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Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rural Hospitals' ERs Just as Effective as Urban Ones: Study
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Scientists Spot Clues to Why Omicron Infections Are Milder
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
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
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
Time Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
U.S. COVID Cases Fell 60% Since September, But Vigilance Still Needed: Health Officials
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Pass Last Winter's Peak
U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record High as California Hospitals Run Out of Oxygen
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
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
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
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?
When a Nurse Becomes a COVID Patient: Her Tough Road Back
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risks?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women Less Likely to Get Best Care for Deadly Form of Stroke
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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