Those living in the rural parts of the United States have shorter lives on average than their urban counterparts, largely due ...

High blood pressure disorders affect one in seven patients during pregnancy or after delivery, leading to an increased risk ...

A total of 463,267 COVID-19 deaths were recorded in 2021, which was the deadliest year for the virus in the U.S. Confirmed ...

For decades, U.S. life expectancy rose at least a little bit almost every year, thanks to medical advances and public health ...

ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton breaks down a recent study from Frontiers In Public Health that suggests ...

Heart and circulatory diseases are a significant concern in the UK and across the globe, causing around one-quarter of all deaths annually ... warning signs of heart disease.

The annual CVD incidence rate is projected to increase from 0.74% in 2021 ... In China, stroke and ischaemic heart disease led to 286 deaths per 100 000 persons in 2019, already above the worldwide ...

Hospital, Detroit-based DMC Sinai Grace Hospital and King Edward Medical University in Pakistan evaluated obesity-related heart disease death rates based on demographics. Here are eight things to ...

The rate of deaths from ischemic heart disease related to obesity nearly tripled in the U.S. over a two-decade span, according to new research. The rate for men more than tripled. Black adults ...

Health experts have long believed that your resting heart rate can determine if you are at risk of having a heart attack, stroke or lung disease. People with higher fitness levels are said to have a ...