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Chubbier legs linked to lower blood pressure: study

New research has found that having more fat tissue in the legs makes people less likely to have high blood pressure. This sets leg fat apart from fat in other places on the human body.

Uncontrolled blood pressure on rise in US: study

A recent study representative of the U.S. population found that uncontrolled blood pressure rose by 10% in 2017-18 compared to several years prior.

Blood pressure drugs don't increase cancer risk, researchers say

There is no evidence that blood pressure medication increases the risk of developing cancer, through the largest, most detailed analysis on the matter yet, researchers say.

Coronavirus particles can invade heart muscle tissue: report

While studies amid the coronavirus pandemic have documented virus detection in heart tissues, more recent findings show the virus can invade myocytes, or cells within heart muscle tissue, too, per a new report.

Keep naps under an hour for better heart health, researcher says

Snoozing for an hour or more may raise your risk of death and heart disease, a researcher says.

Coronavirus survivors plagued by long-term ailments

Scientists and medical experts have expanded their focus from simply saving the lives of COVID-19 patients to studying the health of survivors.

Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, 'Big Jim,' dies at 84

Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84.

Doctors find hypothermia can help get coronavirus patients off ventilators

When critically ill patients require mechanical ventilation, their elevated metabolism degrades muscles used in breathing, making it harder for them to come off of the machines. 

Young Florida man's coronavirus-related heart failure forces doctors to act fast

A young man recounts being hospitalized with coronavirus-induced heart failure.

Potential COVID-19 vaccine would protect obese adults less

Scientists suspect that a potential COVID-19 vaccine would be less effective for overweight adults.