Heart Health

Common diabetes drug may increase heart failure risk

Rosiglitazone belongs to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones, a new class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In a recent study...

Strong inflammation after meals linked to higher heart disease risk

Food-induced inflammation can increase the predicted risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases like heart disease.

Stress in marriage may make heart attack recovery tougher

Marital stress may make it harder for younger adults to regain good physical and mental health following a heart attack.

This heart disease becomes less deadly, but still cause for concern

An irregular heartbeat is the improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow. Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is an irregular and often very...

A very low-carb diet could prevent heart disease, diabetes in older people

Older adults with obesity are at a particularly high risk of developing cardio-metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. In a study...

Scientists develop battery-free, light-powered pacemaker for people with heart disease

Scientists developed a battery-free, light-powered pacemaker that may improve the quality of life for heart disease patients.

People with heart failure may be at higher cancer risk

In a new study, scientists found that people living with heart failure may also face a higher risk of cancer.

COVID-19 surges linked to spike in heart attacks

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, heart attacks were the leading cause of death worldwide but were steadily on the decline. In a study from Cedars-Sinai,...

Time-restricted eating may reduce night high blood pressure

Time-restricted eating could help people with type 2 diabetes reduce nocturnal hypertension, which is characterized by elevated blood pressure at night.

Widely used drug may lower obesity, fatty liver, improve heart health

Currently, there isn’t a pill that has been proven effective for treating severe obesity, yet such obesity is a global health problem that increases...