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• 1 in 3 Americans Delayed, Skipped Medical Care During Pandemic
• 1 in 3 High School Seniors Who Misuse Prescription Opioids Turn to Heroin
• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 4 Doctors Harassed Online, Study Finds
• 1 in 5 Colorado Teens Has Easy Access to a Gun: Study
• 4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
• 5 Years, No Fatal ODs: Study Finds 'Safe Injection Sites' Can Save Lives
• 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
• Acupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• After Editor-in-Chief's Resignation, JAMA Journals Outline Steps to Address Racism
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• 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: The Link Between Structural Racism, High Blood Pressure and Black People's Health
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• American Indians Face the Highest Odds for Stroke
• Americans With Asthma Get First Updated Guidelines in Over a Decade
• Among Minority Women, Low Vitamin D May Raise Breast Cancer Risk
• Animal Sedative Is Driving Rise in Fatal Drug ODs
• Are Opioid Painkillers Needed Weeks After Heart Surgery? Maybe Not
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Arthritis? Back Pain? Medical Pot May Help You Avoid Opioid Painkillers
• As in Adults, Minority Kids Hit Hardest by COVID-19
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Biden's New HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism a Roadblock to Victory
• Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Americans Often Face Discrimination in Health Care
• Black Americans Suffer More From Heart Disease: The AHA Wants to Change That
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black and White Women Share the Same Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer
• Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
• 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 Parents Most Hesitant About COVID Vaccines for Kids: Poll
• Black Patients Fare Worse After Angioplasty
• 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 With A-Fib Less Likely to Get Blood Thinners
• Black Women Are Dying of COVID at Much Higher Rates Than White Men
• Black Women at Higher Heart Risk During Pregnancy
• Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
• Black Women More Prone to Postmenopausal Weight Gain Than White Women
• Black, Hispanic Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
• 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
• Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
• Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
• Breastfeeding OK After Mom Has Anesthesia, Experts Say
• California to Pay Reparations to Victims of Forced Sterilization
• 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
• CBD Products Gain Following Among Fibromyalgia Patients
• CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll
• Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Clinical Trials Are Becoming More Diverse, But There's Still Work To Do
• Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
• Common MS Meds Might Be Less Effective in Black Patients
• Communities of Color Struggling to Get Vaccines to Those in Need
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?
• Could Opioid Crisis Mean More Strokes for Americans?
• 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 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 Fears Stop Americans From Seeking Help for Heart Emergencies
• CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
• Deaths Linked to High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Women Are Soaring
• Depression, Anxiety Hit Minorities Hardest During Pandemic
• 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
• Did Pandemic Lockdowns Worsen the Epidemic of Opioid Abuse?
• Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
• Diversity Still Elusive in America's Medical Schools
• Do Minority Kids Face More Danger During Surgeries?
• Do You Live in a U.S. Opioid OD Hotspot?
• Doctors Devise Safer Alternative to Opioids During, After Surgeries
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Does Race Affect the Odds of Developing MS?
• Drop in Life Expectancy From COVID Much Worse for Black, Hispanic Americans
• Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
• During and After Surgery, Pot Users Need More Anesthesia, Painkillers: Study
• During Droughts, Many Poor Americans Will Lack Clean Tap Water: Study
• During Pandemic, Fewer Using Drug That Fights Opioid Overdose
• ERs Can Boost Efforts to Stamp Out Opioid Addiction
• Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
• Even Before Pandemic, One-Third of U.S. Adults Went Without Dental Care
• Extreme Heat Hits Poorer Neighborhoods Harder
• Family Behind Oxycontin Denies Any Responsibility for Opioid Crisis
• Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
• 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
• Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
• Fewer Recurrent Strokes Now in Mexican Americans
• Fewer U.S. Women Aware of Their Heart Risks
• First Overdose Prevention Centers in the Nation Open in NYC
• For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
• For Stressed-Out Black Americans, Mental Health Care Often Hard to Come By
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Gen X, Millennials in Worse Health Than Prior Generations at Same Age
• Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
• Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
• Getting a Pacemaker Can Raise Odds for Opioid Abuse
• 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
• Heart Surgery Leads to Long-Term Opioid Use for Some
• Hearts From Drug Abusers Can Be Used for Transplants
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Vitamin D Levels May Help Prevent COVID-19, Especially in Black Patients
• High-Dose Withdrawal Drug in ER Can Help Battle Opioid Addiction
• 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
• Hospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans
• How 'Bleeding' Stroke Affects Brain May Depend on Your Race
• How Common Is Opioid Misuse Among Seniors After Hip Surgery?
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How Well Do Americans Know the Facts About COVID-19?
• In 16 States, 35% or More Residents Now Obese: CDC
• Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
• Interventions Boost Abstinence, Condom Use Among Black Teens: Study
• Is Telemedicine Closing the 'Race Gap' in Primary Care?
• Is Your Child at Risk for Asthma?
• 'Iso,' a Deadly New Synthetic Opioid, Has Hit American Streets
• 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
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Kids Still Dying From Accidental Exposure to Fentanyl Pain Patches
• 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 Keep 25 million in U.S. From Good Health Care
• Leftover Opioids After Surgery? Mailed Kits Double Rate of Proper Disposal
• Legacy of Racist Neighborhood 'Redlining': Fewer Healthy Green Spaces Today
• Less Social Distancing in Areas With More Trump Supporters: Study
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• 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
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans Live Too Far From Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
• 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 More Older Americans Willing to Get COVID Vaccine: Poll
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
• Meth Overdose Deaths Are Surging in America, With Minorities Most at Risk
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
• Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
• Moderate Use of Hair Relaxers Won't Raise Black Women's Cancer Risk: Study
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
• More Than 200,000 Americans Have Lupus
• Most Americans Oppose COVID Vaccine Mandates: Survey
• Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
• Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Editors at Leading Medical Journals Are White, Study Finds
• Most Top U.S. Surgeons Are White and That's Not Changing
• Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
• 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
• 'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
• New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
• Nurse Practitioners Key to Opioid Treatment in Rural U.S.: Study
• NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
• Older Gays, Lesbians at Higher Odds for Drug, Alcohol Abuse: Study
• Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
• One Reason It's Hotter in Poorer Neighborhoods: Fewer Trees
• 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
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• 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
• Oxycontin Maker Purdue Dissolved, Family to Pay $4.5 Billion in Bankruptcy Settlement
• Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Pandemic Has Blocked Access to Treatment for Many Americans Hooked on Opioids
• Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
• Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
• Pandemic Tied to Higher Suicide Rate in Blacks, Lowered Rate in Whites: Study
• Pandemic Tied to Rising Number of Fatal Opioid ODs
• Pandemic Unemployment Has Taken Its Own Deadly Toll
• Pandemic-Linked Rise in Crime Hit America's Poor Neighborhoods Hardest
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• People Are Buying Illegal Opioids on the Dark Web
• Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
• Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
• Poverty Might Raise Black Kids' Health Risks as Early as Age 5
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
• Prison Time Shortens Life Spans for Black Americans, But Not Whites
• Public Lost Trust in CDC During COVID Crisis: Poll
• Race Affects Outcomes for Young Heart Transplant Patients
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Race Plays Huge Role in Dementia Risk
• Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
• Race, Income Can Be Roadblocks to Recovery From Depression
• Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
• Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
• 'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
• Rising U.S. Deaths After Users Mix Coke, Meth With an Opioid
• School Segregation Tied to Problem Drinking Among Black Youth
• Scientists Are Developing Patch That Warns of Oncoming Drug Overdose
• 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 Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
• Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
• Signs America's Opioid Epidemic Might Finally Be Waning
• Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
• Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
• Smoking a Big Stroke Risk for Blacks
• Smoking, Drinking Gateway to Pot, Study Finds
• Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
• States Claim Sackler Family Members Are Abusing Bankruptcy Process
• Study Confirms Minorities Face Higher Odds of COVID-19: Study
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
• Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
• Their Jobs May Put Black Americans at Greater COVID Risk
• 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
• Trauma of Racism Fuels High Blood Pressure Among Black Americans: Study
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Reach Record Highs
• U.S. Fatal Drug ODs Rose Again in 2021, But Increase Is Slowing
• 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. Sees Decline in Sepsis Deaths, But Some Americans More Vulnerable
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
• 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
• Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• 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 Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
• When Will You Go Gray? Your Race Matters
• Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
• White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
• White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• 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 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
• Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
• Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
• Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine