Doctors are increasingly using a catheter-based procedure to guide medication to treat blood clots. While the approach has been shown to save lives, it may also raise certain health risks.

People with high blood pressure are often told to lower their sodium intake and to exercise to lower their blood pressure. New research suggests that yogurt may also be a heart-healthy way to reduce high blood pressure.

Many people now live into their 80s and beyond, and part of aging and living well means being able to get around. Orthopedic surgery to help older people get around hasn't always been considered a safe option, but that may now change.

News that many health experts have been predicting has finally developed — a new mosquito-borne illness has made its way to US shores.

Hospital employees usually watch for jaundice, a yellowing of the skin and eyes, in newborns. Recent research suggests many newborns have this condition.

Obesity among American children has been the focus of public health officials for some time — and there is some evidence of success.

Parenting a child with autism and/or other disabilities can be rewarding yet stressful. Learning to manage that stress can help moms be more effective parents.

The birth of a new baby, while joyful, can also bring a great deal of stress and anxiety — especially if the child arrived well before the due date.

It's pretty common knowledge that smoking isn't good for you, and smoking during pregnancy isn't good for either of you.

A sedentary lifestyle may not seem dangerous, but it can put good  health in peril. Some physical activity, however, may remedy its ill effects.