Vital Signs

You normally sit down to check your blood pressure, but UT Southwestern researchers have found standing up may more accurately show if you have hypertension.

Obesity, poor diet, and a lack of physical activity are risk factors, but an investigative report found a lack of insurance often keeps East Texans from diabetes care.

Older people tend to get lung cancer, but a new study finds an increase in the disease among younger women, 35 to 54. A North Texas pulmonologist shares possible reasons.

The RSV virus usually shows up in kids in the fall. A North Texas doctor explains why there was a sharp spike in positive tests during October.

All candies contain sugar. But some types of candy are less harmful to your teeth's enamel than others. A North Texas dentist points out the best and worst.

The study, supported by the National Institute on Aging and the National Institutes of Health, included more than 180,000 adults with an average age of 70.

UT Health Houston researchers designed RAPIDO, to help improve outcomes for Latinos with stroke. It's a major killer among Latino men and women.

Of more than 5,300 people involved, those who exercised between 7 and 9 a.m. had better weight loss. A North Texas sports medicine physician weighs in on the results.

A North Texas infectious disease specialist talks about why syphilis remains a problem, and why she thinks education is the solution.

A clinical trial in Australia of muvalaplin found it can lower lipoprotein-A or Lp(a) by more than 50%. A North Texas cardiologist says it could be a game-changer.

Senate Bill 989 requires health insurers to cover biomarker testing. Dr. Chris Prokash of Texas Oncology says this opens access to more targeted and effective therapies.

There's no cure for congestive heart failure, but a North Texas cardiologist talks with KERA's Sam Baker about how more walking can improve a patient's quality of life.