A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and ...

Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular ...

Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take ...

In a medical emergency, every second matters. But too often, people delay getting help because they’re unsure whether their ...

A Monash-led international study has found a cholesterol-lowering drug may offer a more effective and convenient way to protect people at high risk of heart attack and stroke. The clinical trial ...

A new AI tool can rapidly detect hidden cardiovascular and fall risks in older adults using routine bone scans by identifying ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - When someone is having a heart attack or stroke, time is essential. The signs are not always easy to spot. Researchers at UVA Health are studying a smartphone app ...

Researchers think the virus that causes shingles may increase the risk of heart disease by damaging blood vessels and causing inflammation and blood clots. Adults who got the shingles vaccine had ...

A shingles infection can cause blood vessel damage, inflammation and clot formation, raising the risk of heart attack and stroke. Older adults, people with weakened immune systems and those who ...

The hospital examined him for 12 hours and did not diagnose him with a heart attack, stroke or pulmonary embolism, she told CNN. Trad believes this could be because of his timely treatment of the ...

Results showed that replacing a half-hour of sedentary time with a half-hour of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 61%.

The ECHAS app (Emergency Call for Heart Attack and Stroke) is designed to quickly assess symptoms, potentially leading to faster intervention and improved outcomes for these critical health ...