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Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Spending on Kids' Mental Health Keeps Rising
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
This Summer, Could You Spot the Signs of Heat Illness?
This Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
Time Is Brain: Mobile Stroke Units Reduce Disability, Study Finds
'Time Is Brain': More Americans Waiting Longer for Best Care After Stroke
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Urgent Care or the ER? Which Should You Choose?
Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
Web Searches for 'Self-Managed Abortion' Rose After Dobbs Decision
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Is a Pulse Oximeter, and Should You Get One to Warn of COVID-19?
What's 'Code Blue'? New Study Finds Some Hospital Staff Mistake Emergency Codes
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
When Popping Champagne at New Years', Watch Out for That Cork
When Rural Hospitals Close, Nearby Hospitals Suffer
When Stroke Team Comes to Patients, Outcomes Improve
Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
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, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?