• Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
• Men Offered Surgery More Often Than Women When Carpal Tunnel Strikes
• Men Think They're Healthier Than They Are, Don't Need Checkups: Survey
• Men With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
• Menopause Might Worsen Jaw Pain in Women
• 'Mental Resilience' May Give Holocaust Survivors an Edge After Surgery
• Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
• Methadone Treatment Does Help Curb Fentanyl, Heroin Use, Study Shows
• Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than Seniors
• Mindfulness Can Help Ease Pain, and Scientists Think They Know How
• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an 'Emerging Threat,' U.S. Officials Warn
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
• More Evidence That Weight-Loss Surgery Prevents Early Death
• More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
• More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
• More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
• More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• 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 Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
• Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
• Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
• MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
• Multiple Surgeries for Cleft Lip, Palate Won't Cause Major Psychological Damage
• 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
• Need an Operation? Here's How COVID Has Changed Surgery
• 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
• New Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
• New Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
• New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
• New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
• New Jersey's '5-Day Rule' Didn't Curb Opioid Use
• New Lease on Life for Two Lung Cancer Patients After Pioneering Double-Lung Transplant
• New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
• New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
• No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
• No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
• No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
• No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
• Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
• Not So Sudden: Many Seek Medical Help 2 Weeks Before Cardiac Arrest
• NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Ob/Gyn Tests Stay Virtual Due to Fears Around COVID, Abortion Ruling
• Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
• 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 Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
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• 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
• Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• 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 Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
• Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
• Pandemic Fuels Interest in Careers in Infectious Disease
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• 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 Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
• Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
• 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
• Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
• Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
• Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
• People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
• People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
• People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
• Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
• Pharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
• Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
• Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
• Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
• Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
• Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
• Pope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
• 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
• Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
• Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
• Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
• Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
• 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
• Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
• Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
• Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
• 'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Resident Doctors' Long Work Shifts Could Bring Peril to Patients
• Rising Number of Americans Think It's OK to Harass Public Health Officials
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
• Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
• Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
• Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
• Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
• Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
• Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
• 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
• Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
• Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
• Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
• Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
• Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
• Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• 'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
• Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
• Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
• Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
• Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
• Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
• Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
• Spouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble
• 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
• Strain of COVID Care Has Many Health Professionals Looking for an Exit
• Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
• Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
• Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
• Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
• Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
• Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
• Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
• Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
• 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 U.S. Parents Split on COVID Vaccination for Kids Under 12
• Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
• Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
• Talks With Doctors May Be Key to Vaccine Acceptance: Study
• Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
• Tech Is Keeping More Americans in Touch With Doctors
• Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
• Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
• 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
• The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
• Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
• Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
• Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
• Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
• Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report
• 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 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
• Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
• 'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
• 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 Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• U.S. Medical Schools' Faculty Still Lack Diversity: Study
• U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
• U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
• U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
• U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
• 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. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• Used After Opioid Overdose, Anti-Addiction Drug Can Cut Odds for Fatal OD
• VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
• Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
• Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
• Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
• Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
• 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?
• Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
• Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
• Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
• Weight Loss Surgery More Dangerous for Men Than Women: Study
• Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
• Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
• Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
• Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to New-Onset Epilepsy
• Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
• Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
• Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
• Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
• Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
• 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 Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
• What Drives Doctors to Take Their Own Lives
• What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
• What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
• What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
• What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
• 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?
• 'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
• When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
• When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
• When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
• When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
• Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
• Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
• Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
• 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 Gets a Flu Shot? Having a Doctor Is Key
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
• Why Even the Healthy Need a Primary Care Doctor
• Wider Supply of Opioid Antidote Naloxone Won't Encourage Heroin Use: Study
• Will the Telemedicine Boom Outlast the Pandemic?
• Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
• Women Doctors Face Higher Levels of Harassment, Frustration: Survey
• Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
• Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
• Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
• Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
• Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
• 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 Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
• Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
• You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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