Weight-loss drugs may help treat heart failure, study finds
Semaglutide and similar drugs, best known for treating diabetes and aiding weight loss, may also help people with a type of heart failure, according...
This diabetes drug could treat heart and kidney diseases
New research has revealed exciting news for people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease. A medication called sotagliflozin, which is part of...
Widely used blood pressure drug may cause sudden heart stoppage
A recent study from Europe has found a surprising link between a common blood pressure medicine and a higher risk of sudden cardiac arrest.
The...
New cholesterol drug offers hope for people who can’t take statins
Cholesterol is an important substance in the body. It helps build cells and make hormones.
But too much cholesterol can be harmful.
High cholesterol is linked...
High-potency statins should be first-line therapy for lowering LDL and preventing heart disease, study...
Doctors agree that lowering LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol is key to preventing heart disease and stroke.
LDL is often called the “bad” cholesterol because high...
Don’t ignore these early warning signs of heart failure
Heart failure is a serious health problem where the heart can’t pump blood as well as it should.
It doesn’t mean the heart has stopped...
1 in 5 older adults faces dangerous infection after heart surgery
A pair of new studies from Michigan Medicine has revealed that one in five older adults develops an infection within six months of heart...
Can beta blockers protect you after a heart attack?
A major new study has found that beta blockers—common heart medications—do not benefit patients who have had a mild heart attack with normal heart...
Weight-loss drugs could cut heart failure risk by over 40%
New research from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows that medications used for weight loss, like semaglutide (sold as Ozempic and Wegovy) and...
A handful of nuts a day keep heart doctor away
Can something as small as a handful of nuts each day really make a big difference to your health?
According to a group of researchers...