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Women and Heart Disease: Playing the Long Game

A simple blood test can predict a heart attack or stroke in women long before it happens, paving the way for early treatment. >

How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Healthcare

Keeping track of the many issues and options affecting a patient’s care is a challenge for any doctor. A new AI platform can help with this. >

It Pays to Complain

Who hasn't been shocked by the size of a hospital or doctor bill? The good news: you can appeal these costs and often get them reduced. >

False-Positive? Follow-Up!

Don’t let the upset of a false-positive mammogram result keep you from being screened for breast cancer again. Get screened regularly. >

Stopping a Migraine Before It Starts

Many migraine sufferers know when a headache is coming on. A new drug, taken at the earliest signs of a migraine, can stop it in its tracks. >

High Blood Pressure Raises Your Risk of Alzheimer's

Keeping your BP low or under control is one of the best things you can do to reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementias. >

The Safety of COVID Vaccines for Those with MS

People with multiple sclerosis have been concerned about possible side effects from COVID vaccines. New research offers reassurance. >

Are Online Videos Getting You Down?

Continually swiping from video to video online is not entertaining -- it actually leaves us feeling bored. Watching longer is more engaging. >

For Teens Trying to Quit Vaping

Teens are getting wise to the fact that vaping is as addictive as smoking. A new program helps them quit -- and it's available for free. >

Exercise Intensity Boosts the Brain

Getting your heart pumping with high-intensity exercise doesn't just help your heart. It builds your brain, too. And the improvements last. >

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