For decades physicians have advised their patients that exercises like jogging, walking, cycling and swimming will improve ...

A new study found that where you carry weight may matter when assessing your long-term cardiovascular well-being.

For people at average risk, most leading medical organizations recommend starting regular mammograms at age 40 to check for ...

On this World Heart Day, it is important to highlight the need to address CVD among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and ...

An observational imaging study using data from over 27,500 CT scans found that normalising epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV) to total heart volume (EATVh), with a proposed cutoff of 0.1, ...

Obesity’s impacts are good for neither. Understanding these differences, though, might pave the way for researchers to look toward therapies that are targeted and differentiated by sex. While we won’t ...

Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women in America. Unfortunately, for many women it often goes mis- or undiagnosed. For example, myocardial infarctions (that is, heart attacks) are ...

Share on Pinterest Extra weight may protect older adults, but abdominal fat remains high risk, according to new research. DMP/Getty Images Having a higher body mass index (BMI) is linked to a lower ...

A heart attack is one of those things most people know could happen to them, but never actually think they'll have to deal with. As a result, people often end up second-guessing themselves when signs ...

A person can step on the scale, see a “normal” number, and feel reassured about their heart health. New research suggests that reassurance can be dangerously wrong. A large study tracking more than ...

OBESITY REDEFINED: New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I. (Photo: Pexels) Your tape measure can tell you more about your heart health than you realize. In a study following over ...