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Mailing Free Home HIV Tests Helps Detect More Infections
Mailing free home HIV tests to high-risk men offers a potentially better strategy for detecting infections than usual care.
Will You Get Dementia? Many May Not Understand Their Risk
Many older American adults may inaccurately estimate their chances for developing dementia and do useless things to prevent it, new research suggests.
Startup Seeks To Hold Doctors, Hospitals Accountable On Patient Record Requests
Many patients, who may have records scattered across doctors' offices, labs, hospitals and clinics, say responses from health care providers can range from sluggish to churlish.
Big Study Casts Doubt on Need for Many Heart Procedures
The results challenge medical dogma and call into question some of the most common practices in heart care.
White House Urgently Ramps Up Push for Drug Cost Legislation
The White House is ramping up its push to get a bill through Congress that curbs prescription drug costs, feeling a new urgency as the impeachment investigation advances amid the 2020 election campaign.
Warren Pushes Back on Critics of Her Health Care Plan
Elizabeth Warren pushed back against critics of her newly released plan to phase in implementation of a single-payer health care system.
Why Sexual Minority Women Face Barriers to Health Care
A recent UK report overwhelmingly found that women who identify as sexual minority experienced worse treatment in the healthcare system.
Are You Googling for Medical Advice? Think Again
Two in five Americans have falsely convinced themselves they have a serious disease, after turning to "Dr. Google" — according to new research.
Dialysis Patients Panic As Financial 'Life Raft' Becomes Unmoored
The American Kidney Fund and the companies that provide dialysis may leave many patients scrambling to cover the costs of life-saving medical care.
Cholesterol Levels Dropping in U.S., But Many Still Need Care
Some good health news: Americans' cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting treatment.
More Vapers are Making Their Own Juice, But Not Without Risk
As more states, cities and even the federal government consider banning flavored nicotine, thousands of do-it-yourself vapers are flocking to social media groups and websites to learn how to make e-liquids at home.
Warren's Math Adds Up: Says Out-Of-Pocket Health Spending Will Total $11 Trillion In The Next Decade
If true, it would be a figure both staggering and significant to the unfolding debate, as Americans try to understand how Warren's brand of a single-payer health system could affect their pocketbooks.
More Adolescents Seek Medical Care For Mental Health Issues
ERs throughout California are reporting a sharp increase in adolescents and young adults seeking care for a mental health crisis.
Marie Osmond Re-Injures Knee Ahead of Big Las Vegas Finale
Marie Osmond says she's ready to perform the final week of an 11-year run with her brother, Donny, at the Flamingo Las Vegas, after telling the audience on her television talk show that she chipped her knee late last week.
Former President Carter Out of Surgery, No Complications
Former President Jimmy Carter was recovering Tuesday following surgery to relieve pressure from brain bleeding linked to recent falls.
Voters Say Congress Needs To Curb Drug Prices, But Are Lawmakers Listening?
House Democrats are poised to pass sweeping legislation to lower drug prices using strategies President Donald Trump has endorsed.
Former President Jimmy Carter Enters Hospital for Surgery
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was going into surgery Tuesday morning at Emory University Hospital to relieve pressure on his brain, his spokeswoman said.
How Germany Averted An Opioid Crisis
Unlike in the United States, where these pills are commonly dispensed after surgeries and medical procedures, opioids have never emerged as a front-line medical treatment in Germany.
Besieged in Portland, Oregon, Paramedics Get Defense Training
A rash of attacks in Portland, Oregon, have occured as the city responds to a growing number of 911 calls for patines in mental health or drug-related crises.
As States With Legal Weed Embrace Vaping Bans, Black-Market Risks Linger
Cannabis shops around Washington state are now required to hang signs warning customers of "severe lung injuries" and "deaths" associated with vaping.