FDA approves treatment for wider range of patients with heart failure
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults.
Jardiance...
Retiree doesn’t let heart issues slow him down
A few months before the pandemic, Chris Mathews was 20 miles into a 32-mile ride with his bicycle club when he lost all strength...
This stuff in energy drinks might help prevent heart attack in the future
In a new study from Michigan Medicine, researchers found a medium-chain fatty acid in energy drinks might one day help protect against heart attack...
Common cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may stop cancer spread
In a new study, researchers found common cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may help stop the spread of cancer.
Cancer patients rarely die from the primary tumor,...
From open-heart surgery in high school to starting offensive lineman for the University of...
Kenneth Horsey was digging into a pile of baby back ribs with his family after church. It was Easter Sunday 2018 and Kenneth had...
More belly weight increases danger of heart disease
In a new statement from NIH, researchers say that people with excess fat around the body’s midsection and organs have a higher risk of...
4 heart attacks, 5-way bypass, 35 stents – and that’s only part of this...
Justin Faloon has had four heart attacks.
He’s endured a quintuple bypass.
He’s received an extraordinarily high number of stents – 35.
Yet perhaps the best part of his...
Heart disease may remain #1 killer in U.S. due to long COVID
In a new report from AHA, researchers found heart disease and stroke continue to kill more people in the U.S. than any other cause,...
The Southern diet – fried foods and sugary drinks – may raise risk of...
In a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found regularly eating a Southern-style diet may increase the risk of sudden cardiac...
‘Sit less, move more’ may benefit people with mildly high blood pressure & cholesterol
In a new study from the University of Pittsburgh, researchers found a “prescription” to sit less and move more is the optimal first treatment...