Could This Diabetes Drug Become a Game Changer for Peripheral Artery Disease?
Peripheral artery disease is one of the most serious complications affecting people with type 2 diabetes. The condition develops when arteries in the legs...
New Scan May Detect Dangerous Heart Failure Problems Earlier
Millions of people around the world live with heart failure, but not all forms of the disease are the same.
One type, called heart failure...
She Had Blood Clots in Her Lungs. Now She Urges Women to Speak Up...
Tanya Chapman Griffin was coughing so often that she bought jumbo bags of extra-strong menthol cough drops to quell the nearly constant tickle in...
This Simple Vegetable Habit Could Help Prevent Heart Disease
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, taking nearly 18 million lives every year. It includes conditions such as heart attacks, heart...
A Hidden Sign of Heart Failure You Should Know
Most people think of chest pain when they hear about heart disease. Others may think of shortness of breath or a racing heartbeat.
However, many...
Common Blood Pressure Drug May Raise Heart Failure Risk in Some Women
A large new study suggests that women with high blood pressure may not always respond to blood pressure medicine in the same way as...
Diabetes Drugs Could Protect the Heart and Kidneys—Even in People Without Diabetes
Medicines first developed to treat type 2 diabetes are proving to have benefits far beyond controlling blood sugar.
A major new study has found that...
Scientists Find Surprising Effects of Common Cholesterol Drugs
Millions of people around the world take cholesterol-lowering medicines every day. Doctors often prescribe these medicines because high cholesterol is one of the biggest...
Obesity Crisis Could Cause 1.37 Million Early Heart Disease Deaths Every Year by 2050
Obesity has become one of the biggest health challenges in the world.
It is no longer only linked to carrying extra body weight. Doctors now...
One Diabetes Drug May Offer Better Protection for People With Irregular Heartbeat
People with type 2 diabetes already face a higher risk of serious health problems, including heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and early death.
The situation...