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Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?
Pollen Fragments Linger After Rains, Leaving Allergy Sufferers Miserable
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Polluted Air Means More Asthma Attacks for Urban Kids
Pollution Killed 9 Million People Worldwide in 2019
Post-Hurricane Period Is Dangerous for People With Dementia
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
Preparing for Flooding During Hurricane Season
'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Protecting Wildlife Key to Preventing the Next Big Pandemic
Race, Neighborhood Affects How Long You'll Live After Heart Attack
Racist 'Redlining' Policies Leave Legacy of Stroke for Black Americans
Rain or Shine, Allergies Are Tough. What's the Link to Weather?
Raise Med Dosages in Weeks After Heart Failure Crisis for Better Outcome: Study
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Replace That Old Carpet to Shield Your Kids From Toxins
Report Finds Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Resolved to Lose Weight in 2023? Experts Compare Popular Diets
Restful Sleep Could Help Ward Off Heart Failure
Risks for Heart Failure Rise in Rural America
'SAD Season': Depression Risks Rise as Days Get Shorter
Safeguarding Your Heart During, After Hurricane Ida
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
Scientists Test Safest Way Driver, Passengers Can Avoid COVID Spread
Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Sepsis Raises Odds for Heart Failure After Hospital Discharge
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
Shining a Light on Sunscreens
Silent Killer: Shield Your Family From Carbon Monoxide
Silent Killer: Watch Out for Carbon Monoxide Dangers This Winter
Silent Killers: Space Heaters, Generators Bring Carbon Monoxide Danger
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sleep Apnea Doubles Odds for Sudden Death
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smog Might Damage Your Sense of Smell
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Blackens Skies, Prompts Air Quality Alerts in Much of U.S.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Trigger Massive Climate Change, Endangering Health
Smoking Can Really Weaken the Heart
Snow Shoveling, Slips on Ice Bring Cold Weather Dangers
Social Media Messages Can Lower People's Meat Intake
Some COVID Survivors Can't Regain Weight Lost During Illness
Some Types of Air Pollution Are Even Worse for Your Health
Spouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Starting Rehab Earlier Boosts Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients
Stay Safe in Summer's Sizzle
Staying Hydrated Could Mean Less Disease, Slower Aging
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Outcomes for Some Heart Failure Patients
Stick With These Foods to Help You Lose Weight
Stick-on Sensor Could Warn of Heart Failure Complications
Storm Alert: How to Keep Your Home Safe
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Stress Not Always a Trigger for Relapse in Eating Disorders: Study
Stress, Anger May Worsen Heart Failure
Stuck in Traffic? Diesel Fumes May Be Harming Your Brain
Study Compares 2 Common Diuretics Used in Heart Failure
Study Confirms Restaurants, Bars Are COVID Infection Hotspots
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Summer Safety Tips for the Great Outdoors
Tai Chi Could Be Good Medicine for Heart Patients
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
The Time Is Now to Curb Spring Allergies
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's Another Benefit to Hand-Washing During Pandemic
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Ticks Can Take a Licking From Really Tough Weather
Time Spent in Nature Appears to Slow Parkinson's, Alzheimer's
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Too Few U.S. Cities Have Good Hurricane Evacuation Plans
Too Little Dietary Salt Can Mean Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
Too Often, Fatal Heart Attack or Stroke Is First Sign of Heart Trouble in Smokers
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxic Lead Fallout From Notre Dame Fire May Be Worse Than Thought
Toxic Leaded Gasoline Is Finished Globally
Toxins in Wildfire Smoke May Make Their Way Into Brain
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Tree Rings Show Hurricanes Becoming Wetter, Longer, More Dangerous
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
Two Out of Three California Prison Inmates Said Yes to COVID Vaccine
U.S. Nursing Homes Are Understaffed, But Minority Communities Have It Worst
U.S. Wildfires: Much Bigger, More Frequent Now
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Unvaccinated People With Heart Failure Face Triple the Odds of Fatal COVID
Up Your Skin Care Routine During Hot Summer Months
Venturing Out? Guard Yourself Against Disease-Carrying Ticks
Virus Found in Pig Heart Transplanted Into Man Who Later Died
Want a Healthier Neighborhood? Plant a Tree
Want Less Violent Prisons? Plant More Trees
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Warmer Climate, More Pollen, Worse Allergies: How to Fight Back
Warming Climate Could Bring Flesh-Eating Bacteria to More U.S. Waters
Warming World Could Alter West Nile Transmission in U.S.
Warming World Means More Cases of Dangerous Low-Salt Condition
Watch Out for the Warning Signs of Heart Failure
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
Well Water Germ Tests May Depend on Time of Year
West Coast Wildfires, COVID a Double Whammy to Lung Health
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What Is Chromium Picolinate? Do You Really Need It?
What Is More Deadly in the U.S.: Hot Weather or Cold?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When the Weather Heats Up, Stay Cool for Your Heart
Which Americans Are Most (and Least) Prepared for Disasters?
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
WHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss
Why Are So Few Seniors Getting Heart Failure Rehab?
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
Why Some Dogs Are at Higher Odds of Dying From Heat
Wildfire Pollution Puts Kidney Patients at Risk
Wildfire Smoke Can Trigger Eczema, Study Finds
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
Will COVID Pandemic's Environmental Benefit Last?
Will Warmer Temps Help Contain Coronavirus? Two Studies Say Not Really
Wind Can Uproot Kids' Bouncy Castles, With Tragic Results
Windy Days Are Safer Days When It Comes to COVID-19
Winter Brings Rise in Carbon Monoxide Danger: Stay Safe
Winter Holidays Are High Time for Heart Attacks: Protect Yourself
Winter Wonderland? Not for Your Skin
Wintertime Wandering: A Real Danger for People With Alzheimer's
With COVID Crisis Ebbing, How Can We Prevent Future Pandemics?
With Hurricane Season Here, Watch Out for One Carbon Monoxide Danger
Women Have Poorer Survival Than Men in Years After First Heart Attack
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health
Women's Menstrual Cycles Tied to Moon's Phases
Workers in U.S. Southwest in Peril as Summer Temperatures Rise
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worried About Catching Coronavirus From Surfaces? The City You Live in May Matter
You Could Live 9 Years Longer in Hawaii Than in Mississippi, New Data Shows
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
'Yo-Yo' Dieting May Mean Sleepless Nights for Women
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