Dear Doctor K: The last time I had blood work, my doctor didn't check my CRP level. Wouldn't my CRP level have given him a better idea of my risk of heart disease? Dear Reader: You ask a good question ...

When you experience physical trauma like a wound, injury, or infection, your body attempts to heal through the inflammatory process. The red, swollen, tender skin you’ll notice around an abrasion is ...

Whenever we think of the highest marker for heart attack, cholesterol is the name that comes up first. Yet, there’s another blood test that might actually out‑shine cholesterol, in flagging your risk ...

Cardiologist Dr Yaranov highlights CRP, a silent inflammation marker linked to heart risks, as a blood test that could predict a heart attack. Heart attacks are unpredictable. But what if we told you ...

Dear Dr. Donohue - What is your opinion of the C-reactive protein blood test? Is it a definite indication of heart disease? I am a 70-year-old woman, overweight but otherwise in good health. For the ...