Heart Health

At annual ‘Thriller’ event, zombie went into cardiac arrest

A week before Halloween 2021 and five days before her 68th birthday, Sarah Katzenmaier slipped into a royal blue bridesmaid dress and carefully applied...

One cup of nitrate-rich vegetables a day may prevent heart disease

A recent study from New Edith Cowan University found that by eating just one cup of nitrate-rich vegetables each day people can strongly reduce...

ER worker’s heart stopped, leaving her ‘the color of Cookie Monster’

As a child life specialist in the emergency room of a children's hospital, Christi Eberhardt spent a Wednesday morning getting kids comfortable with their...

Snow shovelling: Healthy exercise or deadly activity?

Winter’s just over a month old and already from coast to coast, major storms have hit. While the snow can provide great opportunities for different...

Heart attack risk has decreased 50% in people with diabetes

People with type 2 diabetes are twice as likely to have a heart attack or die from heart disease compared to people without diabetes. Management of...

This Jewish tradition may benefit heart health, study finds

In a study from the University of Cincinnati, scientists found that people who wear tefillin, leather bands used in a Jewish religious practice that...

People with COVID-19 retain higher risks of heart disease, death for 18 months

In a study from the University of Hong Kong, scientists found COVID-19 is linked to higher risks of heart disease and death in the...

5 things to know about AEDs after a defibrillator helped save Damar Hamlin

We've all walked past them: Little red, yellow or green boxes with hearts on them and the letters "AED."

Common bone meds may harm heart health

A recent study from the University of Oxford found new evidence that treatment with the novel anti-osteoporotic medicine, romosozumab, may lead to a higher...

Research shows new method to repair heart muscle

A recent study from the University of North Carolina Health Care has made a big advance in the promising field of cellular reprogramming and...