Highlights: October is Menopause Awareness Month, and an estimated 6,000 women in the U.S. enter menopause every day. The ...

More than half of people who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital do not receive immediate CPR, underscoring the urgent need for more widespread knowledge of how to respond when every second ...

A modeling analysis of health data for 20 countries found that among preventive healthcare services, increasing control of ...

Arlington, Va, Oct. 8, 2026 — Increased consumption of potassium-rich foods that are part of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet did not raise blood potassium to dangerous levels ...

An estimated 56% of Americans do not have an up-to-date estate plan, leaving their financial wellness at risk. Estate planning helps people protect loved ones, clarify their wishes and support the ...

Arlington, Va., Oct. 9, 2026 — Masked high blood pressure in adults older than age 78 is associated with a 70% higher risk of falls compared to high blood pressure readings in the office and at home ...

The Great American Smokeout Nov. 20th. DYK: Use of inhaled nicotine delivery products, which includes traditional cigarettes, e-cigarettes and vaping, is the leading cause of preventable death in the ...

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Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in U.S., according to a new report from the American Heart Association; yet fewer than half of survey respondents knew that “Heart disease has now been ...

The sooner a lay rescuer (bystander) starts cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a person having a cardiac arrest at home or in public, up to 10 minutes after the arrest, the better the chances of ...

Heart disease and stroke still top the list of leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update The overall deaths ...