A @HopkinsMedicine-led study offers strong evidence that adults with coexisting prediabetes and hypertension are at a higher ...

A new study shows that the sinoatrial node (SAN) -- a small but powerful structure in the human heart that serves as its natural pacemaker and initiates every normal heartbeat -- runs on different ...

Heart attacks don’t always look the same — and a new study from Mayo Clinic highlights the key differences between how they affect men and women. The most common cause of heart attacks overall is ...

For decades, doctors and researchers have puzzled over a basic heart rhythm mystery: Why do women tend to have faster heartbeats while men are more likely to develop irregular rhythms like atrial ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Experiencing one cardiac event is scary, and subsequent hesitation to return to normal life, especially ...

High cholesterol has long gotten a bad rap for causing poor heart health — but a new study suggests that the low-carb ketogenic diet may not be linked to cardiovascular disease. The study, led by The ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Vasan Ramachandran is baffled. A cardiologist ...

New research from the Technical University of Munich and Harvard Medical School reveals that popular GLP-1-based drugs, semaglutide (Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro), not only promote weight loss ...

How powerful is your plate? A Swedish study using advanced heart imaging reveals that diets low in fiber and high in red meat increase the risk of dangerous coronary artery plaques. Study: Low-fibre ...

A new, small medical study is one of the first to look at the effects that ingesting THC can have on the heart Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously ...