Jan 14, 2022
News of a successful transplant of a genetically altered pig heart into a man with heart failure raises hope for a viable alternative to human cadaver transplants, experts say. But many questions remain unanswered.
Jan 14, 2022
Packed with capsaicin, chile peppers can add heat to your diet, but don't get too fired up about some of the nutritional claims, even on International Hot and Spicy Food Day.
Jan 13, 2022
Olivia Story of Chino Hills, California, was being treated for leukemia when she had a blood clot in her brain.
Jan 12, 2022
There's a solid body of evidence finding obesity harms brain health, from toddlerhood well past midlife. But questions about how and why – including whether weight loss can undo the damage – remain unanswered.
Jan 11, 2022
Women who breastfed were less likely to develop heart disease, have a stroke or die from cardiovascular-related problems compared to those who did not, an analysis of global research found.
Jan 11, 2022
Pregnant women facing the toughest social conditions may have more risk factors for heart disease than those living under better socioeconomic conditions, a new study shows.
Jan 10, 2022
An American Heart Association scientific statement looks at the latest treatment techniques for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Jan 10, 2022
When Jeff Russ of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, felt winded, he thought it was a cold or maybe COVID-19. Within a month, he was diagnosed with heart failure.
Jan 7, 2022
After spending 10 days in intensive care recovering from a stroke, Kelly Fucheck of Houston overhauled her life.
Jan 6, 2022
Linda Poolaw, the Grand Chief of the Delaware Grand Council of North America and daughter of famed photographer Horace Poolaw, talks about her sometimes wild past, her serious efforts to protect American Indian health and culture, and her secret for survival.
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