This diabetes drug can help improve heart function
A commonly prescribed diabetes medication may do more than just lower blood sugar—it could also help protect the heart. New research from the University...
What cholesterol and blood pressure could say about your Alzheimer’s risk
Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder that slowly affects a person’s memory, thinking, and behavior. It mostly happens in older adults, but age isn't...
Surprising side effects of cholesterol-lowering drugs: what you should know
Cholesterol-lowering drugs are some of the most commonly prescribed medicines, especially for older adults. They help prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other serious health...
Many Americans don’t know they have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes
A new study published in JAMA Cardiology has revealed a troubling trend: many Americans, especially young adults and women, are unaware they have serious...
Can cholesterol drugs help save lives from sepsis?
Sepsis is a serious and life-threatening condition that happens when the body overreacts to an infection. Instead of fighting just the infection, the immune...
New combined treatment could benefit old people with heart disease
A new international study has found that treating both aortic valve narrowing and a lesser-known condition called cardiac amyloidosis can significantly improve survival in...
This plant nutrient may lower risks of heart disease and diabetes
A new study suggests that a natural compound found in plant foods—called phytosterol—may help lower the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes,...
Treating all blocked arteries after a heart attack may lower death risk
A heart attack is a medical emergency that usually happens when one of the heart’s major arteries becomes suddenly blocked, cutting off blood flow.
For...
Older women face higher death risk after heart bypass surgery
Women over the age of 65 who need heart bypass surgery are more likely than men to receive care at lower-quality hospitals, which leads...
Hope may help heart patients live longer and feel better, study shows
New research from the University of Liverpool has found that heart patients who feel hopeless are more likely to die or have a heart...