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A new algorithm can predict potentially dangerous low blood pressure during surgery....Read More

By modifying their lifestyle, including diet and exercise, people can lower their blood pressure just as effectively as with medication, according to a study....Read More

Suicide rates have risen 30 percent nationwide in less than two decades, data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate....Read More

E-cigarettes were the most common way for U.S. young people to use tobacco for the fourth year in a row in 2017, according to a CDC survey....Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is seeking a permanent injunction against a company that sells unapproved antiseptics, including hand sanitizers....Read More

Public and private health insurers have denied more than one-third of claims for hepatitis C drugs because they can cost several thousand dollars a month....Read More

Young cancer patients who received treatment to reduce bloodstream infections from central line catheters had a higher rate of recurrence and complications....Read More

Adults who reported sleeping seven hours each day had the lowest excess heart age compared to those with too much or too little sleep, according to a new study....Read More

The FDA has sent warning letters to nine online networks that represent 53 websites to stop selling unapproved versions of opioid medications....Read More

Rigid adherence to the latest blood pressure guidelines could result in one-third fewer deaths among stroke survivors, according to a study....Read More