Jesper Bengtson

8 warning signs of low blood pressure and when it becomes dangerous

Hypotension gets far less attention than its high-pressure twin, and that is exactly why it slips past.

Creatinine levels by age and sex: what your blood test number means

The lab number most people see first tells only half the kidney story.

How eating ginger every day can affect your blood pressure and joints

A new NIH-listed meta-analysis puts a number on the daily-ginger habit.

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic may now be an option for a group of patients long left out

The 2026 American Diabetes Association guidance opens GLP-1 therapy to a new patient group.

Your gut bacteria may spread to the people around you more easily than anyone realized

A new Nature study finds gut microbes spread between people, sometimes across continents, faster than expected.

Low vitamin C may be quietly speeding up how fast your brain ages

A study of 2,044 older adults links lower plasma vitamin C to shrinking brain volume and weaker memory-network wiring.