New York Post

This hidden heart condition is known as a ‘silent killer’ — how to know if you need treatment, even with no symptoms

Time for a heart-to-heart. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the US, killing more Americans than cancer and unintentional injuries — including car crashes, falls and overdoses — ...
New York Post

Standard post-heart attack treatment may not actually help — and can even increase women’s chances of dying

This news might break your heart — literally. A shocking new study found that the go-to treatment doctors have been using to manage heart attacks for the last 40 years may offer no real benefit for ...
Yahoo

Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say

A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn’t benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher risk of ...
CNN

14-year-old died of heart attack after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge

The chief medical examiner’s office in Massachusetts has determined that a teenager who ate a tortilla chip containing a high concentration of a chemical compound found in chili peppers, died of a ...
CNN

You can actually die of a broken heart after bereavement, study shows

You can actually die of a broken heart after the death of a loved one, especially if the grief is overwhelming, new research shows. In the study, coauthor Mette Kjærgaard Nielsen, a postdoctoral ...