Top 10 health questions America asked Dr. Google in 2019
Google users in the United States had a lot of questions about blood pressure, the keto diet and hiccups in 2019.
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Study: Eating chillies can help your heart
That delicious penne all'arrabiata may have benefits that go further than putting a smile on your face, according to a new study.
'Holiday heart syndrome': What is it and how to avoid it
'Tis the season of holiday parties, powered by fatty, salty hors d'oeuvres with plenty of booze to wash them down.
'Miracle' woman survives 6-hour cardiac arrest
A British woman has made a full recovery after suffering a six-hour cardiac arrest caused by severe hypothermia -- a condition that doctors say also saved her life.
Study: Reduce cholesterol earlier to prevent heart problems
To prevent heart problems later in life, people 45 and younger with higher levels of bad cholesterol might want to change their eating and exercise habits, or even talk to their doctor about medications such as statins, a new study says.
Deportation fears linked to high blood pressure in women
The United States' restrictive immigration policies are having an impact on the health of immigrant women, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Plane makes emergency landing as pilot suffers heart attack
A passenger plane had to make an emergency landing in Russia after one of its pilots suffered a heart attack and later died.
Trial: For heart disease, meds may work as well as invasive surgery
High-risk patients with stable heart disease may fare just as well on medications alone, versus having invasive heart operations such as stents and bypass surgeries, according to a major trial. The results were presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's yearly conference.
What Apple Watch can teach you about your heart
The results of what researchers are calling the first "virtual study of its kind" were published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday, the product of a collaboration between Apple Watch and Stanford Medical Center.
Studies: Regular pot use raises risk of youth heart problems
Younger people with cannabis use disorder are at an increased risk of heart rhythm problems, according to a new presentation at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions. A second presentation says that young people who use weed frequently are at a higher risk for stroke.
Jolly Joseph: Mom, churchgoer ... suspected serial killer
For years, Jolly Joseph talked about how her house was cursed, neighbors said.
Country singer says she suffered a stroke after 48th birthday
Country singer Chely Wright revealed that she suffered a stroke after her 48th birthday.
Take blood pressure medicine in evening, study urges
You may want to take your blood pressure medicine at bedtime rather than when you get up in the morning, according to a study published Tuesday in the European Heart Journal.
Woman pleads guilty to killing another
A woman has pleaded guilty to negligent homicide after performing a cosmetic surgery that killed a 34-year-old Maryland woman, attorneys say.
Florida school officials save student's life
M.J. Crumity was just an ordinary eighth-grade boy playing dodgeball in his gym class in Florida on October 1 when his pacemaker quit working. What happened next was extraordinary.
NYC EMT had stroke on job, colleague who tried to help had aneurysm
An emergency medical technician raced to assist a colleague who had a stroke on the job, but he fell unconscious before he could help.
Bernie Sanders: I'm ready 'to go full blast' following heart attack
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Thursday said he was prepared to rejoin the Democratic presidential campaign at
Sanders to scale back campaign schedule in wake of heart attack
Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday he is prepared to change the nature of his presidential campaign after seeing a cardiologist in his hometown of Burlington, VT.
Owning a dog tied to lowering risk of dying early by 24 percent
Need an excellent reason to add a dog to your life? How about living longer?
Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, campaign confirms
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack, his campaign confirmed on Friday after he departed Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas.
Study links newborn health risks to dads' drinking
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy has long been linked to congenital defects and developmental problems in newborns. Now a new study has found a link between a baby's congenital heart defects and their prospective parents' drinking before conception.
Bernie Sanders treated for artery blockage
Sen. Bernie Sanders experienced "chest discomfort" on Tuesday night and will suspend campaigning "until further notice" after doctors treated a blockage in an artery, senior adviser Jeff Weaver said in a statement Wednesday morning.
Mixing less than 6 hours of sleep with chronic disease is deadly combo
If you're a middle-aged adult with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes or existing heart disease and you typically sleep less than six hours each night, you could be setting yourself up for cancer or an early death from heart disease.
Women dying unnecessarily from heart attacks, health charity says
Two women a day are dying unnecessarily from heart attacks in England and Wales because of a gender gap in awareness, diagnosis and treatment, a leading health charity says.
