heart health

7 Myths About Cholesterol, Debunked

By Katherine Hobson

Testosterone Treatments Aren't Linked to Heart Risks

By Alice Park

Alcohol Might Improve Heart Health By Reducing Your Stress

By Haley Weiss

How COVID-19 Affects Cholesterol

By Markham Heid
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What to Know About High Triglycerides

Triglyceride levels are often higher in men than women, and they tend to increase with age.

By Elizabeth Millard

What to Know About Damar Hamlin's Heart Event

The cardiac incident, commotio cordis, nearly took his life.

By Jeffrey Kluger

Here’s an Alternative to Statins for Lowering Cholesterol

For people who can’t take statins because of their side effects, a new study provides hope for an alternative.

By Alice Park

What to Know About Statins

Answers to five questions about this common treatment for lowering cholesterol.

By Elizabeth Millard

How to Control High Cholesterol

Here’s what people with high cholesterol have found works best for them.

By Elizabeth Millard

How CRISPR Could Treat High Cholesterol

The science behind CRISPR and gene editing for LDL cholesterol is rapidly advancing. However, some major hurdles remain.

By Markham Heid

Diabetes and the Risk of Silent Heart Attacks

Silent heart attacks, which are more common in people with diabetes, don’t cause typical or obvious symptoms.

By Markham Heid

How Menopause Affects Cholesterol

Cholesterol rises for nearly everyone who goes through menopause.

By Katherine Harmon Courage

How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally

Changes focusing on what and how you eat, as well as your exercise habits, matter most.

By Markham Heid

What to Know About High Cholesterol in Kids

Detecting it could reduce the risks of heart attacks and strokes later in life.

By Sandeep Ravindran

COVID-19 May Lead to a Heart-Disease Surge

Pulmonologists, emergency responders and intensive-care teams have been the point of the medical spear in battling the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. over the past 12 months, but before long, expect another group of specialists...

By Jeffrey Kluger

Vaping May Be Worse for Heart Health Than Tobacco Cigarettes, New Study Finds

E-cigarettes may be more harmful to a smoker’s heart than traditional tobacco cigarettes. That’s the finding of new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, presented today (Nov. 11) at an American Heart Association...

By Markham Heid

Women Die From Heart Attacks More Often Than Men. Here’s Why — and What Doctors Are Doing About It

Women often need to be their own best advocates

By Barbara Sadick

10 Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy

Cardiovascular disease remains America’s biggest killer

By Lisa Lombardi and Jamie Ducharme

A Noisy Environment May Put Your Heart at Risk

If you live near an airport, railroad tracks or a busy road, you might be concerned about how fumes from those planes, trains and automobiles are affecting your health. But according to a new review...

By Amanda MacMillan

Why Skiing Is a Ridiculously Good Workout

It can be dangerous. But hitting the slopes comes with unique health benefits

By Markham Heid
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