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.
Early warning signs of colorectal cancer that younger adults should not ignore
The disease is climbing fast in younger adults, and its early signs are easily brushed aside.
The hidden cholesterol sign you might spot in your legs
High cholesterol rarely causes symptoms, but researchers say one subtle change in your legs could offer an early clue.
8 self-treatment mistakes that can drag out a cold or flu, from antibiotics to alcohol
Some common home remedies quietly make you sicker.
Doctors long told heart patients to avoid coffee – a randomized trial just found the opposite
A JAMA trial upends decades of standard cardiology advice.
Even light activity linked to lower stroke and death risk in atrial fibrillation
A large Norwegian study finds any movement helps, and inactive AFib patients have the most to gain.
Why belly fat is more dangerous than fat anywhere else in your body
The fat wrapped around your organs behaves differently, and the number on the scale rarely reveals it.