Heart Health

Switching milk for yogurt could lower women’s heart risks, study finds

A new study suggests that women who replace non-fermented milk with yogurt or other fermented milk products may lower their risk of heart disease. Published...

Just five extra minutes: How small bouts of daily exercise could lower your blood...

A recent study from University College London (UCL) and the University of Sydney has shown that adding just five minutes of exercise to your...

Why 1 in 5 people with heart disease risk refuse to take cholesterol-lowering drugs

Heart disease is a leading global health issue, and in the United States, it’s the top cause of death, claiming a life every 34...

After his father collapsed in a park, Los Angeles teen helps secure more AEDs...

Michael Isayan had just retrieved an errant soccer ball when he spotted his father, Edvard Isayan, lying on the ground in the middle of...

This blood pressure drug linked to higher risk of sudden cardiac arrest

A recent study from the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest Network suggests a potential link between a common medication used to treat high blood pressure...

Weight loss surgery could help lower heart failure risk

A recent study by researchers from the Metamor Institute at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with Our Lady of the Lake and LSU...

After 2 decades of military service, ‘the Viking sub’ learned he had a tear...

During multiple tours in Afghanistan, Jeff Pharris conducted countless combat patrols and narrowly survived two bomb blasts. After 20 years of U.S. Army service...

Scientists find heart damage caused by long COVID inflammation

Researchers at the University of Queensland have found new clues in the blood of people suffering from long COVID that might explain why so...

Aspirin use linked to higher heart failure risk in people with health risks

A recent study from scientists at the University of Freiburg has uncovered that aspirin use is linked to a 26% higher risk of heart...

This small habit can help prevent heart disease, high blood pressure

The American Heart Association (AHA) has a fresh message for doctors treating healthy adults with slightly high blood pressure or cholesterol: encourage them to...