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 ...

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 ...

As Black History Month continues, communities across the country are taking time to recognize the individuals whose work has shaped American life, advanced equity and improved public well-being. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m a public health researcher addressing health equity and disease. As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and ...

Your genes play a key role in your health, and finding out what medical conditions run in your family is important.

Klein is a contributor for TIME. Klein is a contributor for TIME. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is the most common genetic heart disease, affecting about 1 in every 500 people, ...

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 ...

Residential segregation and neighborhood-level socioeconomic inequality are central dimensions of social stratification and structural determinants of health. These factors determine exposure to ...