Maintaining tight control over blood pressure for even a short while can provide lasting benefits for seniors’ brain h ...

Groundbreaking study uncovers how a specific type of body fat could increase your risk of heart disease, even if you maintain a healthy weight.

Recent research found that regularly consuming dairy products may reduce blood pressure. But there is still debate over dairy ...

Drinking alcohol regularly can increase your risk of hypertension (high blood pressure). In the short term, a small amount of alcohol may not affect your blood pressure, but a large amount can raise ...

Women are more likely to experience certain lung-related symptoms than men. Mercy Medical Center pulmonologist Dr. Anthony ...

People with type 2 diabetes had significantly fewer heart attacks, strokes, heart failures, and deaths from cardiovascular ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 75-year-old woman who, for at least 10 years now, has been experiencing a rapid heart rate. My blood ...

You can check your blood pressure at home with or without using a digital monitor. Here are the steps you need to measure ...

I knew I was having a stroke because I was familiar with the warning signs,” she says. But she couldn’t communicate that.

A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice ...

Experiencing microaggressions based on gender and race while receiving care during pregnancy and delivery may be linked to ...