A 240-year-old drug called digoxin could save the National Health Service (NHS) at least £100 million each year when treating ...

People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...

Projects to help the carers of heart failure patients and to support parents of children with heart conditions are to get ...

Flossing protects your brain as well as your gums, a new study suggests. People who floss their teeth at least once a week ...

Thyroid disease is often missed in older adults because its symptoms overlap with those of “normal aging.” In this two-article series, we examine thyroid disorders in the elderly, beginning with ...

A preliminary study found that flossing at least once a week may reduce the risk of stroke. Experts explain the finding and ...

Obesity influences the thresholds, but even in nonobese patients with dyspnea, optimal cutoffs may be lower than recommended.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are two major and even growing cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. However, few data are available to guide treatment of AF in ...

Research shows that people who experience childhood trauma have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, heart disease and ...

If you’ve noticed a shift in your body shape around the time of menopause, you’re not alone. Those years of transition can ...

Patients with a common heart rhythm disorder who took an experimental blood-thinning drug had far fewer bleeding episodes ...