Pulmonary arterial hypertension is caused by narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs. Learn how it happens, including ...

A group of 29 international experts says that simultaneous screening for hypertension and heart arrhythmia could prevent ...

From medications to neuromodulation, lifestyle changes, and emerging therapies, understand the latest evidence and best practices for managing mental illness in pregnancy and postpartum.

Hypertension leads to the thickening and narrowing of small blood vessels in the kidneys, reducing blood flow and function. This causes salt and water accumulation, further increasing blood ...

However, a higher systolic blood pressure threshold of 160 mm Hg is provided for individuals aged 80 years and older and for younger individuals with both grade 1 hypertension and a low risk of ...

NTM lung disease predominantly affects individuals with compromised immune systems or preexisting lung conditions, such as bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). UCSF’s ...

The grants enable UCSF scientists to test new treatments for dementia and stroke, investigate the environmental causes of cancer and look for new ways to treat the world’s number one infectious ...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease of unknown cause; imaging and histology results indicate fibrosis and the characteristic features of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). 1 ...

His wife, 65, likely died about a week before him of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare disease often spread by rodents in the Southwest. She was last known alive on Feb. 11, investigators said.

Betsy Arakawa, a classical pianist and Gene Hackman's wife, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rare virus transmitted by rodents. The disease can cause serious lung damage and has a high ...

Authorities said on Friday that actor Gene Hackman died of heart disease days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. But what exactly is this rare illness?

Officials said Friday that Betsy Arakawa, the wife of Academy Award-winning actor Gene Hackman, died of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome last month in the couple’s home in New Mexico. Hantavirus ...