LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter. It was love at first play. Since then, she has ...

The management of hypertension has historically been shaped by two competing schools of thought. The first posits that reducing blood pressure itself is the ultimate priority, with clinical benefits ...

Beta thalassemia is a blood condition that causes low levels of functional red blood cells, which may sometimes cause mild to severe anemia. Beta thalassemia results from mutations in the HBB gene, ...

Whether you inherit alpha- or beta-thalassemia depends on which genes are affected. The number of affected genes can determine the subtype of alpha- or beta-thalassemia and the severity of your ...

Our body controls the levels of sugar in our blood with a hormone called insulin, which is made by beta cells in the pancreas ...