Why people with PTSD have a higher heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found why people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face a higher risk of heart disease at an earlier age...
Heart attacks, heart failure, stroke: Dangerous COVID-19 complications you need to know
In a new study, researchers found that COVID-19 can cause serious heart complications including heart failure, heart attacks, and blood clots that can lead...
Scientists find the best blood thinner drug for people with irregular heart rate
Atrial fibrillation affects 3 to 6 million Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It arises when the heart’s upper chambers...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins could kill cancer cells by starving them
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine has added to growing evidence that statin drugs may kill cancer cells and have uncovered clues to...
Diabetes and heart failure are linked; treatment should be too
Having Type 2 diabetes or heart failure independently increases the risk for getting the other, and both often occur together, further worsening a patient's...
COVID-19 pandemic causes a 74% drop in overall emotional wellbeing
In a new study, researchers found that people who said they felt knowledgeable about the coronavirus at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic were...
Even 1 sugary drink a day could boost heart disease, stroke risk
Women who drink one or more sugar-laden beverages – such as soda, sweetened water and teas, and fruit drinks – every day could boost...
Healthy eating habits in childhood may lower risk of adult obesity and heart disease
In a new statement, researchers say that how children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed.
The statement is the...
Signs of cancer may also be markers of heart failure
In a new study, researchers found that in patients with heart failure, several known tumor markers can also be indicators of heart failure severity...
Spikes in emotional, physical stress after heart attack can return to normal
Soon after a heart attack, survivors show signs of elevated emotional stress and inflammation in their arteries – conditions that eventually can return to...