Researchers investigated whether leptin, as a marker of adiposity, could be a link between advanced prostate cancer and coronary heart disease. Leptin levels in patients with advance prostate cancer ...

Acute and accelerated long-term cognitive decline after stroke is prevalent among older stroke survivors, according to the results of a cohort study.

As prevalence of CVDs continues to increase, the AHA and AMA have developed the Target BP initiative to improve blood pressure control in US adults.

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

Among children aged 2 to 12 years, less than 35% of well-child visits adhere to universal screening guidelines for blood pressure and lipids.

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

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 ...

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

In obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS), a patient’s gender is not independently linked to worse clinical outcomes after adjusting for age.

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

Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism.

Over a 15-year period, prescriptions for analgesics and sedatives to manage HICP decreased while prescriptions for gabapentinoids increased.