The road trip trope is alive and well in medical marketing, as Alnylam Pharmaceuticals recently utilized the motif to raise awareness of hereditary ATTR (hATTR) amyloidosis. Last week, the ...

When you fill out forms at your doctor’s office, do you wonder why it matters whether or not your grandmother had high blood pressure or diabetes? Your doctor also asks you questions like this. Why is ...

Your family’s medical history is one of the most important indicators of your future health and is valuable information for your doctor. Thanksgiving is National Family History day and is a great time ...

As the year winds down and families come together for the holidays, it’s an ideal time to discuss family health history. But why would you choose to take on a potentially sensitive subject, you might ...

Ashley Dedmon’s parents always told her knowledge is power. Discussions about health, she says, were the norm growing up. “They were educators,” Dedmon says of her parents. “They were always wanting ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist reveals why holiday gatherings can offer important clues about hidden ...

I’ve always known that my family has a history of heart-related health problems. My maternal grandmother had high blood pressure, as do other relatives on my mom’s side. Some also have heart rhythm ...

We are all looking for ways to connect with our patients. The health history form is the starting point to building a lasting relationship with your patients. A new patient expects to fill out a ...

While Donald Trump and Joe Biden's presidencies have been dominated by news of their health, Bill Clinton only faced health issues after leaving office.

In the first of two articles on assessing an employee’s fitness to work as part of a management referral, Anne Harriss and Dr Sue Smith offer advice on taking a health history. History taking is a ...

How much should presidential candidates tell the public about their health? Hillary Clinton, 68, was recently diagnosed with pneumonia, and the public didn’t know about it until two days later, when ...