The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

“The motto of the new guideline is 'Lower for longer is better'; essentially, a new more proactive approach to treating heart ...

A proposal to create locations where cannabis could be sold and consumed was deleted from the bill.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today issued an updated guideline for the management of dyslipidemia-abnormal ...

Juanita Usher Cannon served local schools for 40 years, first as a teacher for Austin-East, then as a principal at Vine Middle Magnet School.

The number doctors use to demarcate hypertension keeps going down, a trend applauded by many experts, who point to studies ...

New ACC/AHA guidelines urge earlier cholesterol screening and treatment, focusing on lifetime heart risks.

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a new clinical trial for adults who need first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). The ...

Kidney damage can sneak up on people without symptoms. A new diagnosis can mean major limits on how a person lives ...

Two student delegates from each state will get a closer look at the legislative, executive and judicial branches of ...

Heart health experts released new guidance to help identify early risk factors for heart disease that go beyond tracking ...