Heart Disease

Stents and surgery are no better than medication and lifestyle changes at reducing heart attack risk

Medication and lifestyle changes are just as good as bypass surgery at reducing heart attack risk, study finds

Heart disease patients at higher risk of severe COVID-19 complications

Coronavirus Heart Health COVID-19

Fish oil supplements may not protect against cancer – as previously believed

Fish oil supplements don't protect against -- may even increase prostate cancer risk

Philly's soda tax having little effect on consumption habits, Drexel study finds

Philly Soda Tax Consumption Study Drexel

Minority patients benefit from having minority doctors, but that's a hard match to make

Minority doctor-patient relationship

U.S. life expectancy increases for first time in four years, CDC report shows

CDC life expectancy rises

Use it or lose it: How physical activity strengthens heart health

Heart benefits of aerobic exercise

Alternative Medicine

Marijuana adversely affects the potency of heart medications, doctors say

Heart medication and marijuana use don't mix, new study says

Two apples a day may keep the heart doctor away

Apples Bad Cholesterol Heart Health

Heart disease more prevalent in counties hit hardest by 2008 economic recession

Heart Recession

Cholesterol levels among U.S. adults are improving, but greater strides are needed

Cholesterol levels falling among U.S. adults

Getting enough sleep is crucial to people with chronic diseases

Sleep deprivation and chronic diseases

Despite benefits, many cardiac valve surgery patients don't receive cardiac rehabilitation

Americans need a new model for healthy living, Cooper Health VP says

New model for healthy living

Naps may be good for your heart – but only a couple a week

Naps may reduce risk of stroke, heart attacks

How your feet could be signaling heart problems

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Firefighters who responded to World Trade Center attacks more likely to have heart disease

firefighters 9/11 heart disease

Vegetarians have lower risk of heart disease but higher likelihood of stroke

Vegetarians have lower risk of heart disease but higher likelihood of stoke

Penn Medicine, Arkansas hospital partnering to expedite heart surgery research

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Heart transplant doctors could help more people by accepting donations from obese

Plan for these common withdrawal symptoms when you quit smoking

Chantix Quit Smoking 06202019

People are less likely to die of heart disease in states that expanded Medicaid, Penn Medicine study finds

Heart Disease Medicaid Expansion Penn Medicine Study

Flavored e-cigarettes may lead to heart disease, study finds

Study: NFL players more likely to die of brain, heart problems than MLB players

nfl head heart problem death

Cancer deaths falling among middle-aged Americans

Joint pain supplement may actually benefit your heart

Study ties preventive low-dose aspirin to higher risk of brain bleeds

low dose aspirin brain bleeds

Men's push-up capacity may determine risk of developing heart disease

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Bryn Mawr Hospital first in Pennsylvania to enroll patient in clinical trial for new heart blockage treatment

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy

The resting heart rate men in their 50s don't want to see on their smartwatch

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Type-2 diabetes before age 40 carries excess risk of death, especially for women

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FDA releases list of nitrosamine-free blood pressure medications amid shortage

Doctor takes a patient's blood pressure

Heart attacks can happen to young and fit women – as South Jersey mother learned

Heart Attack SCAD

Are eggs healthy? New study warns against eating too many

Eggs Heart Disease Cholesterol

Life expectancy among Philly's black men lower than any racial demographic

Carroll - Pennsylvania Hospital Ambulance Emergency Department

Study links e-cigarette use to cardiovascular disease, heart attacks

Heart Healthy stethoscope

Can sitting less decrease your risk of heart disease?

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Study links hormone therapy to increased risk of heart disease

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CVS offers free weekly heart health checks in February

Doctor takes a patient's blood pressure

Nearly half of all U.S. adults have cardiovascular disease – study

Doctor takes a patient's blood pressure

FDA approves cardiovascular health claim for certain cooking oils

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Penn study finds that black patients are much more likely to die of sudden cardiac death

Stock_Carroll - Penn Medicine

'Broken heart syndrome' is a real thing — and it can quickly turn deadly, according to new study

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