High-altitude destinations are incredible offering stunning landscapes and unique experiences But they can also push your ...

Altitude sickness can put a real damper on an adventure, or even cause serious health concerns. But there are foods to help ...

This condition, which often occurs during medical events such as heart failure, can also cause acute altitude sickness; ...

If summer travel plans include high altitude conditions, it is important to take proper precautionary measures to prevent sickness, said a travel medicine expert from Baylor College of Medicine.

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of ...

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

Grace Hoeman was one of the best mountaineers of the 1960s, but male-dominated climbing groups refused to let her join. When ...