Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands.

A team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking to exploit a biological weakness shared by many plant-feeding ...

If your cholesterol numbers have been creeping up lately, you’re far from alone. The problem: Untreated high cholesterol can reduce blood flow over time and increase the risk of a heart attack or ...

A nurse takes a patient's blood pressure at Holton Community Hospital in Holton, Kansas, on Feb. 18. (Arin Yoon/Reuters) There’s been a lot of talk about chronic diseases lately and rightly so. Heart ...

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) has long been considered “good cholesterol,” with higher levels associated with lower cardiovascular (CV) risk. However, emerging evidence indicates that ...

New national guidance for managing cholesterol and other blood lipids emphasizes earlier risk assessment, more personalized treatment, and long-term prevention—including, in some cases, treatment ...

Most people think of high cholesterol as a condition of middle age. But you’re never too young to start caring about your numbers, and a sweeping new set of heart-health guidelines published March 13 ...

Treatment for elevated blood lipid levels should begin much earlier and more aggressively to reduce the risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to an updated comprehensive ...

Comfort food is my love language — and these three recipes are proof that “delicious and nutritious” can absolutely go hand in hand. From a dreamy apple pie-inspired breakfast to an elevated pistachio ...

Chances are, your cholesterol isn’t something you think too much about. When it comes to your health, your thoughts may already be preoccupied with figuring out more ways to get protein, how to get ...

Secondary lymphoedema is a chronic, progressive and debilitating condition typically acquired from injury, infection or cancer treatment. It is caused by impaired lymphatic drainage and characterized ...