Blood thinners are essential medications for managing and preventing serious health conditions, but many people know little about how they work or their impact. Whether you’ve been prescribed them or ...

Routhenstein agrees and notes eating a banana a day is ok for most healthy adults, and can be beneficial due to its potassium ...

Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure — a condition called hypertension. Hypertension is the leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke. But it gets worse: Hypertension also ...

Here are 5 things individuals should know about the powerful impact of blood donation and the benefits becoming a donor can have for patients in need. January is celebrated as National Blood Donor ...

Stunning as it may sound, nearly half of Americans ages 20 years and up—or more than 122 million people—have high blood pressure, according to a 2023 report from the American Heart Association. And ...

If you’re looking for a way to help others while also benefiting your own well-being, consider giving blood. It’s relatively quick, usually painless, and can truly save lives. Every two seconds, ...

TODAY IS NATIONAL BLOOD DONATION DAY. THE RED CROSS SAYS DONATIONS ARE STARTING TO DECLINE. AND TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE NEED, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE U.S. NEEDS BLOOD. I’M JOINED NOW BY ...

Unlike most chocolates, dark chocolate delivers more than just sweetness. Its polyphenol-rich cacao may help lower post-meal blood sugar, improve fasting glucose, reduce insulin resistance, and even ...

After an allogeneic stem cell transplant, a recipient’s body faces a daunting task: rebuilding the person’s blood-forming and immune systems from the ground up from a relatively small number of “seed” ...

National Blood Donor Day is Sept. 4. If you ever wanted to do something to help people, but didn’t have money to donate or time to volunteer, giving blood is another way to give back that can ...