Irregular sleep could negatively impact heart health
Mar 8, 2019
Night-to-night changes in when people get to sleep and how long they sleep could impact cardiovascular risk, according to a new study.
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Concerns about heart health amid the opioid, meth epidemic
Mar 7, 2019
While worries about the dangers of drug use and overdosing have hit homes nationwide, there's also a growing concern, and a new raft of studies, about the cardiovascular dangers emerging from opioid and meth abuse.
Top CEOs offer strategies to improve workplace mental health
Mar 5, 2019
The ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵ has joined with more than 40 top CEOs to issue a roadmap for improving mental health in the workplace.
Are thrill-seekers with heart conditions playing with danger?
Mar 4, 2019
A serious heart condition often isn't enough to stop some from roller coasters and thrill-seeking activities.
Even 'mild' congenital heart disease poses risk later in life
Feb 28, 2019
A new study shows people with mild heart defects have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems later in life.
Heart attack survivors can thank her dad for new recovery tools
Feb 25, 2019
Experience as a patient's daughter fuels Dr. Francoise Marvel's desire to improve care.
The heart isn't particularly vulnerable to cancer – and here's why
Feb 25, 2019
Cancer is the nation's No. 2 cause of death. So why don't more people get heart cancer?
Up-and-coming Texas singer lucky to be alive and still singing the blues
Feb 21, 2019
Texas singer Charley Crockett wrote "How Long Will I Last" about an uncertain love affair, never knowing the title would also apply to his struggle with heart disease.
Cardiovascular diseases affect nearly half of American adults, statistics show
Jan 31, 2019
Nearly half of American adults have cardiovascular diseases, a percentage that reflects recent guidelines for high blood pressure.
Should pacemakers, defibrillators be recycled – and reused in others?
Dec 18, 2018
Researchers say with proper protocol, the concept of reuse and recycle can be applied to implantable heart devices.