Chronic disease management stands at an inflection point. Globally, the number of people living with diabetes continues to climb, and healthcare systems in both developed and emerging markets are ...

The Federal Government has been urged to intervene urgently and increase investment in Nigeria’s health sector to prevent its further deterioration due to inadequate funding.A medical expert, Dr ...

Fast fashion is an inexpensive way to dress rapidly growing kids. But preliminary research has found that the fabric in some ...

Blood pressure is one of the most common health checks in the world. Many people have had their blood pressure measured at a ...

If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing ...

A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine shows that a very small detail during a blood pressure test can change the results in an important way. The study found that where a person rests ...

A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis researchers found that a single blood test could predict when someone is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease. The study ...

A protein lurking around in the blood can help with the accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. In a recent study, researchers from Spain investigated how blood-based biomarkers, such as a protein ...

Bonsack is a patient advocate based in Moab, Utah. In the midst of a health crisis a few years ago, doctors repeatedly checked my thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), revealing an odd pattern: My test ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

Clare Collins AO is a Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle, NSW and a Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) affiliated researcher. She is a National Health ...

Doctors often prescribe multiple medications to target different biological systems at the same time, which is more effective at lowering blood pressure than simply increasing the dose of a single ...