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 ...

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use ...

For many people, the advertisements will be a big part of Super Bowl fun this Sunday. But many of them are selling you ...

Adults with diabetes, heart disease, heart failure, hypertension, or kidney failure may ignore dietary restrictions due to exposure to foods advertised during sporting events.

WASHINGTON — Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made it clear in his first US Senate confirmation hearing that his quest to reduce chronic disease would entail ...

The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of ...

February is American Heart Month. Leaders with the American Heart Association in Greater Baton Rouge will host several events to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and prevention.

My 89-year-old husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. He does not take any medication. He is in excellent health except for the Alzheimer’s. His blood pressure is 123/69 mm Hg, and his pulse ...

There remains controversy in the scientific community about the benefit of statins in women, because women have been less studied than men.

All things considered, it’s at least as likely to make health outcomes worse as it is to make most people healthier.

The FDA has approved Ozempic (semaglutide) to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening and cardiovascular death in those with T2D and CKD.

The same mechanisms involved in COVID-related cardiovascular events are responsible for COVID-related myocarditis.