The trauma and loss of stroke can often leave survivors with long-term depression, and women appear to be at special risk, new research shows. “We did not expect that the cumulative risk of depression would remain so...

Do you struggle with chronic kidney disease? Exercise may be the best prescription for your condition, new research out of Taiwan suggests. Scientists found that highly active patients had a lower risk of kidney disease progression, heart...

Exercise has long been considered a “natural antidepressant.” Now, research suggests that as lockdowns kept people from regular exercise, depression rates started to rise. The finding is based on multiple mental health surveys conducted among three successive...

Sustaining just one head injury may up your chances of developing dementia decades later by 25%, and this risk increases with each subsequent head injury, new research suggests. “Head injury is not the only risk factor for...

WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Grief is a common, if not universal, human experience. But that doesn’t make it simple. It’s psychological, but it affects people physically. It’s a matter of science, but...

WEDNESDAY, March 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It began with COVID-19 and became a nightmare. The coronavirus hit the Dye family of Anchorage, Alaska, in mid-November. Parents Heath and Hailey were sick for a week....

Older Americans are far more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine than they were last fall, a new survey shows. The survey was conducted in late January. It found that 71% of adults aged 50 to 80...

An additional 100 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID vaccine will be secured by the U.S. government by the end of the year, President Joe Biden plans to announce Wednesday. The move means there should...

States and Pharmacies to Receive Additional Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines An additional 900,000 doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to states and pharmacies this week, according to the White House. States and...

High blood pressure during pregnancy may lead to early death from heart disease, a new study suggests. There are several types of high blood pressure (also known as hypertension) during pregnancy. Chronic hypertension means high blood pressure...