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Kidney disease can show up in unexpected parts of the body
Fatigue, swelling and changes in urination can be among the body's early signals of kidney problems. Because kidney disease can develop quietly, some warning signs may easily be mistaken...
Diseases
Getting vaccinated against shingles may cut your heart attack risk nearly in half
Two studies now tie the Shingrix vaccine to lower rates of heart attack and stroke.
Diseases
If you have heart disease, your doctor should now be checking your kidneys too
New European guidelines say every heart patient needs a routine kidney check.
Diseases
AFib is behind 1 in 7 US strokes, and its symptoms often look like everyday fatigue
The most common serious heart rhythm disorder often feels like ordinary stress or tiredness.
Diseases
Ozempic may cut your asthma attack risk by nearly 40%
New research links semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, to sharply fewer asthma attacks.
Body
Kidney disease can show up in unexpected parts of the body
Fatigue, swelling and changes in urination can be among the body's early signals of kidney problems. Because kidney disease can develop quietly, some warning signs may easily be mistaken...
Diseases
Getting vaccinated against shingles may cut your heart attack risk nearly in half
Two studies now tie the Shingrix vaccine to lower rates of heart attack and stroke.
Diseases
If you have heart disease, your doctor should now be checking your kidneys too
New European guidelines say every heart patient needs a routine kidney check.
Diseases
AFib is behind 1 in 7 US strokes, and its symptoms often look like everyday fatigue
The most common serious heart rhythm disorder often feels like ordinary stress or tiredness.
Three midlife risk factors tied to nearly 13 more dementia-free years, NYU study finds
A large new NYU Langone analysis followed people for 26 years to reach the figure.
Novo Nordisk drug fails to cut heart attacks, unsettling a leading heart-disease theory
Ziltivekimab lowered inflammation as designed, but did not prevent cardiovascular events in a large phase 3 trial.
Salmonella outbreak tied to Mexican jalapeños sickens 345 in 27 states, CDC says
Federal officials trace contaminated peppers to a Sinaloa grower distributed by Coast Citrus.
A waist wider than half your height signals heart risk BMI misses, new study finds
A simple tape measure test outperformed BMI in a Lancet study of more than 2,700 adults.
The heart attack warning signs women too often mistake for stress or indigestion
A woman's heart attack can look nothing like the classic chest-clutching scene.
Ebola has killed more than 1,700 in eastern Congo in fastest-growing outbreak ever
The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has produced 3,802 cases in less than three months.