When you go to the doctor, it's basically second nature to roll up your sleeves for a blood pressure reading. You've done it for as long as you can remember, right? The practice is an important one.

HERE IS THE REMINDER FOR YOU. THAT ACTUALLY TOOK ME BY SURPRISE THIS MORNING. CHRISTMAS IS JUST ABOUT 15 DAYS AWAY NOW. AROUND THIS TIME EACH YEAR, DATA SHOWS THAT HOSPITALS START SEEING A NOTICEABLE ...

After 8 pm, the body enters a natural recovery phase. Heavy meals, caffeine, alcohol, screens, stress, poor sleep habits, and ...

For the last century, heart disease has sat atop the list as the most common cause of death among U.S. adults. And symptoms often start with something other than the severe or sudden chest pain that ...

PLENTY OF TIME TO GET OUT SAFELY. WELL, THE HOLIDAYS AND FAMILY GATHERINGS MAY BRING MORE STRESS THAN CHEER AS KMBC9 ALAN SHOPE EXPLAINS. DOCTORS SAY THAT STRESS CAN LEAD TO HEART ISSUES THIS TIME OF ...

Heart doctors see every day how lifestyle can impact a patient's health — everything from diet and exercise to stress and sleep. Those are also factors you can control. But if you adopt unhealthy ...

SAN ANTONIO — The month of February is all about Valentine's Day and making sure your sweetheart's heart is in good emotional health. But what about your actual physical heart? Making sure that vital ...

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO. FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH, AND WE’RE HELPING YOU GET THE FACTS ON YOUR CARDIAC HEALTH. RIGHT NOW. DOCTORS SAY MORE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING HEART ATTACKS AND OTHER CARDIAC ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old woman with a diagnosis of heart failure. My B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level is getting higher again, up to over 2,000 pg/mL. It was once 6,000 pg/mL and was ...