Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu, COVID are spreading: Protect your heart say doctors

Flu and COVID are sweeping across the country, posing a particular hazard to people at risk for heart disease. These respiratory infections can trigger heart complications from fever, dehydration and inflammation, experts ...

Medical research

Spider venom-based heart drug is a step closer

A spider venom molecule being investigated by a University of Queensland team has met critical benchmarks towards becoming a treatment for heart attack and stroke.

Health

Waking up to your phone alarm could be putting you at risk

Your morning alarm clock might not just be annoying. It could be raising your blood pressure, putting you at greater risk for adverse cardiovascular events, such as stroke and heart attack, according to new research from ...

Genetics

Q&A: Gene-editing treatment could replace cholesterol meds

A recent trial of a novel gene-editing technique that lowered dangerously high cholesterol by up to 55% has generated talk of a new front opening against cardiovascular disease, which kills nearly 700,000 Americans each year ...

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