Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11%, a study shows.

Though other research has cast doubt on the direct effect of pets on mortality, the American Heart Association has identified ...

After viral video on Instagram, Erin Mender says she's no hero, but everyone should learn CPR in case they need to save ...

Adding an extra hour every week of physical activity may lower the chance of developing the most common type of irregular heartbeat (arrythmia) by 11 percent, a new study shows.

A tool powered by artificial intelligence that uses high-speed video to detect changes in blood flow in skin on the face and hands may offer a new way to screen for high blood pressure and diabetes ...

Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy foods among people who live in neighborhoods previously subjected to redlining, ...

Dr. Belardo was surprised—the woman had been perfectly healthy and had no medical history that might suggest a stroke. But when she heard that the young woman had gone to her chiropractor for an ...

Additionally, those who received CPR within two minutes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest had an 81 percent higher rate of survival up to release from the hospital. They also had a 95 percent higher ...

Pensioners at risk of dementia could be identified earlier by regular cholesterol checks, suggests new research. Scientists ...

Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy food among people who lived in neighborhoods previously subjected to structural ...

The study, which will be presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's Resuscitation Science Symposium in Chicago, found people who received CPR within the first two minutes of an ...