Heart Health

This ‘hunger hormone’ can improve heart health and metabolism

In a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Harvard, researchers found fasting levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin rebound after weight...

Broken heart syndrome is on the rise, especially among older women

Broken heart syndrome, a life-threatening condition whose symptoms mimic a heart attack, is on the upswing, according to new research that shows the sharpest...

Night shift work may increase risks of these heart problems

In a recent study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers found people who work night shifts are at increased risk of developing an...

Eating carbs may benefit women’s heart health

In a new study from Monash University, researchers found moderate carbohydrate intake and not saturated fat could provide a heart health benefits to women. Cardiovascular...

He used CPR in an emergency – then he became the emergency

Joe Farrell went to retrieve an errant golf ball when he came upon another player on the ground not breathing. The man's golfing partner was...

Cholesterol should be on everyone’s radar, beginning early in life

Exposure to high blood cholesterol over a lifetime can increase the risk for heart attack or stroke, and new scientific guidelines say managing this...

This inexpensive heart drug can help treat severe COVID-19

In a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers found metoprolol, a drug widely used to treat heart...

She thought her dizziness, exhaustion came from being a mom

Their young sons in bed, Lucy Henglefelt and her husband, Adam, were cleaning their Sioux Falls, South Dakota, home to put it on the...

This drug combo can cut risk of stroke and heart attack by half

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found a combination therapy of aspirin, statins and at least two blood pressure drugs can...

Inconsistent mealtimes linked to heart disease risks

To stay healthy, don't just watch what you eat – watch when you eat it. New research is driving that point home by looking at...