A new study raises questions about how financial stress fits into cardiovascular health. Dr. Leana Wen explains what people can do to protect their hearts.

It’s a sobering statistic that’s nonetheless important to know: Someone in the U.S. dies of heart disease every 34 seconds, ...

A new report reveals that progress against heart disease has stalled while key risk factors continue to climb.

Prevalence, treatment utilization described for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, LDL-C, and cigarette smoking.

Cardiovascular risk factors, including higher body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, in childhood and adolescence are ...

An illness connecting heart disease, kidney problems, diabetes, and obesity is a major high-risk health cycle affecting ...

Sudden cardiac arrest is increasingly affecting young people in India. A cardiologist explains why ‘apparently fit' ...

A study released yesterday by the Journal of the American College of Cardiology analyzed the current state of heart health in the U.S., highlighting the burden of disease, quality of care and ...

A significant 76% of multiresident households with prediabetes patients have additional members with diabetes risk factors, ...

Drinking as little as 9 grams of alcohol a day may increase mouth cancer risk by 50%. A new study links alcohol to higher ...

Risk factors for colorectal cancer include both things you can and cannot control. If you have some known risk factors, you may want to take steps to reduce your exposure to modifiable risk factors.

How can we influence whether we develop Alzheimer's disease later in life? Neurodegeneration researchers at the Institute for ...