Heart disease still America's top killer, although the death rate has declined
Heart disease remains the top cause of death in the United States, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds.
Jan 24, 2024
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Heart disease remains the top cause of death in the United States, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds.
Jan 24, 2024
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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 ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Exposure to air pollutants, even at very low concentrations, was associated with adverse changes in cardiometabolic risk factors in a recent Finnish study. The main pollutant affecting these risk factors was particulate matter, ...
Jan 18, 2024
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Almost 30% of the patients in a pilot program for those with psoriasis that was devised by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania were identified as having undiagnosed, elevated ...
Jan 8, 2024
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A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, according to the new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) special report published in the Journal ...
Dec 11, 2023
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Having a hysterectomy, even if the ovaries are spared, may place women at greater risk for a constellation of cardiovascular risk factors known as metabolic syndrome, new research shows.
Dec 4, 2023
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The positive health impact of green space isn't just about where you live, but how easily you can access nature, according to new research.
Dec 1, 2023
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Insertable cardiac monitors detected a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with prior ischemic stroke over a three-year period than standard medical monitoring methods, according to results published in JAMA ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Scientists already knew that cardiovascular health can be affected by social determinants of health that include a person's neighborhood, education, access to healthy foods and economic stability. But new research offers ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Many women with diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy did not receive appropriate postpartum care to reduce their future risk of cardiovascular disease, a study at one health system has found.
Nov 28, 2023
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