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.
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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 waist measurement may catch health risks that your BMI quietly misses
In 1,900 U.S. adults, waist circumference caught far more true obesity than BMI, and matched a newer, more complex framework.
Colorectal cancer screening now starts at 45: what the 2026 guidelines say for you
The American Cancer Society reaffirmed a start age of 45 and added two new tests.
If you have type 2 diabetes, starting statins early may lower your dementia risk
A Danish study of more than 132,000 patients points to a clear timing benefit.
The lung cells your flu shot misses may hold the key to longer-lasting protection
Long-lived cells found deep in the lungs could reshape how nasal flu vaccines are built.
Where you live after a pregnancy may quietly shape your type 2 diabetes risk
Walkable streets may lower type 2 diabetes risk for women who had gestational diabetes.
7 warning signs of an enlarged prostate most men write off as aging
About half of men in their 60s live with an enlarged prostate. Most write it off as aging.