People with stroke and heart disease should use opioids cautiously
The continued rise in opioid overdose deaths has health experts concerned about the drugs’ impact on heart and brain health.
In a recent paper published...
After 2 heart attacks, she may need a new heart. But first comes her...
On her way to watch her beloved Kansas City Chiefs play in 2016, Leah Huss felt sensations far different from the usual pre-game jitters.
There...
She refuses to let a heart-stopping moment slow her
Creating art and tackling do-it-yourself projects are soothing pastimes for many people, and 37-year-old Amy Cavaliere is one of them.
The mother of three from...
This drug combo can halve your risk of heart attack, stroke
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found a combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure drugs can...
Cholesterol can drive plaque formation in Alzheimer’s disease
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found cholesterol manufactured in the brain appears to play a...
Vitamin K may lower your heart disease risk by a third
In a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin...
Cannabis use disorder may be linked to growing number of heart attacks
At a time of increasing legalization of marijuana, a growing number of people under 50 diagnosed with cannabis use disorder were later hospitalized for...
Should you take aspirin to prevent heart attacks?
If you take a daily aspirin to help decrease your chance of a heart attack or stroke, you should check in with your health...
It took heart attack to reveal her heart defect
Growing up, Alanna Gardner learned she couldn't be too active. If she was, she would faint.
Sometimes the spells prompted an emergency room visit. Doctors,...
He went for knee surgery and wound up getting a new heart
Just before Mike Wigal was put under for arthroscopic knee surgery, the anesthesiologist stopped the procedure. He needed to check something he saw on...