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New U.S. Coronavirus Cases Hit Another High
New Variants Mean COVID Vaccines, Tests May Need Tweaking: FDA
New Year, New Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe and Healthy
Newborns With COVID-19 May Suffer Only Mild Symptoms, Study Says
Newborns Won't Get COVID Through Infected Mom's Breast Milk: Study
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Link Seen Between COVID, Guillain-Barré Syndrome
'No Recollection:' Woman Has Sudden, Unexplained Episodes of Memory Loss
No Sense of Smell After COVID? Therapies Can Help Bring It Back
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
One-Time Treatment Eases Parkinson's -- in Mice
On-the-Road Help: 'Mobile Stroke Units' Are Saving People's Lives
Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Learning Can Strain Children's Eyes
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pandemic Unleashes 'Startling' Rise in Dog Bites
Parents' Age Key to Whether Kids Get Vaccinated Against COVID, Study Finds
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents Unaware of Young Kids' Smartphone Use: Study
Parents, Arm Your Kids Against COVID-19 With Good Hand-Washing Habits
Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge
Parkinson's Patient Improving After First-Ever Stem Cell Therapy
Parkinson's Ups the Odds for Dangerous Falls, But Prevention Is Key
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
Permanent Nerve Damage for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Pets May Help Parents of Kids With Autism Fight Stress
Police Use of Neck Restraint Never Medically Appropriate, Neurologists Say
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Post-Stroke Rehab at Home May Work Best
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Probiotic Might Help Ease Children's Eczema
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
PTSD May Be Tied to Greater Dementia Risk
Race Plays Role in Kids' Food Allergies: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
Remdesivir Will Not Be Enough to Curb COVID-19, Study Finds
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Researchers Use Computers and 'Exoskeletons' to Help Stroke Survivors
Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
Say What? Like Animals, People Perk Up Their Ears to Hear
Scans Reveal How COVID-19 Can Harm the Brain
School Dental Care Program Could Cut Cavities in Half: Study
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Seven States Join Pact to Speed Coronavirus Testing
Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
Should Your Child Get a COVID Test?
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Small Study Supports Donor Plasma Therapy for Severe COVID-19
'Smell Training' Might Speed the Sense's Return After COVID
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoking Raises Aneurysm Risk for Women
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Smoking Ups Your Risk of a Fatal Brain Bleed
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some COVID-19 Patients Stricken by Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Hospitalized COVID Patients Develop Seizures
Some Kids Snore, and It Could Affect Behavior
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some NFL Players May Be Misdiagnosed With Brain Disease: Study
Some Psoriasis Meds May Also Help Prevent Heart Disease
Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
Special Contact Lenses Can Help Curb Nearsightedness in Kids
Specialist Care for Alzheimer's Is Tough to Find for Poorer, Rural Americans
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Sports Position Doesn't Affect Risk of Concussion-Linked CTE Illness
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Staying Social Can Boost Healthy 'Gray Matter' in Aging Brains
Stem Cell Injections Show Early Promise Against Spinal Cord Injuries
Stomach Ills May Signal COVID-19 in Kids, Study Says
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Strep Throat Doesn't Worsen Tourette But May Affect ADHD: Study
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Stroke, Confusion: COVID-19 Often Impacts the Brain, Study Shows
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Surgery Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Targeted Microwaves Probably Caused U.S. Embassy Illnesses: Scientists
'Telestroke' Care at Hospitals Is Boosting Patient Outcomes
Terrifying Delirium Can Strike Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Thyroid Drug May Not Help After Heart Attack: Study
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior
Too Little Sleep Could Raise Your Dementia Risk
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many U.S. Doctors Biased Against Patients With Disabilities: Study
Too Much or Too Little Sleep Bad for Your Brain
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Transfusions of COVID Survivor Blood a Safe Treatment for Patients
Trials Begin for Potential COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir
Trials Find Full-Dose Blood Thinners May Harm, Not Help, COVID Patients in ICU
Two Common Nutrients Might Keep Vertigo at Bay
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
U.S. Breaks Another Daily Record for New Cases, With More Than 75,000 Infections
U.S. Coronavirus Hospitalizations Spiking in South, West
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unseen Factors Help Us Find Lost Objects Faster: Study
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Very Little Spread of Coronavirus at Kids' Day Camps: Study
Very Smart Dogs Learn Words Quickly, Study Shows
Viagra Doesn't Solve All Sexual Problems, Men Discover
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Loneliness Looks Like in the Brain
What Puts You at High Risk of Midlife Mental Decline?
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Best for Treating Bipolar Disorder?
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
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 Remdesivir Might Be a Good Bet Against COVID-19
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With COVID Vaccine in Works, 1 in 5 Americans Doesn't Believe in Shots
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Get Worse Care for Heart Attack
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Wristband 'Zapper' Might Help Calm Tourette Syndrome
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Your Eyes May Signal Your Risk for Stroke, Dementia
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Your Zip Code Could Help or Harm Your Brain
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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