TUPELO — High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the top preventable cause of strokes and heart attacks in the United States, according to Dr. Barry Bertolet, an interventional cardiologist at the ...

Diabetes affects how the body uses glucose, also known as blood sugar. It can mean that there is too much sugar in the blood. This can harm people in several ways. One serious complication is chronic ...

Disagreement between creatinine and cystatin C kidney tests signals a much higher risk of serious disease and death, ...

An eGFR below 60 ml/min indicates possible kidney disease. High creatinine levels in the blood can suggest the kidneys are ...