Heart Health

Heart disease remains #1 killer in U.S. indefinitely due to long-term COVID-19 impact

In a new report from the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found heart disease and stroke continue to kill more people...

Red and processed meat linked to higher risk of heart disease, new study shows

In a new study from the University of Oxford, researchers confirmed red and processed meat linked to higher risk of heart disease. Globally, coronary heart...

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

In a new study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that by eating just one cup of nitrate-rich vegetables each day...

Drinking coffee does not harm your heart rate, study shows

In a new study from the University of California, San Francisco, researchers found that caffeine doesn't seem to increase most people's risk of arrhythmias. They...

New spray may help heal damage after a heart attack

Heart attack is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Modern surgical techniques, diagnostics and medications have greatly improved early survival from these events. But...

While mopping, young mom’s heart tore

On a Saturday morning last August, Sindi Mafu had started her typical weekly chores – dusting, laundry, sweeping. Her 4-year-old daughter, Avela, was busy...

Common drugs can lead to irregular heartbeat

In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics,...

Not just bad shoes and sore muscles – she had peripheral artery disease

Abigail Dudek celebrated her 40th birthday in Las Vegas a few months ago, grateful to go hiking and cycling without pain for the first...

Fat around heart may increase heart failure risk

In a new study from Mount Sinai, researchers found having excess pericardial fat -- fat around the heart -- increases the risk of developing...

Scientists find new way to increase survival in a heart attack

According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27%) of all deaths in the UK, which equates...