Diseases
Long COVID could be raising your blood pressure, study finds
The pattern turned up even in people whose first COVID infection felt fairly mild, and it hit some groups harder than others.
Diseases
Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit
The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.
Diseases
One extra year in school could change your dementia risk
The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.
Diseases
Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found
Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.
Diseases
Taking blood pressure pills? This common mistake could cost you the benefits
The pills do their job, but a very ordinary habit slowly chips away at the protection they offer.
Diseases
Long COVID could be raising your blood pressure, study finds
The pattern turned up even in people whose first COVID infection felt fairly mild, and it hit some groups harder than others.
Diseases
Beer, wine or spirits? one drink was linked to a surprising health benefit
The type of drink you choose may matter more than how much you pour, a 13-year study of 340,000 adults suggests.
Diseases
One extra year in school could change your dementia risk
The twist is who seems to have gained the most, and it is not the group most people would expect.
Diseases
Your Alzheimer’s blood test could be wrong: Here’s what scientists found
Current blood tests can light up for the wrong reasons, and researchers say one extra step may finally close that gap.
Your cells age faster with these habits – and some of the damage may be reversible
A new 2025 study ties five everyday habits to how fast your cells appear to age.
The cholesterol marker most doctors don’t routinely test may be raising your heart risk
One inherited particle keeps hiding on ordinary blood work.
A new blood pressure drug works on a different cause – and it’s now FDA-approved
For the first time, US regulators have cleared a pill that blocks the hormone aldosterone to lower blood pressure.
MMR is being split into 3 shots by executive order. Here is what the science shows
The order collides with four decades of clinical evidence and with a vaccine supply that does not yet exist.
England is close to wiping out hepatitis C, and the cure is already in US pharmacies
England has treated 100,000 people in a decade using pills that are also FDA-approved here.
The number on your wrist that predicts your stress and recovery better than heart rate
If your smartwatch shows an HRV score, it's tracking something your resting pulse can't.