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Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
Older Black Men Face Higher Risk of Death After Surgery
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One-Dose Blood Thinner Could Slash Blood Clot Risk After Knee Replacement
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
Oral Surgery on Your Calendar? Expert Offers Tips to Ease Anxiety
Over 40? Just 20 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Keep You Out of the Hospital
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Cut U.S. Heart Surgeries in Half as Patients Avoided Hospitals
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Patients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
People Die When Hospital Bed Shortages Force Patients Out
People Over 80 Benefit From Surgery for Benign Brain Tumors
Permanently Bent 'Trigger Finger' Can Be Hallmark of Diabetes
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poor Outcome More Likely When Patient Is Female, Surgeon Is Male: Study
Pope Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Colon Surgery
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Op Delirium Could Signal Faster Mental Decline
Postpartum Bleeding Doesn't Have to Mean Hysterectomy, Experts Say
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pressed for Time? HIIT It
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Preventing Alzheimer's
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quieter ORs May Make for Happier Kids After Surgery
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Recent COVID Doesn't Seem to Raise Surgery Risks
Recent COVID-19 Raises Odds for Clots After Surgery by 90%
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Re-focusing on Getting Fit? Heart Experts Offer These Tips
Regular Exercise Can Help Shield You From Severe COVID
Regular Weightlifting Could Lengthen Your Life
Removing Ovaries During Hysterectomy Before 50 Can Bring Health Risks
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
'Rerouting' Brain Blood Flow: Old Technique Could Be New Advance Against Strokes
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Routine Ventilation of Surgical Patients Won't Raise COVID Transmission Risk
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
Sexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Simple Move May Boost Spinal Fusion Outcomes
Simple Steps Toward Living a Healthier, More Active Life
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
'So Happy:' World's First Hand/Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
Some Breast Surgery Won't Harm Ability to Breastfeed
Some Donor Livers Keep Working for 100 Years: Study
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Sports After Lockdown: Take It Slow
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stress Urinary Incontinence? Know Your Surgical Options
Struggling With CPAP for Sleep Apnea? Surgery May Help
Study Compares Bypass, Stenting for Patients With Severe Heart Disease
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Surgery Brings Added Risks to People With COPD
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?
Surgery Often a Gateway to Opioid Abuse, Study Confirms
Surgery? One Type of Anesthesia Is Preferable During COVID-19 Outbreak
Surgical Patients Allergic to Penicillin Have Another Safe Alternative
Surgical Snip Might Prevent Stroke in People With A-fib
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Tear in Heart's Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
Telehealth Boosts Odds That Patients Show Up for Post-Surgery Care
Telemedicine Gets High Marks for Follow-Ups After Surgery
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
Timing of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Seniors Are Getting Fewer Abdominal Surgeries
U.S. Surgeons' Group Is Working to Save Trauma Victims in Ukraine
U.S. Surgery Rates Rebounded Quickly After Pandemic Shutdowns
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
VA Hospitals Offer Quality Surgical Care: Review
Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Virtual Care After Surgery May Be More Convenient For Patients
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Are Hernias, and How Are They Treated?
What Arthritis Surgeries Help With Pain and Other Symptoms?
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Do You Know About Your Risk for Hernia?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What Type of Stent Did I Get, Where? Most Heart Patients Don't Know
What You Need to Know About Stomach Cancer
What You Should Know If Your Surgery Has Been Put on Hold
What's the Best 'Uterine-Sparing' Treatment for Fibroids?
When COVID-19 Strikes in Pregnancy, C-Section Tied to Worse Outcomes
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Is It Time for a Knee Replacement?
When Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
Which Surgery Works Best for Lower Back Pain?
White Men's Grip on U.S. Health Care May Be Slipping
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men After Bypass Surgery
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
You Can Garden Your Way to Better Health
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Your Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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