Careers
Patient Portal
Pay My Bill
Physicians & Staff
LCMC Health
844.392.4640
Search
About Touro
Welcome from our CEO
Community Health Needs Assessment
Our History
Top Doctors
Meet Our Team
Touro Affiliates
Medical School Affiliations
Publications
News
Living Well Blog
Our Services
Acute Case Management
Cancer Program
Comprehensive Wound Healing Center
Touro Clinics
Diabetes Center
Emergency Department
Family Birthing Center
Heart and Vascular Center
Imaging Center
Laboratory Services
Orthopaedic and Spine Center
Palliative and Supportive Care
Senior Services
Rehabilitation Center
Surgery
Stroke
Touro at Home
Urology
Wellness Center
Find a Provider
Patient & Visitors
Emergency Preparedness
LCMC Health Patient Portal
Hotel Resources
Accepted Insurance
Admitting & Registration
Billing
Events
Family Birthing Center Classes
FAQs
Gift Shop
Notice of Privacy Practice
Pastoral Care
Patient Stories
Patient Safety & Notice of Privacy Practices
Research Archives
The DAISY Award
Visitor Info
Volunteer Opportunities
Foundation
Donate Now
About our Foundation
Archives
Giving Societies
Programs
Events
Ways to Give
Contact Us
Memorial Clinics Scholarship Program
Locations
844.392.4640
Call Us
Locations
Physicians
Skip to main content
Health Library
Related Reading
Translate
Spanish Content
Enfermedades y afecciones
Cirugías y procedimientos
Medicamentos
Videoteca
Recursos en Internet
Spanish Content
Health Library Explorer
Search Library:
Go
Browse A-Z Listings:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
A-Z Listings
Contact Us
Conditions & Treatments
Adult Health Library
Allergy and Asthma
Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases
Bone Disorders
Breast Health
Cardiovascular Diseases
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Dermatology
Diabetes
Digestive Disorders
Endocrinology
Environmental Medicine
Eye Care
Gynecological Health
Hematology and Blood Disorders
Home Health, Hospice, and Elder Care
Infectious Diseases
Kidney and Urinary System Disorders
Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disorders
Men's Health
Mental Health Disorders
Nervous System Disorders
Non-Traumatic Emergencies
Oral Health
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Plastic Surgery
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prostate Health
Radiology
Respiratory Disorders
Skin Cancer
Spine, Shoulder, and Pelvis Disorders
Surgical Care
Travel Medicine
Women's Health
Tests and Procedures
Cardiovascular
Gastroenterology
Gynecology
Lab Tests
Neurological
Orthopaedic
Pulmonary
Urology
Prevention Guidelines
Children Ages 0-2
Children Ages 2-18
Men Ages 18-39
Men Ages 40-49
Men Ages 50-64
Men Ages 65+
Women Ages 18-39
Women Ages 40-49
Women Ages 50-64
Women Ages 65+
Patient Education
Health Centers
Asthma
Understanding Asthma
Pulmonary Tests & Procedures
Controlling Asthma Triggers
Managing Your Asthma
Asthma and Other Conditions
For Your Family
Cancer
About Cancer
Cancer and Genetics
Cancer Test and Procedures
Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer and Nutrition
Cancer Treatment
Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Living With Cancer
Specific Cancers
Children and Cancer
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
What is COPD?
Pulmonary Tests & Procedures
Managing Your COPD
Preventing COPD
Diabetes
Understanding Diabetes
Types of Diabetes
Complications of Diabetes
Managing Diabetes
Diabetes and Your Family
Heart Disease
Understanding Heart Disease
Cardiac Tests & Procedures
Heart Conditions and Diseases
Women and Heart Disease
Diabetes and Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Managing Heart Disease
Preventing Heart Disease
Neuroscience
About the Brain and Nervous System
Neurological Tests and Procedures
Neurological Conditions and Diseases
Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders
Headaches
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Understanding Rehabilitation
Children & Neurological Conditions
Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
Understanding Obesity
Obesity and Health Problems
Treating Obesity
Bariatric Surgery
Lifestyle Changes
Childhood and Obesity
Orthopedics
Basic Anatomy
Orthopedic Tests and Procedures
Orthopedic Conditions and Disorders
Arthritis and Rheumatic Disorders
Osteoporosis
Fractures
Sports Injuries
Preventing Injuries at Work
Orthopedic Conditions and Children
Pregnancy & Newborns
Preparing for Pregnancy
Your Changing Body
Your First Trimester
Your Second Trimester
Your Third Trimester
Pregnancy Tests and Procedures
Healthy Pregnancy Lifestyles
Pregnancy Complications
Labor, Birth, and Postpartum
Your Newborn Baby
When Baby Needs Special Care
Feeding Your Baby
Drugs, Herbs & Supplements
Drug Interaction Checker
Drug Search
Drug Search by Physical Description
Herbs, Vitamins & Supplements
Amino Acids
Herbs
Minerals
Vitamins
Other
All
Nutrition & General Wellness
Healthy Recipes
By Dietary Considerations
By Food Category
Nutrition Facts
Wellness Library
At Work
Behavior
Dental
Diseases & Conditions
Fitness
Injuries & Emergencies
Nutrition
Parenting
Prevention
Safety
Today's Medicine
Weight Control
Your Body
Your Family
Children's Health
The Healthy Child
Children and Healthcare
Emotions and Behavior
Age-Specific Concerns
Parenting
Men's Health
In Good Health
Health Issues
Sexual Health & Reproduction
Sports Injuries
Older Adults
Living Better, Living Longer
Eating Well, Staying Fit
Prevention, Self-Care, and Safety
Using Medications
Health Concerns: Head to Toe
Long-Term Planning
For the Caregiver
Home Health and Hospice Care
Women's Health
A Woman's Journey
In Good Health
Women's Health Issues
News Center
Focus on Health
Health News
Newsletters
Cancer Awareness
Chronic Condition News
For Your Child
Heart Care
Men's Health
Women's Health
Healthy Living
Back and Neck Care
Back and Neck Basics
Causes of Back and Neck Pain
Keeping Your Back Healthy
Dealing With Back Pain
Preventing and Treating Neck Pain
Back Pain and Pregnancy
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Basics
Eating Healthier
Getting Exercise
Losing Weight
Managing Stress
Quitting Smoking, Limiting Alcohol
Taking Medication
Cholesterol
Understanding Cholesterol
Eating Healthy
Managing Weight
Getting Exercise
Breaking Bad Habits
Taking Medication
Fitness
Why Fitness Matters
Get Started
Get Moving
Stay Motivated
Make Time for Fitness
Improve Your Health
Children & Teens
Women
Older Adults
Mental Health
During Life's Journey
Common Conditions
Support and Stability
Nutrition
Nutrition Basics
Healthy Practices
Nutrition and Health Conditions
Children and Teens
Pregnant Women
Smoking Cessation
Facing Up to Smoking
Planning Your Quit Strategy
Taking the Big Step
Staying Smoke-Free
Teens and Smoking
Smoking During Pregnancy
Stress Management
Understanding Stress
Keys to Managing Stress
Stress on the Job
Stress and Family
Weight Management
Call to Action
About Weight Loss
Nutrition
Exercise
Behavior
Related Health Issues
Children and Teens
Tools & Multimedia
Calculators
Quizzes
Risk Assessments
ShareWIK Videos
Video Library
Documents relating to:
50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
Related Items
News
1 in 5 Young Women Has No Plans to Get a Mammogram
1 in 500 Americans Has Died From COVID-19
1 in 7 Cancer Patients Worldwide Missed a Surgery Due to Pandemic
10 Ways You Can Cut Your Risk for Dementia
12 Steps to the Best Holiday Gift: Health
2 Years of Immunotherapy for Advanced Lung Cancer Might Be Enough: Study
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 Health Symptoms Women Shouldn’t Ignore
5 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Alzheimer's
5 Tests You Should Not Order for a Child With Autism
5 Tips to Help Quit Smoking in 2021
50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
5-Step 'Healthy Living' Plan May Ease Chronic Heartburn
6 Tips on Getting Back to Your Regular Doctor's Checkup
8/8 -- Could Quit-Smoking Meds Help You Quit Drinking, Too?
8/8 -- Turning Away From Vaping, Nicotine-Addicted Teens Choose Candy, Gums
9/11 First Responders Face Higher Cancer Risk 20 Years Later
A Better Test to Help Spot Glaucoma?
A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
A Little Cash May Help Women Quit Smoking During Pregnancy: Study
A Promising New Therapy Against OCD?
A Real Headache: Racism Plays Role in Migraine Care
A Routine Skin Check Could Save Your Life
A Woman's Diet Might Help Her Avoid Breast Cancer
Abnormal Result on a Cancer Screen? Your Family Doctor Could Be Key to Follow-Up
Abnormal Stool Test Result? Don't Delay Your Colonoscopy
Abortion Remains Medically Safe for U.S. Women
About 4 in 10 Stroke Survivors Who Smoke Don't Quit the Habit
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
Actor Jeff Bridges Shares Lymphoma Diagnosis
Acupuncture May Help Ease Prostate-Linked Pain in Men: Study
Adding in Stem Cell Therapy Helps Beat a Common Childhood Leukemia
Adding MRI to Screening Can Cut Prostate Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half
Adding Vaping to Smoking Brings Even Worse Respiratory Effects
Aerobic Exercise Might Ease Pain for Women Who've Survived Ovarian Cancer
After an ICU Stay, Social Support Crucial for Seniors' Survival
After Criticism, FDA Pledges to Revamp Its Tobacco Division
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?
Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study
Aggressive Cancer Diagnosed for First Time in a Dinosaur
AI Beats Trained Staff in Spotting Heart Trouble on Sonograms
AI May Not Be Ready to Accurately Read Mammograms
Alcohol Plays Role in U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths: Report
Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020
Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
Almost 90,000 Young American Adults Will Get Cancer This Year: Report
Almost All Cancer Patients Respond Well to COVID-19 Vaccines
American Cancer Society Recommends HPV Test for Cervical Cancer Screening
Americans Missed Almost 10 Million Cancer Screenings During Pandemic
An Aggressive Leukemia Is Much More Lethal for Black Patients Than Whites - Why?
An Expert Answers Your Questions About Prostate Cancer
An HIV Drug You Only Take Twice a Year?
Another Smoking Hazard for Men: Brittle Bones
Another Study Casts Doubt on 'Convalescent Plasma' as COVID-19 Treatment
Antibiotics May Be Best First Treatment for Appendicitis
Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You
As Clinics Providing Abortions Closed in Iowa, STD Rates Started Rising
As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
As Medical Debt Rises, So Do Cancer Death Rates
As Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine Trial Restarts
At-Home Gene Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Looks Effective
Baby's Feeding Troubles Tied to Later Developmental Delays
Bacterial Blood Infections Tied to Heightened Colon Cancer Risk
Ban Menthol Cigarettes, Lower Smoking Rates?
Ban on Menthols Won't Push Smokers to Black Market Cigarettes: Study
Be Realistic: It's Key to Achieving Those New Year's Resolutions
Bedside COVID-19 Test Faster Than Standard PCR Test
'Benign' Adrenal Gland Tumors Might Cause Harm to Millions
Biden Administration Announces New Cancer Research Initiative
Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Biden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
Biggest Hurdle for Young Burn Survivors Is Acceptance
Birth Defects Tied to Rise in Lifelong Cancer Risk
Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
Black Cancer Patients Frailer Than Their Peers
Black Cancer Patients Much More Prone to Chemo-Linked Heart Trouble
Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
Black Hairdressers May Be at High Risk From Toxic Chemicals
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 Women Die of Breast Cancer at Younger Ages. Should They Be Screened Earlier?
Black Women Have Triple the Odds for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery
Blood Pressure Meds Could Improve Survival in COVID-19 Patients
Blood Pressure Often Differs Widely Between Two Arms: Study
Blood Prick Test for Alzheimer's Shows Promise
Blood Protein Might Predict Future Risk of Diabetes, Cancer
Blood Test Could Speed Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder
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 Type May Predict Which Cancer Patients Are Prone to Clots
Blood-Based 'Liquid Biopsy' Might Spot Early-Stage Cancers
Body Temperature Higher in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bogus Info on Cancer Common Online, and It Can Harm
'Brain Zap' Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit
Brain 'Zap' Treatment Might Curb Smoking
Brain's 'White Matter' Changes in People With Autism
Brazilian Man Is Free of HIV After Drug Treatment, Researchers Say
Breaks in Health Insurance Hurt Cancer Care, Survival
Breakthrough CAR-T Cancer Treatments Are Boosting Patients' Quality of Life
Breast Cancer Diagnosis Linked to Higher Odds for Dangerous A-Fib
Breast Cancer Over 70: How Much Treatment Is Enough?
Breast Cancer Screening May Not Be Worth It for Women Over 70
Breast Cancer Surpasses Lung Cancer as Leading Cancer Diagnosis Worldwide
Breast Cancer Survivors Age Faster Biologically Than Cancer-Free Women: Study
Breast Cancer Treatment Comes Later, Lasts Longer for Black Women
Breast Cancer Treatments Don't Raise COVID Risks
Breast Cancer's Spread Is More Likely in Black Women, Study Finds
Bringing the Forest to Kids' Daycare May Boost Young Immune Systems
Busted Ankle? What's Better, a Cast or Brace?
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 Flotation Tanks Ease Chronic Pain?
Can Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes
Can Talk Therapy Heal the Body, Too?
Can Women With Early Breast Cancer Skip Post-Op Radiation?
Can You Keep Your Bladder After Bladder Cancer Strikes?
Can Your Smartphone Spot a Narrowed Neck Artery?
Canada's Menthol Cigarette Ban Boosted Quit Rates: Would the Same Happen in U.S.?
Cancer Centers Say Drug Shortages Are Impacting Patient Care
Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19
Cancer Drug Shortages Persist Across U.S.
Cancer in Hispanics: Good News and Bad
Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
Cancer Is More Lethal For Black and Hispanic Children: Report
Cancer Patients Avoiding Pot, Even as Rules on Use Relax
Cancer Patients Have Even Greater Need for COVID Boosters: Study
Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Prescribed Heart Meds: Study
Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide
Cancer Plagues California Sea Lions, With Implications for Humans
Cancer Radiation Can Safely Proceed During COVID-19 Pandemic: Study
Cancer Screening Fell Sharply Early in Pandemic, But Has Rebounded
Cancer Screenings Rise in States With Mandatory Paid Sick Leave
Cancer Survivors at Higher Odds for Second Cancer: Study
Cancer Survivors Face Higher Heart Risks Later
Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
Cancer Survivors May Face Higher Odds for Heart Trouble
Cancer Survivors Who Keep Smoking Have Double the Risk for Heart-Related Death
Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
Cardiac Rehab Boosts Quality of Life After Heart Attack: Study
CBD: How Much Pain Relief Is Real and How Much Is Placebo?
CDC Advisors to Discuss 3rd COVID Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised
Certain Cancer Patients at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Certain Cancer Treatments May Heighten Danger From COVID-19
Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds
Cheap Antidepressant Might Help Keep COVID Patients Out of Hospital
Cheap Steroid Could Slash COVID-19 Death Risk
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
Children With Down Syndrome More Vulnerable to Leukemia
Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study
Chinese Company May Help Ease U.S. Shortage of Cancer Drug
Chronic Heartburn Raises Odds for Cancers of Larynx, Esophagus
Cigarette Sales Jumped During Pandemic
Climate Change Could Bring Rising Obesity Rates
Closely Monitor Heart Health in Cancer Patients Who Get Hormonal Therapies: AHA
Clot-Busting Drugs Safe in Stroke Patients When Brain Aneurysm Hasn't Ruptured
Coffee May Slow Spread of Colon Cancer
Coffee Might Help Ward Off Prostate Cancer
Colleges in 50 States Seeing COVID Cases on Campus
Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites
Colon Cancer Diagnoses Fell 40% in Pandemic, and That's Not Good News
Colonoscopy After 75: A Potential Lifesaver for Most
Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
Combo Therapy Could Treat Oral Melanomas in Dogs
Combo Therapy May Prevent Cancer's Return After Liver Surgery
Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
Common Treatment May Not Help Seniors With Underactive Thyroid
Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgeries, Study Finds
Coping With Cancer and COVID During the Holidays
Coping With Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Coronavirus Cases Plateauing in Sun Belt, Spiking in the Midwest
Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
'Couch Potato' Lifestyles Cause Up to 8% of Global Deaths: Study
Could a Common Prostate Drug Help Prevent Parkinson's?
Could a DNA Blood Test Spot a Range of Hidden Cancers?
Could a Drug Prevent Type 1 Diabetes in Those at Risk?
Could a High-Fiber Diet Help Boost Cancer Survival?
Could a Quick Breathalyzer Test for COVID-19 Be on the Way?
Could a Single Dose of the HPV Vaccine Be Enough?
Could ADHD Raise Odds for More Serious Psychiatric Ills?
Could AI Help Doctors Map Out Treatments for Brain Cancers?
Could an Ancient Drug Help Fight Severe COVID-19?
Could an Injected Electrode Control Your Pain Without Drugs?
Could Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?
Could Common Asthma Meds Weaken Bones?
Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Hasten Cancer in Seniors?
Could Electrode 'Pulses' Cut Back, Leg Pain Without Drugs?
Could 'Float Therapy' Help Ease Anorexia?
Could Gene Therapy Cure Sickle Cell Disease? Two New Studies Raise Hopes
Could Gene Therapy Help Cure Sickle Cell Disease?
Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
Could Interferon Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?
Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
Could Loss of the Y Chromosome Help Speed Cancers in Men?
Could Stem Cell Therapy Be a Breakthrough Against MS?
Could Viagra, Cialis Help Boost Colon Cancer Survival?
Could Your Child Have a Heart Defect? Know the Warning Signs
COVID and Hypochondria: Online Therapy May Help Ease Fears
COVID Antibodies Found in Less Than 10% of Americans
COVID Antibody Treatment Is Safe, Effective in Transplant Patients
COVID Can 'Rebound' After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
COVID Caused Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
COVID Drove Biggest Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Since World War II
COVID Drug Paxlovid Might Also Fight Long COVID
COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
COVID Helps Drive Nearly Two-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy
COVID Hits Young Adults Harder Than Thought: Study
COVID Home Test Kits Less Effective With Omicron Variant: Study
COVID in Kids: The Most Telling Symptoms
COVID Lockdowns Got People Smoking More
COVID More Lethal for People Living With HIV
COVID No More Deadly for People With Asthma, Large Study Shows
COVID Survivors' Plasma Might Prevent Worsening Illness in Older Patients: Study
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 Vaccine Saves Lives Regardless of Body Weight
COVID Vaccines Offer Only Some Protection for People Battling Myeloma
COVID-19 Antibodies Decline Quickly in Donated Plasma: Study
COVID-19 Appears to Have No Lasting Impact on College Athletes' Hearts
COVID-19 Can Damage Lungs So Badly That 'Only Hope' is Transplant
COVID-19 Caused U.S. Life Expectancy to Drop by 1 Full Year
COVID-19 Is More Severe in Smokers
COVID-19 Patients Rarely Survive Cardiac Arrest: Study
COVID-19 Vaccines Boost Antibodies, Even in People With Weak Immune Systems
CRISPR Therapy Fights Rare Disease Where Protein Clogs Organs
Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
CT Lung Cancer Screening Catches More Tumors Early
CT Lung Cancer Screening Saved His Life, and Could Do So for More
Daily Aspirin Can Lower Colon Cancer Risk, But Age Matters
Daily Half-Hour Walk Can Greatly Boost Survival After Stroke
'Dead' Probiotic Bacteria Could Help Ease Irritable Bowel
Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
Delay in Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes Cost Lives: Study
Delayed Surgery for Early Breast Cancer Won't Harm Survival: Study
Delaying Prostate Cancer Radiation Won't Lower Survival Odds
Depression Even More Common With Heart Failure Than Cancer
Despite Medical Advances, People With HIV Still Live Shorter, Sicker Lives
Dexamethasone Can Help the Sickest COVID Patients Survive. So Why Are Too Few Getting It?
Did Adding Calorie Counts to Restaurant Menus Make Meals Healthier?
Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
Did People Smoke More or Less During the Pandemic?
Did the Decline in PSA Testing Lead to More Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
Dirty City Air Killed More Than 1.8 Million People Globally in 2019
Disability a Growing Concern for U.S. Cancer Survivors
Discovery Could Explain Why Black Americans More Prone to Colon Cancer
Disparities in Stroke Care Put Rural Americans at Risk: Study
DNA Analysis Might Reveal Melanoma Risk
DNA Fragments in Blood Promise Cheap, Easy Test for Cancer
Do Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Work Better in Men?
Do Not Use At-Home COVID Test Swabs in the Throat: FDA
Do Older Patients Need Radiation Rx After Breast Cancer Surgery?
Doctor's Office Stress Test Could Gauge Your Heart Risk
Doctors Often Miss Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Kids
Does an Arthritis Drug Help Patients Battling Severe COVID? It Depends on the Study
Does Medical Marijuana Help or Harm Kids With Cancer?
Dogs Accurately Sniff Out COVID-19 at Airports
Do-It-Yourself COVID Tests Work Fine, Without the Discomfort: Study
Don't Delay If Cancer Symptoms Appear – Call Your Doctor
Don't Delay Lung Cancer Surgery, Study Suggests
Don't Delay Your Cancer Screenings, Surgeons' Group Urges
Don't Know the Signs of Pancreatic Cancer? You're Not Alone
Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
Doubly Good: Healthy Living Cuts Your Odds for the 2 Leading Killers
Drinking, Often Heavy, Is Common Among Cancer Survivors
Drivers May Be Inhaling Dangerous Carcinogens Inside Their Cars
Drug Can Keep Leukemia in Remission for Years in Younger Patients
Drug Combo Boosts Outcomes for Advanced Melanoma
Drug Combo May Be Safe, Effective Therapy for Rare Leukemia
Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
Drug Combo May Fight a Tough Form of Breast Cancer
Drug Combo Offers Hope Against Advanced Bladder Cancer
Drug Combo Shows Promise Against Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
Drug Could Be Promising New Option Against Eczema
Drug Could Boost Survival From Lung Cancer Affecting Non-Smokers
Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
Drug Might Stop Heart Trouble Linked to Sickle Cell Anemia
Drug Shows Promise Against Rare Condition That Stunts Kids' Growth
Drug Shows Promise in Easing Dementia-Linked Psychosis
Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriage May Raise Lifetime Cancer Risk in Offspring
Drug Used to Prevent Miscarriages May Be Upping Cancer Rates Decades Later
Early in Pandemic, Were Antibiotics Prescribed Too Often?
Early Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis May Thwart Heart Disease
England to Lift Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors
Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer: Study
EPA Proposes Limits on Dangerous Chemical Used by Medical Sterilization Plants
Even Before COVID, Many More People Died Early in U.S. Versus Europe
Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial
Even 'Light' Smoking Can Quickly Become Addictive
Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments
Even Mild Obesity Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines
Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
Exercise During Chemo Helps Your Heart, Lungs Recover
Exercise Helps Ease Arm, Shoulder Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery
Exercise May Boost Tumor-Fighting Immune Cells in Cancer Patients
Exercise Rehab Should Include Stroke Survivors, Study Suggests
Exercise Ups Life Span for Type 2 Diabetics
Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
Experimental Therapy May Be New Tool Against Pancreatic Cancer
Experimental Treatment Offers New Hope Against Lupus
Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes to 35
Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
Experts Recommend All Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40
Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
Ex-Smokers Who Take Up Vaping Are More Prone to Relapse: Study
Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually
Eye Scans Could Spot Parkinson's in Earliest Stages
Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival
Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy
FDA Approves First Drug to Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs
FDA Approves First Once-a-Month HIV Therapy
FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
FDA OKs Drug to Help Immune-Compromised Fend Off COVID
FDA OKs First Over-the-Counter Home Test for COVID-19
FDA OKs Pfizer Pill as First At-Home COVID Treatment
FDA Poised to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
FDA Will Begin to Regulate Thousands of Lab Tests
FDA Will Pull Vet Drug Used in Pork Industry Over Cancer Concerns for Humans
Fear Keeps Some Cancer Patients From Getting COVID Vaccine
Federal Court Orders EPA to Re-examine Whether Roundup Causes Cancer
'Feel Good' Hormone Won't Help Ease Kids' Autism, Study Finds
Feeling Anxious? Yoga Can Help Soothe You
Fertility Drugs Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Few Countries Do Well Caring for the Dying
Few Kids Get Dental Fluoride Treatments, Though Insurance Will Pay
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing
Fewer Smokers Tried to Quit During COVID Pandemic
Final Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Get Underway
First 10 Days After Hospital Discharge Especially Risky for COVID Survivors
First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise
Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
Flu, Pneumonia Vaccines Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients: Study
For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
For COVID-19 Survivors, Virus Test 1 Month Out May Be Needed
For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'
For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom
For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
For People With PAD, Exercise Can Be Tough But Rewarding
For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
Frailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey
From Sourdough to Sacrifice, How COVID Is Changing Americans' Values
Gallstones Can Warn of Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Gender-Affirming Mastectomies Give Boost to Patients' Mental Health
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
Gene Therapy Could Be Big Advance Against Hemophilia
Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
Gene-Targeted Drug Shows Promise Against a Form of Pancreatic Cancer
Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel
Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
Getting Rehab at Home After Heart Attack Can Extend Lives
Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
Global Study Shows Loneliness Can Shorten Life Spans
Global Warming Could Make Survival in Tropics Impossible: Study
Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone
Gruesome Cigarette Warnings May Work on Smokers: Study
Gruesome Warnings on Cigarette Packs Have Smokers Hiding Them, but not Quitting
Gum Disease Treatments Lose Their Punch in Heavy Smokers
Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
Had a Stroke? Get These Professionals on Your Rehab Team
Have a Hangover? Try This Herbal Remedy
Have Diabetes? Here's How to Save Your Sight
Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?
Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
Health Care After COVID: The Rise of Telemedicine
Healthy Lifestyle Cuts Odds for Long COVID in Half
Healthy Living Boosts Life Span, Even for Former Smokers
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Healthy Vitamin D Levels Could Be Linked to COVID-19 Survival
Heart Defibs in Schools Are Saving Staff Lives: Study
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
Heart Patients Avoiding Care During Pandemic: Survey
Heart Patients Should Ask About Home-Based Cardiac Rehab
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Helping Women Find Affordable Housing Also Boosts Cancer Screening
Here's 8 Habits That Could Lengthen Your Life
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
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
Hints That Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Fight Solid Tumor Cancers
HIV Testing Plummeted During Pandemic
Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren't Trained
Hopeful News on Parkinson's: More Than 100 Trials Underway
Hormone Replacement Therapy Won't Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitals Full, Doctors Treated Her Severe COVID-19 at Home
How Dangerous Is It for Lung Cancer Patients to Skip Radiation Treatments?
How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Many CT Scans Are Safe for Kids?
How One Patient's Battle With COVID-19 Changed U.S. Testing Protocols
How Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
How Smoking Could Help Spur Breast Cancer's Spread
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
How the Pandemic Affected Americans' Blood Pressure
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
Humans Outperform AI in Interpreting Chest X-Rays
Icky Prescription: Could Hookworms Help Ease MS?
Imaging Technology May Make Radiation Safer for Prostate Cancer Patients
Immune-Based Cancer Drugs Offer Hope Against Penile Cancers
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers
Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Immunotherapy Drug Can Lower Recurrence When Bladder Cancer Spreads
Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study
Implant Delivers Chemo Directly to Brain in Patients Battling Brain Tumors
In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population
In Early Trial, an Ancient Drug Shows Promise Against Severe COVID-19
In Mouse Study, New Gel Therapy Stops Dangerous Brain Tumors
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
In Poorer Households, Quitting Smoking May Help Boost Food Supply
In Small Study, CAR-T Therapy Pushes Lupus Into Remission
In the Cards: Simple Test Could Assess Risk of Dementia
Incomplete Polyp Removal During Colonoscopy Can Bring Cancer Danger
Inhaled Remdesivir May Allow COVID-19 Patients to Be Treated at Home
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Interferon Shot Might Keep COVID-19 Patients Out of the Hospital
Is a Ban on Menthols Enough to Thwart Big Tobacco?
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is It COVID? Early Signs May Differ by Age, Gender
Is Shock Therapy Making a Comeback Against Bipolar Disorder?
Is Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
It's Getting Tougher to Find Spanish-Language Mental Health Services in U.S.
It's Tick Season: Protect Yourself From Lyme Disease
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
Keep Asthma Under Control to Avoid Worse COVID Outcomes: Study
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Keep High Blood Pressure at Bay With Healthy Lifestyle
Ketamine Nasal Spray Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids With Autism Face Higher Odds of Vision Issues, But Many Don't Get Screened
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
Kim Kardashian Just Got a Whole-Body MRI Scan. Should You?
Kiss Chapped Lips Goodbye This Winter
Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Last-Ditch Life Support System Is Saving Lives of COVID Patients
Latest AI Has 100% Success Rate in Spotting Melanomas
'Laughing Gas' Shows Promise Against Tough-to-Treat Depression
Life Expectancy Could Decline Worldwide Due to COVID-19
'Liquid Biopsy' Could Help Guide Lung Cancer Treatment
Little Change in Number of Uninsured in Pandemic's First Year
Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Lockdowns Are Putting People With Eating Disorders in Crisis
Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Loneliness May Make Quitting Smoking Even Tougher
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Longer, Worse COVID Leaves Stronger Antibodies: Study
Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought
Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
Loss of Smell More Common in COVID-19 Than Thought
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
Low-Dose CT Scans Can Diagnose Appendicitis
Lower Incomes May Mean Lower Survival After Heart Attack
Low-Nicotine Cigarettes Won't Leave Smokers Agitated, Study Finds
Lung Cancer CT Scans Have Already Saved More Than 10,000 U.S. Lives
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Major Study Confirms CT Scans' Link to Blood Cancer Risk in Kids
Make Asthma, Allergy Control Your Resolution for the New Year
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Mammograms: An Expert Overview on Why They're So Important
Mammography Rates Plummeted During Pandemic
Many Addicts Turned to Telemedicine During Pandemic, But Does It Beat In-Person Care?
Many Americans Take Meds That Weaken COVID Vaccine Response
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
Many Heart Disease Patients Keep Smoking, Despite Knowing Risks
Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Many Patients Billed for Preventive Care That Should Be Free: Study
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 Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Melanoma Patients Who Fail Standard Meds May Have Another Option
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Men: Here Are the Health Screenings You Need
Mesh Plug a New Option for Treating Tricky Aneurysms
Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Minorities Bore the Brunt of U.S. COVID Deaths: Study
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Mom-to-Be's 'Leaky' Heart Valves May Pose More Danger Than Thought
Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Cut COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths by 39%
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
More Americans Would Get Lung Cancer Screening Under New Guidelines
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Childbearing Women Having Suicidal Thoughts: Study
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Evidence That Pandemic Delayed Cancer Diagnoses
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
Most Folks Who Need Colon Cancer Screening Aren't Reminded by Doctors
Most Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs Based on Life Expectancy: Poll
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Most U.S. Adults Who Vape Want to Quit: Study
Most U.S. States Reopening as Coronavirus Cases Decline
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Motherhood Doesn't Lower Survival for Women Who've Had Breast Cancer
Mouse Study Points to New Way to Shrink Pancreatic Tumors
Moving Into a Smoker's Former Home? You May Need to Toss the Carpet
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts
MS Has Mixed Impact on Patients' Cancer Risk: Study
MS Patients Turn to Marijuana, Other Alternative Treatments
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
NBA Players to Assess New Coronavirus Test
Nearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don't Tell Doctors
Necklace Spots A-Fib in Just Over 30 Seconds
Need a New Liver? Your Survival Odds May Depend on Race
Nerve Block Plus Lidocaine Clears Psoriasis in Small Study
Neurologists' Group Issues New Treatment Guidelines for Early Parkinson's
'Neuroprotectant' Drug Could Boost Outcomes After a Stroke
New Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Combo Immunotherapy Prolongs Survival in Patients With Advanced Kidney Cancer
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Combo Buys More Time for Advanced Endometrial Cancer Patients
New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
New Drug Could Extend Life for People With ALS
New Drug May Beat Older One at Preventing MS Relapse
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 a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
New Hope for Relief From Peanut Allergy in Kids
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
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 Thyroid Eye Disease Treatment Could Harm Hearing
New Treatment Could Be Safer Way to Fight Brain Tumors in Kids
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Treatments Battle Advanced Breast Cancers
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
New Zealand Aims for Zero Smokers in a Generation: Could Plan Work Elsewhere?
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Good Evidence on Accuracy of Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Study
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
Not Just a Lump: Many Women Miss Subtle Signs of Breast Cancer
Not Just for Glasses: Eye Exams Could Save Your Life
Nursing Homes Used COVID Meds Less Than Expected During Pandemic
NYC's Overdose Prevention Centers Already Saving Lives
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
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's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Find Cases of Undiagnosed HIV
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Raises Odds for Recurrence in Breast Cancer Survivors
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Key Question Can Help Spot Skin Cancer
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
Online Programs, Phone Apps Can Help Treat Depression
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
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
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Order of Radiation Sickness Drug Unrelated to Recent Events in Ukraine, U.S. Health Officials Say
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
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 Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
Parts of Intestinal Scope Devices Can Break Off Inside Patients
Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
Patients With Worst COVID-19 May Be Best Plasma Donors: Study
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People on Immune-Suppressing Meds Fare Equally Well With Severe COVID
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
'Personalized' Brain Zaps May Ease Tough-to-Treat Depression
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer COVID Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Pharmacy Exec Behind Meningitis Outbreak Gets Longer Prison Sentence
Placebo Pill Eases Cancer-Related Fatigue in Study
Poor Americans Likely to Miss Preventive Heart Screenings: Study
Popular 'Nicotine Pouches' Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Prescriptions Rise for Veterinary Drug for COVID Patients, Even Though It Won't Help
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Program Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Quick Scan Spots a Common Hormonal Form of High Blood Pressure
Quit Smoking to Cut Risk of Death From A-Fib
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer May Have Long-Term Risk for the Heart
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Record 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Obamacare
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Researchers Develop First App-Based Rapid Gonorrhea Test
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Resolved to Quit Smoking This Year? Experts Offer Tips
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
Sarah Ferguson Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Mastectomy
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Screen All Adults Under Age 65 for Anxiety Disorders, Expert Panel Says
Screen All Kids for Heart Problems, Pediatricians' Group Says
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening Newborns for 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease Saves Lives
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Secret Weapon for Quit-Smoking Campaigns: Pets
Segregation, Poverty Tied to Worse Outcomes for Black Lung Cancer Patients
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Sexless Marriage? How to Talk With Your Partner About It
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Sharks' Amazing Ability to Heal From Wounds Might Help Humans
She Thought Cancer Had Won — Until This Experimental Therapy
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Shorter Course of Radiation May Be Safe for Women Undergoing Breast Reconstruction
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sick? You'll Need Multiple Tests to Rule Out COVID
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Singing Might Aid Recovery After a Stroke
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Skipping Mammograms Raises a Woman's Odds for Breast Cancer Death
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
Smoking Makes a Comeback in the Pandemic
Smoking Plus Vaping Just as Deadly as Smoking on Its Own: Study
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Smoking Rates Drop for Americans Battling Depression, Substance Abuse
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
Smoking-Plus-Vaping No Healthier Than Smoking on Its Own
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Americans Can't Access Telemedicine, Study Shows
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Someday, Your Shopping Cart Might Gauge Your Heart Health
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Still Too Few Women in Stroke Treatment Clinical Trials
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Stronger Hearts, Better Outcomes in Pregnancy: Study
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Sheds Light on Why COVID-19 Hits Elderly Hardest
Study Suggests a Better Blood Thinner Could Be Near
Study Takes Long-Term Look at Benefits of Radiation After Breast Lumpectomy
Study Ties Gum Disease to High Blood Pressure
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
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?
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Testing Entire Genome Twice as Good at Spotting Genetic Disorders as Targeted Tests Are
Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans' Health Care Nationwide
Texas Governor Has Breakthrough COVID Infection
Texas Judge Says Obamacare Can't Require Coverage for Meds That Prevent HIV
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Boosts Survival for People Battling Advanced Melanoma
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
There Are No Useful Monoclonal Antibody Treatments Left Against New COVID Variants
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's More MS in Northern Countries. Now, Researchers Find New Reason Why
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical? Think Again
Thousands of U.S. Patients Got COVID Treatments Rejected as Useless by FDA
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
Tobacco Company Coupons Raise Odds Ex-Smokers Will Light Up Again
Too Few Kids With Sickle Cell Anemia Get Screened for Stroke Risk
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
Types of Psychotherapy: Finding the Right Fit for Your Needs
U.S. Blood Supply Is Safe From Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Psychologists See Big Spike in Demand for Mental Health Care
U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low
U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Ultra-Low Dose of Rituximab Safely Eases Rheumatoid Arthritis Over Long Term: Study
Ultrasound Breaches Blood-Brain Barrier, Helping Drugs Fight Tumors
Ultrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Underarm Lump After COVID Shot Is Likely Lymph Swelling, Not Breast Cancer, Experts Say
Understanding Your Cholesterol Numbers
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Now Outstrips Smoking Among U.S. Young Adults
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Vibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
Vision Problems Are On the Decline for American Seniors
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Women's Cancer Risk
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
What Every Woman Needs to Know About Breast Cancer Screening
What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What to Expect From Couples Counseling
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's Really Killing the 'Night Owls'?
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
While 8 in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening, Few Have Been Tested: Poll
White House Launches Website for Free Home COVID Tests One Day Ahead of Schedule
WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
Who's Got COVID? Dogs Can Quickly Tell
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is Liver Cancer More Lethal for Black Patients?
Why Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Women's Depression Symptoms May Differ by Race: Study
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
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Doctor Appointments Might Look Different Post-Pandemic
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
足に虚血が生じる速さで歩くとPADの歩行制限が改善する
Contact Our Health Professionals
Find A Doctor
Pay My Bill
Our Services
Follow Us
The health content and information on this site is made possible through the generous support of the Haspel Education Fund.
Copyright © The StayWell Company, LLC. except where otherwise noted.
StayWell Disclaimer