Why many older people want to stop using cholesterol-drug statins
Statins are popular medicines that help lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.
Doctors often prescribe them because they’ve been proven to work...
Common painkiller may raise heart risk in people with high blood pressure
Paracetamol is a medicine that many people take for pain relief.
It’s often thought to be safer than other painkillers like ibuprofen, especially for people...
Early warning signs of heart disease in women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide, but its warning signs can be very different from those in men.
This has...
AI and gene tools could treat heart disease much better
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the world, despite big improvements in medical care.
One reason for this is that most...
It’s saturated fat, not cholesterol in eggs, that raise heart disease risk
Eggs have long had a bad reputation for raising cholesterol levels and increasing the risk of heart disease.
But new research from the University of...
Common test with AI can detect hidden heart disease
An ordinary test found in many doctors’ offices could soon become a powerful way to detect hidden heart problems—thanks to artificial intelligence (AI).
Millions of...
Why both blood pressure numbers are important for heart health
Whenever you visit a doctor, they usually check your blood pressure. The result includes two numbers—one on top and one on the bottom.
For a...
High doses of this blood pressure drug linked to sudden heart death
A new European study has raised concerns about a widely used blood pressure medicine, showing that taking it in high doses may increase the...
New DNA test may predict heart disease risk in type 2 diabetes
People with type 2 diabetes have a much higher chance—up to four times more—of developing serious heart problems like heart attacks, strokes, and angina...
What heart and stroke patients should know before visiting the dentist
Some people might consider their dentist’s office a place for talking only about the health of their teeth and gums, not their heart or...