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One-Time Endoscopic Treatment Might Replace Insulin for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
'Open Source' Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Help People With Type 1 Diabetes
Over 40? Just 20 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Keep You Out of the Hospital
Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
Over a Third of Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Weren't Diagnosed Until After 30
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Pancreas Size, Shape Can Return to Normal in Diabetes Remission: Study
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes
Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Patch Pump Device Could Offer Cheaper Insulin Delivery
Patients With Diabetes Need More Counseling on Low Blood Sugar
Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Often Overlooked for Life-Saving Kidney Transplants
Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes
People Are Now Living More Years in Good Health: Study
People With Diabetes Less Likely to Spot Dangerous A-Fib: Study
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
People's Heart Health Improves in More 'Flexible' Workplaces
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?
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poorly Managed Diabetes Raises Odds for More Severe COVID
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
'Prediabetes' May Be Harming Your Brain, Study Finds
Prediabetes Plus Smoking a Deadly Combo for Young Adults
'Prediabetes' Raises Odds for Heart Attack, Stroke
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Pressed for Time? HIIT It
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Preventing Alzheimer's
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Psychiatric Disorders and Type 2 Diabetes Often Go Together
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
Race Matters in Stroke Survival, Study Finds
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Rate of Pregnant U.S. Women Who Have Diabetes Keeps Rising
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
'Repeat After Me' for Better Diabetes Care
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
Running vs. Meds: Which Works Best to Beat Depression?
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
Scientists Untangle Why Diabetes Might Raise Alzheimer's Risk
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk
Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death
Signs of Developing Adult Diabetes Seen as Early as Age 8: Study
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
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea Tied to Raised Diabetes Risk in Black Americans
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Some Diabetes Meds Might Also Lower Alzheimer's Risk
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
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 Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stressful Days, Worse Blood Sugar Control for People With Diabetes
Strict Low-Carb Diets Could Push Type 2 Diabetes Into Remission, But Effect Fades
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 Can Boost Outcomes After Chemo for People With Pancreatic Cancer
Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who's Most at Risk?
Surgery, Drugs Similar for Treating Severe Diabetic Eye Disease
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Tea Drinkers May Gain Better Blood Sugar Control
Technology Helped Kids With Type 1 Diabetes During Pandemic
Telehealth Programs Improve Blood Sugar for Rural Americans With Diabetes
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
Those with Type 2 Diabetes Can Walk Their Way to Heart Health
Timed Fasting Best Way for Those With Diabetes to Lose Weight
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
Too Few Americans With Diabetes Are Getting Recommended Meds
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sleep Might Raise a Woman's Odds for Diabetes
Too Much Salt Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes
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 Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Type 2 Diabetes Drug Metformin Could Help Prevent Some Breast Cancers
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Worse Mental Outcomes After Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes Speeds Aging in the Brain
Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Moms-to-Be Are Much Less Healthy Now
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
Under 45 With Prediabetes? Your Heart Attack Risk Is Rising
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unvaccinated and Having Heart Trouble? That Can Be Deadly When COVID Strikes
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vaccinating Oldest First for COVID Saves the Most Lives: Study
Veterans at Higher Risk of Deadly Skin Cancers
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Vision Damage May Begin Long Before Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed
Vision Problems? Here's a Guide to Which Specialist Is Right for You
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want to Avoid Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
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
'Weekend Effect' Affects Survival Odds for Rural Stroke Patients
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Weekly Insulin Shot Could Be a Game Changer for Those With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy, Ozempic Probably Won't Harm Vision in People With Diabetes, Study Finds
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Blood Sugar Levels Best Protect Against Heart Trouble in Those With Diabetes?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?
What People With Type 1 Diabetes Need to Know About COVID-19
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cardiac Arrest Strikes, Survival Odds Are Better at Airports
When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Diabetes Strikes, Eye Exams Can Save Your Sight
When Gums Aren't Healthy, Mind and Body May Follow
Where You Live Could Predict Your Survival After Heart Attack
Whether From Diet or Surgery, Weight Loss Has Same Benefits: Study
Which Blood Sugar Meds Work Best Against Type 2 Diabetes?
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Who's Dying Young in U.S. From Heart Attacks?
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise Is Often a Challenge for Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will CPR Save Your Life? Study Offers a Surprising Answer
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Less Likely to Survive Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women With Larger Breasts May Be Less Likely to Exercise, Study Finds
Women With Type 1 Diabetes May Have Fewer Childbearing Years: Study
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
Yoga, Mindfulness Could Be Powerful Tools to Manage Blood Sugar
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
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
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
Your Walking Speed Influences Your Risk for Diabetes
Your Wrist Could Give Clues to Future Health
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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