This stuff can block your body’s ability to clear bad cholesterol
In a new study from the University of Alberta, researchers found a long-sought link in the battle to control cholesterol and heart disease.
They found...
Working long hours may increase risk of second heart attack
In a new study from The CHU de Québec-Université, researchers found that in patients who return to work after a heart attack, those who...
Many doctors ‘overusing’ costly, riskier method to clean clogged blood vessels
In a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that one method for restoring blood flow to clogged or completely blocked vessels is...
This common food linked to heart disease and death, study confirms
In a new study, researchers found a link between eating processed meat and a higher risk of heart disease.
The same study did not find...
Drinking cocoa may protect your heart in stress
In a new study, researchers found that increased consumption of flavanols—a group of molecules in fruit and vegetables—could protect people from mental stress-induced stroke,...
For women: The FDA gives tips to prevent heart disease
More women die from heart disease than from any other cause: about one in five American women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Apple Watch can monitor this health problem in people with heart disease
In a new study, researchers found that the Apple Watch in association with an iPhone can be used to monitor frailty in people with...
These 6 pregnancy problems signal heart disease later in life
In a new statement, researchers found 6 pregnancy-related complications - high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, small-for-gestational-age delivery, pregnancy loss or placental abruption...
This cheap drug combo could reduce heart disease death by one-third
In a recent study at McMaster University, researchers found that a daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure drugs as well as low-dose...
How does COVID-19 affect the heart?
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors and researchers are beginning to understand how the disease affects patients beyond initial respiratory symptoms.
Mariam Bonyadi Camacho,...