Persistent depression might increase heart disease risk for women with HIV
Jun 22, 2020
Women with HIV who experience long periods of stress develop greater amounts of plaque in their arteries, according to a new study.
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Organ transplants make a turnaround from COVID-19 decline
Jun 18, 2020
The pandemic caused a steep drop in organ transplants; here's how the system recovered.
Hormone therapy no cure-all for 'low T' in aging men
Jun 17, 2020
Testosterone therapy is increasingly used to treat sexual dysfunction and other symptoms of male aging. But its use is not always appropriate and could be harmful.
Heart fat captures researchers' attention
Jun 12, 2020
Epicardial adipose tissue can be helpful or harmful, and it might have a future role in heart disease prevention.
Doctor who discovered Kawasaki disease dead at 95
Jun 11, 2020
Dr. Tomisaku Kawasaki, a pediatrician who discovered the rare inflammatory disease that now bears his name, died in Japan. The childhood disease was recently linked to COVID-19 complications.
Calorie data on menus could generate significant health, economic benefits
Jun 4, 2020
The federal menu labeling law may help diners make better choices and reduce cases of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, a new study finds.
Inherited high cholesterol may be common in people with heart disease
May 29, 2020
Familial hypercholesterolemia, a genetic disorder that causes high LDL cholesterol, affects 1 in 17 people with cardiovascular disease, researchers reported.
Heart disease, diabetes rates higher for American Indians, Alaska Natives
May 28, 2020
Type 2 diabetes affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at three times the rate of their white peers and is linked to high rates of heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report.
Altitude? Exhaustion? Then, she remembered the Elizabeth Banks video
May 27, 2020
Stacey Bailey remembered the heart attack lessons of an Elizabeth Banks video just in time to save her life.
Her coronary artery 100% blocked, she didn't call 911. She hopes others know better.
May 20, 2020
Charley Bednarsh feared burdening already overburdened health care workers with her health problem. It could've killed her.