More than one-third of adults in England have high blood pressure and two-thirds of these are unaware of their diagnosis according to a new study of 1.4 million adults published in BMJ Public Health. The study also reported that only half of adults with high blood pressure treated by a doctor are adequately controlled.

A new study led by UCLA Health found that a large percentage of disadvantaged patients are not taking their diabetes medications consistently. The analysis, which combed the national health records of 587,000 Medicare Advantage patients, showed Black and Hispanic patients were less likely than White patients to adhere to their medication protocols. 

From osteoarthritis to a splitting migraine, when you’re experiencing pain, exercise can seem like the last thing you want or think you should do. But according to new Adelaide University research it could be one of the most effective ways to help ease your symptoms.

This study investigates memorable health messages that young adults receive on social media. The study suggests that memorable health messages are now being recalled from influencers and strangers online, rather than trusting doctors, friends or family members.

Chronic stress may contribute to the pain and urinary symptoms experienced by people with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) by triggering changes in the bladder and nervous system, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. IC/BPS, a chronic condition affecting millions, causes pain, pressure or discomfort in the bladder and pelvic area, often accompanied by an urgent or frequent need to urinate.

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, in collaboration with Breye Therapeutics, have found that an oral medication (“Danegaptide”) can protect against vision-threatening damage in Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR), which is a leading cause of blindness in working-age adults. The study, published today in leading international journal,  Science Translational Medicine, highlights a new therapeutic approach that could replace or complement frequent, highly invasive eye injections for millions of patients with diabetes.