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.
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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.
The back brace millions rely on for chronic pain may not be doing what they think
A new Cochrane review found only very low quality evidence that lumbar supports ease chronic low back pain.
Ultra-processed food may raise your prostate cancer risk by nearly a third
A study of more than 17,000 men links the heaviest ultra-processed food intake to sharply higher prostate cancer risk.
7 warning signs of a mini-stroke most people write off as nothing
The symptoms fade in minutes, but the stroke risk in the next 48 hours does not.
8 warning signs of POTS, the condition most often dismissed as anxiety
When your heart races every time you stand, it may not be anxiety at all.
Cutting only 280 calories a day may slow the inflammation that ages you
Even a small, sustained calorie cut moved an immune marker tied to aging.
7 warning signs of a pulmonary embolism most people mistake for anxiety or chest pain
A pulmonary embolism is a medical emergency, and the first symptoms are easy to write off.