Heart Health

Heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccines remains rare, study shows

In a Hadassah Ein Karem Medical Center study, scientists found that the risk of developing myocarditis among males ages 16 to 19 years was...

Scientists closer to treating heart disease in people with diabetes

Scientists from the University of Otago are closer to preventing immature death and improving the overall health of people with diabetes. More than 60% of...

Diabetes drugs may benefit lots of people with heart failure

In a study from Brigham and Women's Hospital, scientists found that drugs originally developed to treat type 2 diabetes may benefit a wide range...

Protein in blood is sign of heart damage after surgery

Scientists from Linköping University in Sweden found after being anesthetized and undergoing major surgery, up to one in five patients have increased levels of...

How to use physical activity to lower heart failure risk

Scientists from the University of Glasgow found that engaging in moderate or vigorous physical activity may lower the risk of developing heart failure. They did...

Vitamin D and estrogen may help prevent heart disease, diabetes, stroke

Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women. In a study from China, scientists found that this same...

Dementia risk may be higher if an upper heart chamber is abnormal

In a study from Johns Hopkins University, scientists found structural or functional abnormalities within the heart's left atrium, with or without symptoms, may increase...

Drinking green tea, coffee reduces death risk for stroke and heart attack survivors

Scientists from Osaka University found stroke and heart attack survivors can reduce multiple causes of death and prevent further heart disease events by drinking...

Take a fresh look at oatmeal – it’s not as simple as you think

Let's admit it: Oatmeal is a total nerd. It lacks fashion sense – the color they named after it is somewhere on the drab side...

She thought her heart problems were resolved – until she got pregnant

Practically from the time she figured out crawling, Kacie Nowakowski began somersaulting around her home. Her parents, picking up on her high energy level and...