A study has found that there are similar safety profiles for -blockers and verapamil in patients with low-risk hypertrophic ...

HealthDay News — The burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in young children continues to be high in the United States, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Patients with adult-onset vs childhood-onset SLE are at greater risk for cerebrovascular accidents, though risks are elevated among both groups.

Short sleep duration in patients with hypertension may increase risk for vascular brain injury and cognitive impairment.

Individuals with primary biliary cholangitis and diabetes may experience worse outcomes, such as progression to end-stage liver disease.

Higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in older adults is associated with better cognitive performance for episodic memory, processing speed, working memory, executive function/attentional control, ...

Higher caregiving stress among reproductive-age Black women is associated with incident hypertension, according to a study published online.

HealthDay News — The Coronary Risk Score in Women (CORSWO) can predict the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic ...

In news that suggests the US opioid epidemic may be easing, drug overdose deaths fell 17% between July 2023 and July 2024.

In the era of DOACs, risk for CTEPH following pulmonary embolism is affected by multiple factors, including gender and heart load.

Elevated blood pressure variability (BPV), especially in older Black adults, is associated with lower cognitive scores.

Over the past 45 years, cancer prevention and screening accounted for most cancer deaths averted for breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers.