Can being an immigrant be hazardous to your health?
Oct 7, 2019
Moving to a new country poses all kinds of specific health risks, according to experts who are increasingly calling immigration a social determinant of health.
Heart Disease News
6 things every woman should know about heart health
Oct 4, 2019
Heart disease is the nation's leading killer of women, but paying attention to risk factors and living a healthy lifestyle can help keep heart disease at bay in the future.
Understanding Bernie Sanders' heart treatment
Oct 3, 2019
Based on what we know so far, what happened to Sen. Bernie Sanders sounds familiar, doctors say. Here's what typically happens, and what recovery is like.
Growing – and aging – Hispanic population at risk for dementia
Oct 3, 2019
Hispanic people may be more likely to develop vascular dementia as they age, but controlling risk factors now might curb the danger.
AP: Bernie Sanders has heart procedure
Oct 2, 2019
Bernie Sanders’ campaign said Wednesday that the Democratic presidential candidate had a heart procedure for a blocked artery.
24-year-old's fainting was a clue to her fatal heart condition
Oct 2, 2019
Christie Tolosky's family is spreading the word about long QT syndrome, an arrhythmia that claimed her life and was then diagnosed in her mom and sister.
Sleeping less than 6 hours may raise risk of cancer, even death
Oct 2, 2019
Adults with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and stroke who don't get at least six hours of sleep a night face serious health risks, new research suggests.
Entertainment exec Mathew Knowles: I have breast cancer
Oct 2, 2019
Early detection and genetic testing keep media mogul a step ahead of his health crisis.
Why aren't more stroke survivors getting statins?
Sep 26, 2019
People with a history of stroke are less likely than those with heart disease to get cholesterol-lowering statins despite the benefits, new research shows.
Pesticide exposure at work linked to risk of heart disease, stroke
Sep 25, 2019
A long-term study of Japanese American men finds jobs with high levels of pesticide use were connected with heart-health issues.