Heart disease is closely linked with obesity. Excess weight mainly accounts for the surge in deaths from cardiovascular ...

Still, the adult obesity rate in the U.S. is 42.4% vs. 14% in China—though it’s expected to rise along with interest in fast ...

AHF was established in 1971 by the late Edward B. Diethrich, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon and innovator in his field of ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S.

Yet despite decades of research, no treatment has been created that arrests Alzheimer’s cognitive deterioration, let alone reverses it. That dismal lack of progress is partly because of the infinite ...

A jury has ruled in favor of CHI Health and two health care professionals after a lawsuit alleged medical malpractice in a woman's death.

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When to visit a Cardiac Surgeon? Understanding when to consult a cardiac surgeon is crucial for managing heart ailments effectively. Persistent chest pain, severe shortness of breath, unexplained ...

A new report published Monday found that heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States.

Heart disease remains the number one killer worldwide, outstripping all other causes of death as key risk factors continue to ...

Significant racial disparities persisted in genetic testing for inborn errors of immunity despite the removal of financial barriers, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and ...

Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — ...