The Latest Breaking News from Heart Disease

Findings come after separate research showed diet can reduce risk of dementia

The findings come after separate research showed the diet can reduce the risk of dementia.

Kade Handford was one of the 17,331 Australians to die from coronary heart disease in 2021. Here are the warning signs he missed — and why the Heart Foundation wants everyone who has had COVID-19 to get check-ups.

The Mirror's Dr Miriam Stoppard on the exciting medical news that AI can now help speed up the diagnosis of heart disease – and it only takes a minute

People who smoke marijuana or eat weed-laced edibles regularly are a third more likely to develop coronary artery disease.

Findings suggest that economic connectedness derived from social media could be a valuable measure for predicting heart risks.

It's long been known that being overweight or obese can make a person more apt to develop conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. But experts at Mayo Clinic say obesity also can affect the heart in entirely independent ways.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S., regardless of race or ethnicity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new study has found that spending time with our buddies can help keep us healthy in middle age. The study was carried out by the University of Queensland in Australia, who used data from 7,700 Aussie women ranging in age from 45 to 50.