Heart Health

The night before a big presentation, lawyer-mother has a heart attack

About every other month for nearly a year, Cherée Johnson would wake up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in...

COVID-19 can cause vascular damage to the heart

In a new study from the University of Göttingen, researchers found big changes in the heart muscle tissue of people who died from COVID-19. They...

‘And Just Like That,’ everyone wondered: Is exercise safe?

And just like that, heart health and exercise became the talk of the town. By now it's not a spoiler to say that in the...

Scientists find how to predict your lifetime risk of heart failure

Imagine visiting the doctor, answering a few basic questions, and getting an on-the-spot estimate of whether you'll experience heart failure in the next 30...

These fasting diets could boost your heart health, weight loss

Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to its potential health benefits. In a new study from the University of Illinois, researchers found this style...

A winter wonderland can turn deadly with heart attacks brought on by snow shoveling

As pretty as new-fallen snow appears, shoveling sidewalks and driveways can be deadly. According to the American Heart Association, many people may face an increased risk...

Her best friend died suddenly at 31. Now, she spreads the word about heart...

On a steamy July afternoon in Fort Scott, Kansas, 16-year-old Lindsey Lewis, dressed in a swimsuit and shorts and driving her well-loved convertible, picked...

Daily stress strongly increases heart disease risk, study finds

In a new study from the University of Gothenburg, researchers found the risk of heart disease rises with an increasing burden of perceived stress,...

Broken heart syndrome is on the rise in these people

In a new study from Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, researchers found broken heart syndrome, a life-threatening condition whose symptoms mimic a heart attack, is...

You may have this heart problem if you have sleep loss

In a recent study published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, researchers found healthy adults with chronically limited sleep showed abnormal heart...