MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — A large case-control study of stroke has identified a number of modifiable risk factors that explain approximately 90% of the population-attributable risk, with hypertension ...

NIH-funded study reveals variables, such as poverty and education, that may underpin higher rates of heart disease and its risk factors WHAT: A research team funded by the National Institutes of ...

As the population ages, multimorbidity, or when a patient has multiple diseases at once, is becoming increasingly common. The onset of one disease increases the risk of developing other diseases, ...

How the Oak Fire exploded so quickly in size The Oak Fire burned over 15,000 acres within two days of it sparking near Yosemite National Park. Scientists explain factors that contributed to its rapid ...