When patients are diagnosed with hypertension—as nearly half of American adults have been—they are often advised to buy a blood pressure monitoring device to use at home. Daily home readings paint a clearer picture of ...
Aug 15, 2022
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A federal lawsuit out of Texas could end access to free lifesaving preventive health care services for nearly 168 million people in the United States with private insurance, a new report suggests.
Jul 28, 2022
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Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated.
May 23, 2022
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November is National COPD Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and what you can do to keep yourself safe.
Nov 9, 2021
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A doctor's presence during a blood pressure reading triggers a "fight or flight" response that can affect the results, say researchers who studied the effect by measuring nerve activity.
Aug 10, 2021
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Since the human genome was first mapped, scientists have discovered hundreds of genes influencing illnesses like breast cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, Black people, Indigenous people and other ...
Jul 15, 2021
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A pandemic, protests and politics have highlighted the nation's long-standing, deep-seated racial issues and how they affect the health of millions of Americans. People who've never confronted racism before are asking, "How ...
Apr 6, 2021
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When Khadijah Ameen and her fellow health activists gather in community groups in Martin Luther King Jr.'s hometown of Atlanta, everyone is in a circle. It connects to their central message: Achieving a society in which all ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Despite clear evidence of the health benefits, the vast majority of young adults with cardiovascular disease are not getting the recommended annual influenza vaccine, according to preliminary research to be presented at the ...
Nov 9, 2020
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(HealthDay)—America's air would become remarkably cleaner if the country accelerated its transition to electric cars that don't rely on fossil fuels, the American Lung Association said in a new report Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2020
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