Nov 22, 2024
Resting heart rate remained stable or dropped slightly over time for most people in a new study. But for those whose heart rate increased, the risk for heart failure or death climbed with it.
Nov 21, 2024
Two months after Ebony Smith-Thomas gave birth to her second child, she was sleeping fitfully with a dry cough. It turned out to be a type of heart failure called peripartum cardiomyopathy.
Nov 20, 2024
Data from wearable devices shows who's not getting enough sleep, an essential element of health.
Nov 19, 2024
Walt Morris dismissed his neck pain and headaches. But when a bolt of jaw pain knocked him to the ground, his wife insisted he go to the hospital. His aorta had torn.
Nov 19, 2024
Long-term blood pressure variability in middle age may be linked to a higher risk for sudden cardiac death, new research shows.
Nov 18, 2024
For heart attack survivors, fear of recurrence is not the same as depression or anxiety, preliminary research shows.
Nov 17, 2024
Dr. Keith Churchwell pointed to prevention, equitable health and visionary leadership as key ingredients to disprove the ominous forecast for global health in 2050.
Nov 15, 2024
The rural-urban gap in cardiovascular deaths still exists, according to new research that also shows the situation for rural residents was worse in 2022 than in 2010.
Nov 15, 2024
Dr. Eugene Braunwald, one of the century's most influential heart researchers, credits good timing. Others say it was much more.
Nov 14, 2024
The updated guidelines go beyond basic first aid to help emergency responders and bystanders face "the changing landscape" of public health emergencies.
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