Heart Health

Statin drugs linked to greater development of diabetes

In a new study from the VA North Texas Health Care System, researchers found for individuals with diabetes, statin initiation is linked to diabetes...

If not for 2-year-old, young mom might have died

The night she turned 37, Barbara Jackson put her 2-year-old daughter Olivia Copeland to bed and walked to the kitchen. She felt a little...

This patch could give new life to a weak heart

In a new study from Western University, researchers found that a new cardiac patch could get the blood pumping. The ultra-flexible heart patch may one...

He got a new heart, then cancer, then another heart

When Trenton Cary was 11 months old, mom Valerie could tell he didn't feel well, so she scheduled a doctor's appointment. But she quickly realized...

‘healthy’ obese people more likely to develop heart disease

In a new study, researchers found adults who are obese but appear healthy are not at greater risk of heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular...

Scientists develop new blood test to detect dangerous artery disease

In a new study from Washington University in St. Louis, researchers found that high levels of a specific protein circulating in the blood accurately...

32-year-old mom faces ‘widow maker’

Ever since Ashli Stewart was a kid, people have told her that she's old at heart. Raised by a single mother, Stewart often made dinner...

More than a decade of intermittent symptoms, then heart failure

As TV reporter Mike Lowe ran the Lifetime Chicago Triathlon in August, he heard shouts of, "Do it for Erin!" Lowe was running in honor...

This low-cost, portable device could diagnose heart attacks in minutes

In a new study from the University of Notre Dame, researchers developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30...

Mental problems may increase death risk in men with heart failure

In a new study from  Aalborg University Hospital in Denmark, researchers found men with heart failure have worse long-term survival rates if they have...