Under the CDC's current list of high-risk conditions, "almost everyone who wanted to receive a vaccine could," William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, told MedPage ...

Hispanic, Black and Asian individuals who smoked or vaped were more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes.

As life expectancy increases across the world, the challenge of keeping the brain sharp has become a central issue in public ...

Hypertension was associated with a 1.3-fold increased risk for long-term adverse clinical outcomes among patients with ...

A silent heart disease risk factor may explain why some women end up having heart attacks and strokes despite seeming like they are healthy, a new study suggests.

A Northwestern University study suggests young children with high blood pressure have a sharply increased risk of dying of ...

Food insecurity was linked to 73% higher odds of current Long COVID and 30% lower odds of recovery among US adults with prior ...

As of 2021, the contribution of risk factors to worldwide stroke mortality rates were higher in regions with low sociodemographic index levels.

Experts caution that nanoplastics and microplastics may constitute an emerging cardiovascular risk factor, with particles ...

Birth defects are the leading cause of death in infants. The risks often start before some women even know they’re pregnant.

Age is a risk factor for dementia, but what other factors influence risk? We put the question to Director for Research at ...

Meerkats genetically adapt to a species-specific form of tuberculosis according to a long-term study by an international ...