Heart Health

AED Cardiac Arrest

Fast action from bystanders can improve cardiac arrest survival. Many don't know what to do

Children's Health

COVID-19 puts kids at increased risk of kidney, heart and gut problems

Long Covid Kids

People who suffer from 'broken heart syndrome' are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital

broken heart syndrome

Drinking coffee or tea each day may boost your heart health

coffee caffeine heart health

AFib may be far more common in middle-age adults than once thought

AFib Younger Adults

Exercise isn't enough to counteract the impact of daily soda consumption

Soda Exercise Heart Disease

Intermittent fasting may be risky for your heart, new research suggests

Intermittent Fasting Heart Disease

The switch to daylight saving time is unpopular – and unhealthy, experts say

Daylight Saving Time Health

Your heart changes in size and shape with exercise – this can lead to health problems for some athletes and gym rats

Athletic Heart Running

Smart rings are becoming a trend for tracking important health metrics

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Snow shoveling in frigid temperatures can trigger heart attacks, but there are ways to lessen risks

Snow Shoveling Heart

Eating foods with antioxidants may reduce the risk of stroke, study finds

Foods with antioxidants

To show the benefits of eating vegan, scientists gave twins different diets

Vegan twin study

Warning signs for cardiac arrest are different in men and women, study finds

Ambulance Cardiac Arrest

Sleep deprivation harms the heart, and catching up on weekends may not help

Sleeping In Health

Basketball star Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest at practice; here's what to know about the condition

Vigorous exercise may increase stroke risk in people with blocked arteries

Japanese plum juice, touted as a natural remedy to heart disease, actually works, Temple researchers say

Japanese Plum Hypertension

Low-calorie sweetener tied to higher risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds

Erythritol Heart Attack

Is chocolate good for your heart? It depends, the FDA says

Chocolate Health Benefits

Most fitness trackers monitor heart rate variability – here's what this metric says about your health

Trying to eat more heart-healthy foods? Switch to the Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet

Extreme weather is hard on the heart, but the winter is far more dangerous than the summer

Heart Cold Weather

'Heart healthy' dietary supplements won't help lower cholesterol, more research shows

Dietary supplements heart health

The ideal workout routine combines cardio exercises and weightlifting, research shows

Weightlifting Exercise Benefits

Do you have trouble opening jars? It might be a bigger problem than you realize

Handgrip strength health

Free heart screenings available in Germantown this weekend

Rumph Heart Screening

Reducing violent crime in cities also results in fewer heart disease deaths, Penn research suggests

Most Americans have poor cardiometabolic health – here's what they can do to change that

Cardiometabolic health

John Fetterman's stroke shows the importance of a quick response

Heart complications more likely after COVID-19 infection than vaccination, CDC says

Cardiac complications COVID-19

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