Without 3 changes, fatal heart disease could rise again

Unless Americans modify three things—smoking, drinking, and obesity—fatal coronary heart disease may rise after decades of decline.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
Aug. 4, 2023 ~5 min

Just 1 drink a day can raise your blood pressure

Having just one alcohol drink every day may put you at risk for high blood pressure, a new study shows.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Aug. 4, 2023 ~4 min


Too busy for daily exercise? Be a ‘weekend warrior.’

Study finds similar health benefits for those who concentrate workouts 1-2 days a week.

Brandon Chase • harvard
July 18, 2023 ~3 min

For people with diabetes, loneliness is a big heart health risk

For people with diabetes, loneliness is a bigger risk factor for heart disease than diet, exercise, smoking, and depression.

Keith Brannon-Tulane • futurity
July 7, 2023 ~5 min

Stem cells repair diseased heart cells

Research shows a new stem cell therapy repairs diseased heart cells, offering a potential cure for heart failure patients.

Duke-NUS • futurity
June 14, 2023 ~6 min

Most people with heart disease don’t use health trackers

Fewer than 1 in 4 people with heart disease use wearable heath trackers. Is it time to start having insurance pay for them?

Yale • futurity
June 13, 2023 ~4 min

Is drinking in moderation good for your heart?

Researchers thought if they could find key mechanism, science might someday unlock benefits minus harm that comes with alcohol. They found it.

Brandon Chase • harvard
June 12, 2023 ~6 min

£16million gift to support Europe’s largest heart and lung research centre

A Cambridge institute dedicated to improving cardiovascular and lung health has received a £16 million gift from Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 23, 2023 ~5 min


Women 20% more likely than men to refuse statin therapy

New study finds 1-in-5 patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease decline statin therapy with women being 20 percent more likely to refuse it when first suggested and 50 percent more likely than men to never accept the recommendation.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 2, 2023 ~4 min

Many Americans wrongly assume they understand what normal blood pressure is – and that false confidence can be deadly

Nearly half of all Americans ages 20 and up have high blood pressure. Yet research shows that most people in the US don’t know the cutoff numbers for healthy blood pressure.

Mark Huffman, Professor of Medicine, Washington University in St Louis • conversation
Feb. 17, 2023 ~10 min

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