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It’s a standard part of any medical visit. Someone, typically a nurse, wraps a cuff around your arm and asks you to sit quietly while the cuff squeezes to the point of discomfort, then slowly eases its grip. Some numbers get jotted down in your chart.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is once again warning consumers to avoid muscle-building “supplements” that are anything but a safe alternative to steroids.

Low-dose combination (LDC) antihypertensives consisting of three or four blood pressure (BP)-lowering drugs are more effective for lowering BP compared with monotherapy, usual care, or placebo, according to a review published online April 26 in JAMA Cardiology.

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget’s, titled “Crossroads: the role of biomarkers in the management of lumps in the breast.”

In a new report, American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers discovered both favorable and unfavorable changes in major cancer risk factors, preventive behaviors and services, and screenings in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study reports the findings of the functional evaluation of six AAV vectors in 12 preclinical models of the human liver. The study, which aimed to uncover which combination of models is the most relevant for the identification of an AAV capsid variant for safe and efficient gene therapy to primary human hepatocytes, is published in Human Gene Therapy.

Listening to music could reduce the dizziness, nausea and headaches virtual reality users might experience after using digital devices, research suggests.

A new study by physician-scientists at University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute has shown that non-optimal temperatures have a significant impact on the cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden across the globe. The study, recently published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, provides evidence that urgent action is needed to address this issue and is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive quantification of global temperature-related CVD burden.

Physical activity after a stroke may be crucial to a more successful recovery, according to a study by Swedish researchers.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening people at increased risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This recommendation forms a final recommendation statement published in the May 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.