How COVID-19 can harm your heart and blood vessel health
In a new study, researchers suggest that current cardiovascular anti-inflammatory therapies should be used to treat COVID-19 patients that are at risk of, or...
Why sleep loss could increase your heart disease and stroke risk
Sleep disruption has been shown to be linked to an increased risk of atherosclerosis, but the mechanism has been unclear.
In a new study, researchers...
Don’t ignore signs of stroke or heart attack due to COVID-19 crisis
Hackensack University Medical Center is cautioning patients not to ignore symptoms of a stroke or heart attack due to fear of contracting COVID-19.
Many hospitals...
This study shows a surprising cause of heart disease, blood vessel damage
Long-term exposure to environmental noise—think planes, trains, and automobiles—has been linked in multiple studies to adverse health effects such as poor sleep, psychiatric disorders,...
How to protect against COVID-19 pandemic PTSD
As many places start to look forward to life after the first wave of the coronavirus, another type of illness could be about to...
This popular gout drug may help treat heart disease
A recent study from the University of California, Los Angeles, and elsewhere found that a medicine long used to treat gout may provide new...
Exercise may protect your blood vessel health from sugar
In a new study, researchers found that regular exercise can offset the blood vessel impairment that occurs after drinking sugary soft drinks.
The research was...
Your exercise levels could predict your heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that asking elderly patients how much they exercise can help predict their risk of heart disease and death.
They...
Scientists find popular COVID-19 drug can harm heart rhythm
The malaria drug hydroxychloroquine, which has been promoted as a potential treatment for Covid-19, is known to have potentially serious effects on heart rhythms.
But...
Women less likely to have heart disease—and die of it—than men
In a new study, researchers found that women are less likely to have cardiovascular disease, and die of it, than men.
It didn't matter if...