Death or serious disability after stroke are more likely for people who have certain risk factors, according to a new study.

A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be ...

“Stroke can lead to disability or even death, yet there are a number of risk factors that people can modify with a change in lifestyle or medication,” said study author Catriona Reddin, MD at the ...

People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, ...

Although the first formal definition of metabolic syndrome entered ... Because it's a collection of risk factors (such as obesity, hormonal imbalance, and insulin resistance) and not a single ...

UTIs are typically caused by bacteria that enter the urinary tract. Risk factors differ for women, men, and children. If you’re worried about getting a UTI, talk to your doctor about preventive ...

Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend off invading pathogens.

Macroeconomic factors are those events and conditions that broadly affect an economy and seek to capture the risk across asset classes. Events can be fiscal, natural, or geopolitical and can ...

The CDC did not break out most data for county or region, but for New York State in 2023, there were 12,393 cases of all ...

These are substantial, and include differences in study architecture, population characteristics, risk factors, definitions of mortality, reporting of outcomes according to diagnosis (perforation ...

A new multi-national study has revealed that the shape of the heart is influenced in part by genetics and may help predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Objectives Secondary prevention of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is generally considered potentially impactful because the entire ...