Ignore cholesterol until middle age? Here’s why that’s a bad idea
Heather Bowers doesn’t recall all the details of her first cholesterol screening.
It was at a college health fair two decades ago, and even though...
Is your leg pain actually PAD? Watch for these warning signs
Sometimes, aches and pains get dismissed as a normal part of getting older. In the case of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, those pains...
Study shows exercise saves heartbeats and may add years to life
A common myth says we’re all born with a set number of heartbeats, and if you use them up through exercise, you’ll die sooner.
But...
Blood pressure during exercise can predict your future heart disease risk
As we get older, our body gives us signs about our health—and our blood pressure during exercise might be one of those important signs.
A...
Your eyes might reveal hidden cause of heart attack, stroke
We often hear that our eyes are the windows to our souls, but now scientists say they could also be windows to our heart...
Common blood pressure drug use may lead to ‘stiff heart’ heart failure
Heart failure is a serious and growing health problem in the United States, causing major health complications and adding billions of dollars to healthcare...
The phone call wasn’t another birthday wish. It was about her mother’s heart.
Jasmine Hutchison wanted a classic 21st birthday celebration.
She’d never been all that interested in drinking alcohol but still wanted to go out to a...
Beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in older people
Drinking beetroot juice could help lower blood pressure in older people, and new research suggests this may be because it changes the bacteria in...
A promising new drug may treat high blood pressure in lungs
A new study has shown that a drug called sotatercept could make a big difference in treating a serious lung disease known as pulmonary...
Study finds important cause of anxiety in low-risk chest pain patients
Chest pain is the second most common reason people go to the emergency department (ED), but most cases—about 80%—are low-risk and not related to...