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Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
Many Kids Aren't Wearing Helmets While Sledding, Poll Finds
Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds
Many Parents Ignore Fireworks Safety
Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
Mental Health Trauma Plagues Wildfire Survivors
Microneedling Can Help Surgical Scars Fade, Especially If Done Early
Minorities Hit Hardest by COVID-19, Study Confirms
Minutes Mean Months: Getting Stroke Care Fast Is Vital, Study Confirms
Misjudging Thin Ice Can Be Fatal, Check First
Mitch McConnell in Hospital With Concussion After Tripping at Washington Hotel
Mitch McConnell Released from Hospital, Sent to Rehab for Recovery
Mom and Baby's Tale of Survival After Severe COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
More COVID Casualties: Stroke Victims Who Put Off Treatment
More E-Scooter Rideshares, More Injuries
More Kids Injured by Tiny Magnets After Sales Ban Was Lifted: Study
More Pot-Linked Poisoning Cases as Edibles' Popularity Booms
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More U.S. Kids Are Heading to ERs After Drinking Cough Suppressant
Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Severe COVID Cases Involve Neuro Issues, and They're More Often Fatal
Mountain Biking May Not Be as Risky as You Think
Mouse Study Points to Possible Breakthrough Against Spinal Cord Injury
Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. Hospital Personnel Still Unvaccinated
Nearly 1 in 4 Hospital Patients Have Harmful Event During Their Stay
Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
Need Quick Help Learning CPR? Don't Rely on Alexa, Siri
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
New COVID Cases Were 300% Higher This Labor Day Weekend Than Last Year
New Way to Blast Kidney Stones Can Be Done in Doctor's Office
New Window Blinds? Go Cordless to Save a Child's Life
No 'Fall Back'? Sleep Experts Argue Against Daylight Standard Time
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Not the Flu: COVID Death Risk Is 3.5 Times That of Influenza
Number of U.S. Kids Hospitalized With COVID Is Likely Overcounted: Study
Nurses Can Make the Difference for New Moms' Breastfeeding
Obesity a Big Risk Factor for Severe COVID-19, Study Confirms
Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
Omicron Resists Pfizer Vaccine But Causes Less Severe Disease: Study
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
Ouch! You Injured a Nail: Tips on Best Treatment
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests On the Rise During COVID-19 Crisis
Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
Paintball Guns Are Being Used to Harm — And Blinding Victims
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Has ER Docs Stressed Out and Weary: Survey
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Having More Impact on U.S. Hospitals Than Thought: Study
Pandemic Is Driving U.S. Surge in Cardiac Arrests Tied to Overdose
Pandemic Is Tied to Big Rise in U.S. Heart Deaths
Pandemic Means More Backyard Fireworks This Year -- And More Danger
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Saw Big Rise in Deaths to Millennials From Multiple Causes
Pandemic Saw Rise in Kids Swallowing Magnets, Tiny Batteries
Panic Attack or Heart Attack? Here's How to Tell the Difference
Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
Patient Care Delayed at Large Hospital Chain After Ransomware Attack
Patients Hospitalized With COVID Face Similar Risks, Regardless of Variant
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Patient-to-Patient Transmission Not to Blame for Most C. Difficile Infections in Hospitals
People Are Avoiding the ER During COVID-19 Crisis at Their Peril: Study
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
People With Autism at Higher Risk for Suicide, Self-Harm: Study
People With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
Pfizer Begins Trial of COVID Drug Paxlovid in Kids 6 to 17
Pfizer/Moderna Vaccine Protection: 64% at First Dose, 94% at Second
Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Pneumonia More Deadly Than Hip Fractures for Hospitalized Seniors
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Poll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
Pooch Power: Therapy Dogs Bring Quick Relief in the ER
Poor Sleep After Head Injury Could Point to Dementia Risk
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
Post-COVID PTSD? Many Find Return to 'Normal' Unsettling
Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
Put Safety at Top of Your Holiday Toy Gift List
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Race, Gender Matter in Receiving Timely Heart Attack Care
Rate of Fatal Falls Among U.S. Seniors Doubled in 20 Years
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID Patients
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Reducing Home Hazards Cuts Seniors' Risk of Falling
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
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
Sepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper's Daughter, Alice. Now, She's Working to Keep Others Safe
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe COVID-19 Raises Odds for Dangerous Heart Conditions 10-Fold
Severe Illness in Children Brings Hardship for Families
Severe Mental Illnesses Often Overlooked at Hospital Admission: Study
Severe Opioid Overdoses Rose by Nearly a Third During Pandemic
Shark Bites Are Declining Worldwide
Sheltering at Home? Take Steps to Prevent Injuries From Falls
Shopping Black Friday for TVs, Furniture? Don't Forget the Tip-Over Kit
Should There Be 'Gun Retirement' for the Elderly?
Shoveling Snow Is a Heart Hazard: Protect Yourself
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
Skull Fractures, Broken Jaws: 'Beanbag' Rounds Shot at Protesters Cause Severe Harm
Sleep Troubles Hit Health Care Workers During Pandemic
Slings, Other 'Baby-Wearing' Products Leave Infants at Injury Risk: Study
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Athletes May Need an Extra Month for Concussion Recovery
Spikes in Blood Pressure Bring Many Americans to the ER
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Spring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
Stressed, Exhausted: Frontline Workers Faced Big Mental Strain in Pandemic
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Strokes Hitting COVID Patients Are More Severe: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Study Casts Doubt on 'Early Warning' System for Kidney Patients
Study Confirms it: Texting While Walking Is Dangerous
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Spots People at High Risk of Severe Breakthrough COVID
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe
Surge of U.S. Military Medical Personnel to Ease Medical Worker Shortages
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
SUVs, Trucks More Prone to Hitting Pedestrians
Targeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men
The 988 Mental Health Hotline Is Coming. Is America Ready?
The 'Great Resignation' Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
The No. 1 Cause of Halloween Injuries: Carving the Pumpkin
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
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 Spent in ICU Linked to Higher Odds for Suicide Later
Time to Angioplasty Is Crucial for Better Heart Attack Outcomes
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
Too Soon to Tell if Omicron Will End Pandemic: Fauci
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
'Trigger Warnings' May Do More Harm Than Good, Study Finds
TV, Furniture on Your Holiday Gift List? Add in an 'Anti-Tip-Over' Kit
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 Hospitalizations Rise for Fourth Straight Week
U.S. COVID-19 Cases Now Top 40 Million
U.S. Fireworks Injuries Are on the Rise
U.S. Gun Violence Rates Jumped 30% During Pandemic
U.S. Hospitals Are Getting Safer for Patients, Study Finds
U.S. Hospitals Under Strain as ER Wait Times Lengthen
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
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?
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaccinated Have 1 in 13,000 Chance of Breakthrough Case Needing Hospitalization
Vaccines' Power Against COVID Hospitalization Fades in Elderly: Study
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
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 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 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 Kids Fatally Shoot Other Kids: Tragedies That Don't Have to Happen
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 at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Who's at Highest Risk From COVID-19? CDC Updates Its List
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
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?
Why Instant Noodles Are a Danger to Your Kids
Why Logging May Be the Most Dangerous Profession
Why Losing Someone to Violence Can Be Especially Tough to Get Over
Why Patients on Ventilators May Take Weeks to Regain Consciousness
Why Stairs Might Be a Bigger Hazard for Young Women
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
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 Prone to Concussion's Long-Term Harms: Study
Women, Black Patients Wait Longer in ERs When Chest Pain Strikes
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
Your Child Is Sick. Do You Call Your Doctor or Head to the ER?
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
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