Measuring your blood pressure at home means you can take readings over several days to get a better picture of your health, instead of one-off measurements at the doctor's clinic.

Half of 18- to 25-year-olds believe that the average young adult drives or rides in a car at least once a month while the ...

Researchers have developed a three-step plan to support those burdened by the intense fear of cancer recurrence. This plan ...

A multi-institute collaboration of 26 researchers led by the Mayo Clinic has developed a new asthma burden score that ...

Against the backdrop of an alarming increase in the number of people under 50 being diagnosed with bowel cancer, researchers ...

People with high blood pressure who also lack sleep may be at increased risk of reduced cognitive performance and greater brain injury, Monash University research has found.

Stress after a heart attack is understandable—and new research into what drives such stress suggests that fear of another ...

Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.

The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size. In households, ...

Unauthorized switching of Affordable Care Act plans appears to have tapered off in recent weeks based on an almost one-third ...

Rates of stomach cancer, which is also called gastric cancer, among younger people is on the rise. Typically, stomach cancer ...

Winter storms that are bearing down on Americans also bring a hidden killer in their wake: carbon monoxide. Experts at the ...