Heart Health

1 in 8 people with severe COVID-19 suffer from heart inflammation

In a recent study from the University of Glasgow, found one in eight people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were later diagnosed with myocarditis...

Teen with heart defect wants to help others like her

Peyton Bono makes sure her friends know the drill. If they're at a pep rally, for instance, and it's a hot day and she's starting...

Eating too little salt may worsen heart failure, study finds

Scientists from Sun Yat-sen University found that restricting salt intake is considered a key component of heart failure treatment, but restricting it too much...

This drug can prevent sudden cardiac death without side effects

In a recent study from King’s College London, researchers found a new drug, OCT2013, could prevent sudden cardiac death as effectively as the drug...

Eating refined grains linked to higher risk of heart disease and death

Scientists from St John’s Research Institute found a high intake of highly processed (refined) grains is associated with a higher risk of heart disease...

Risk factors in people with heart disease are worse over time in U.S.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine found that heart disease risk "profiles" in secondary prevention have failed to improve over the last two decades. They examined...

Only 7% of American adults have good heart and metabolic health

Scientists from Tufts University found that less than 7 percent of the U.S. adult population has good cardiometabolic health, a devastating health crisis requiring...

This common painkiller may increase your risks of heart disease, stroke

In a recent study from the University of Edinburgh, researchers found that long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes...

Scientists find an important cause of heart disease

Free from the sun, vitamin D delivers a natural source for one of the hormones essential to our bodies, especially the bones. Scientists from the...

Vitamin K could protect your heart health

Scientists from Edith Cowan University found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk...