Today’s column is the second in a series about major risk factors for heart attacks. A large majority of Americans develop ...

Spironolactone is a diuretic (water pill) commonly used to treat heart failure and high blood pressure, but it can also be used for other conditions.

During my maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, I noticed that a lot of patients were returning to the hospital for ...

Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for over 70% of global deaths ...

From hot dogs and potato chips to chicken nuggets and sugary sodas, Americans are eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) ...

A large population-based cohort study reports that using GLP-1 RAs significantly reduces the risk for cardiovascular events ...

New research shows that being exposed to trauma as a child can hurt Black women’s vascular system, contributing to heart attacks and strokes.

Metabolic diseases, encompassing obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular conditions, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome, are ...

A study of people of African ancestry confirmed myopia raises the risk for conversion to primary open-angle glaucoma, but ...

Use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity was associated with a reduced risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and ...

Excimer laser trabeculostomy reduced both IOP and medication burden in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular ...

New research could pave the way toward a new method of pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis and monitoring.