Heart Health

Chocolate Health Benefits

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

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

Even small amounts of alcohol increase risk of heart disease, research shows

Alcohol Heart Disease

Exercise particularly boosts heart health of people with anxiety or depression, study finds

Exercise Heart Health

The Nordic diet provides health benefits even when people don't lose weight

Nordic diet

Some people should wait 8 weeks between COVID-19 shots, CDC says

CDC Vaccine Guidance

Eating more vegetables may not prevent heart disease, study finds, but health experts stress their importance

Vegetables Heart Disease

Adding HITT to your workout routine can improve your heart and brain health

HIIT health benefits

With trans fat no longer an issue, margarine may be a healthier alternative to butter

margarine vs. butter

Most myocarditis cases tied to COVID-19 vaccines are mild, study finds

Myocarditis COVID-19 vaccines

A daily aspirin to protect the heart? That soon may be outdated advice

Eating spinach can reduce risk of colon cancer, study finds

Spinach, colon cancer

Heart attack risk nearly doubles for young adult marijuana users, study finds

Marijuana Heart Attack

Taking fish oil supplements to improve heart health remains controversial

Fish oil controversy

Drinking too many energy drinks can lead to a litany of health issues

Energy Drinks

Drinking lemon water is trendy, but is it as healthy as advocates tout?

Health Benefits Lemon Water

Irregular blood pressure could be a sign of serious heart issues, study shows

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'Our Community, Our Health' campaign providing free health screenings to Philly's African American residents

Health Screenings IBC

Prescription fish oil doesn't improve heart health – and may even harm it

FIsh oil heart health

Women often don't receive aggressive care for heart attacks – unlike men

Children's Health

MIS-C may be leaving children with heart damage, CHOP researchers find

MIS-C Myocarditis Children

Long naps may be bad for your heart, study finds

Napping heart disease

Warning signs may appear in the weeks before sudden cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest warning signs

To address gender disparities in heart failure studies, add more female researchers

Women Heart Failure Research

People with atrial fibrillation are living longer – but early detection still crucial

atrial fibrillation

Dual surgery boosts heart transplant chances for patients with obesity

Obesity heart transplant eligibility

Americans fear hospital visits amid the COVID-19 crisis. The beach? Not so much

COVID-19 Hospital Fear

Heart issue the strongest predictor of COVID-19 deaths

Right ventricle enlargement and COVID-19

Statins can be the difference between life and death – but they remain underused

Women with heart disease need specialized care during pregnancy, AHA says

Cardiovascular disease during pregnancy

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