High blood pressure silently threatens heart health, contributing to numerous deaths annually. Dr. Sudhanshu Rai suggests simple lifestyle adjustments like reducing salt intake, increasing potassium ...

For decades, breaking someone’s legs to make them taller was a brutal solution for children born with one leg shorter than the other or patients recovering from catastrophic injuries. Now, more and ...

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Dear Doctors: I have read that for an accurate blood pressure reading, you should first sit in a comfortable chair with no talking or distractions for at least five minutes. But my doctors all slap on ...

‘Is there anything else you’d like to ask?’, the surgeon queried. ‘You wanted to ask if your cervix was being removed,’ my husband Chris prompted me. It was my final appointment before my extensive ...

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is one of the leading causes of heart disease. Often referred to as a "silent killer," hypertension can go unnoticed for years while it gradually harms ...

CONCORD, N.H. — Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center doctors have a surprising new addition to their team of heart surgeons: a $2.5 million robot. By mid-August, the first two patients had undergone ...

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a flashing warning sign for other, more serious health problems. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), high readings make you more ...

New guidelines on high blood pressure stress the importance of early intervention, and highlight a link between hypertension and dementia. KMBC 9's Cody Holyoke speaks with Missouri's top doctor about ...

Insurance denied 18-year-old Nala White’s surgery for degenerative disc disease. After NBC News reached out, it was approved the next day. By the time she graduated high school, the back pain that ...

When Dr. Surena Namdari prepares for surgery, he makes sures to prep the patient, his support team and the robot that will assist him in the operating room. Dr. Namdari is a shoulder and elbow surgeon ...

Attorney Les Weisbrod, right, shows X-ray prints that were taken a few days after the surgery of Genaro Nava, left, during a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Dallas. Chitose Suzuki / ...