Heart Health

Reducing your sedentary time could lower risks of type 2 diabetes and heart diseases

Scientists from the Turku PET Centre and the UKK Institute found reducing daily sedentary time can have a positive effect on the risk factors...

Limited by stroke at 48, his wife helps him make the most of their...

While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey's house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the...

Cannabis linked to heart disease, Stanford study finds

Scientists from Stanford Medicine found that people who use marijuana have an increased risk of heart disease and heart attack. They also showed that the...

Apple Watch ECGs could help detect a weak heart pump

Scientists from Mayo Clinic found Single-lead ECG tracings from an Apple Watch interpreted by an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm could effectively identify patients with...

Heartburn drug famotidine may help treat COVID-19, study shows

Scientists from the University of Virginia found that the heartburn drug famotidine may help treat COVID-19. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many...

8 tips for women to prevent heart disease

More women die from heart disease than from any other cause: about one in five American women, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

New defibrillator much safer for people with heart disease

Scientists from McMaster University found that high-risk patients who need defibrillators to prevent cardiac arrest can experience fewer complications with a type of device...

Aspirin does not reduce risk of this heart disease

Scientists from the University of British Columbia found that aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce...

How to treat slightly high blood pressure

Scientists from the American Heart Association suggest that doctors should consider prescribing medication for patients with slightly elevated blood pressure if levels do not...

Plant-based diets may protect you from heart failure

Scientists from Mayo Clinic found that plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of heart failure in adults without known heart disease, while...