The racial gap for cardiovascular health in America is narrowing, but the news isn’t as encouraging as it initially sounds. The disparity is shrinking because decreasing overall health in whites, not because of gains made by minority groups.

War injuries and subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to double the risk for high blood pressure, according to a new study published in Hypertension on March 19.

Girls who enter puberty earlier have an increased risk of obesity as they get older, according to research published online Feb. 6 in the International Journal of Obesity.

A drug therapy containing low doses of three different blood pressure-lowering medications, also known as the “Triple Pill,” decreased blood pressure targets compared with traditional drug treatment. Researchers highlighted the efficacy of the pill when presenting their findings at the American College of Cardiology's 67th Annual Scientific Session in Orlando on March 12.

The anti-inflammatory drug canakinumab failed to halt the progression from prediabetes to diabetes, according to an analysis of the CANTOS trial presented March 11 at the American College of Cardiology’s annual scientific session.

Researchers may have identified a promising setting to control hypertension among black men—a group with an inordinate burden of high blood pressure and related adverse events. By bringing specialty care to the community through black-owned barbershops, Ronald G. Victor, MD, and colleagues showed substantial blood pressure reductions can be achieved within six months.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) is now recording the height, weight and waist measurement of its more than 4,200 troopers.

Patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery lost more weight, reduced cardiovascular risks and improved obesity-related measures than intensive medical diabetes and weight management in obese patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Care.