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New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
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 After Heart Attack May Predict Long-Term Survival
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
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
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Researchers Explore New Nonaddictive Means of Fighting Pain
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Sciatica: What Is It, and How Can You Ease the Pain?
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study of Former NFL Players Shows Race Differences in Chronic Pain
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
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
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Back Surgeries, Explained
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
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 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 Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
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
Two-Thirds of Americans Say Their Lives Have Been Affected by Addiction: Poll
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Upper Back Pain: Causes and How to Treat It
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Using Meds to Manage Your Arthritis Pain: An Overview
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Women's Cancer Risk
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
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 Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Back Spasms, and Can They Be Treated?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
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 COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
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
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
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
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
You Can Help Prevent Cervical 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 Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
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