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Surgeon Wei Li tells about a procedure to treat high blood pressure that doesn't adequately respond to medication. Onondaga County health commissioner, Dr. Katie Anderson discusses the new vaccine for chikungunya virus. Scientist Gargi Mishra shares research into the role of mitochondria in heart disease.
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Effective stroke treatments are keeping more Americans alive, and helping to prevent disability from stroke. Part of the key is early action. May is…
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Upstate pulmonologist Birendra Sah explains pulmonary hypertension, or high blood pressure in the lungs, and the various forms it takes, based on its…
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A widely prescribed type of drug used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure was made possible by a discovery from almost a century…
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Women who have high blood pressure ideally should seek medical care prior to becoming pregnant, says Dr. John Folk, a clinical associate professor in…
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You think it would be obvious if a critical blood vessel in your body was in danger, but that isn’t always the case. Aneurysms, if they haven’t ruptured,…
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Three under-diagnosed health conditions can have a profound effect on baby boomers and health care providers should discuss them with their patients,…
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One in three American adults have a condition that’s like a ticking time bomb—high blood pressure. While there's a genetic component to high blood…
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A love of the wilderness led a paramedic and a doctor from Syracuse to work with the National Geographic Channel adventure series “The Great Human…
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Dr. Robert Lenox was a medical intern in 1976 when he took care of a man with a fever, cough, muscle and body aches who had attended the American Legion…