New research suggests that sustained elevated blood pressure in young adulthood is linked to greater risk of both heart and kidney disease later in life, underscoring the need to…
On March 31, 2026 the American Heart Association published updated dietary guidance in Circulation aimed at improving cardiovascular health and reducing heart disease risk.
The NHS will start offering the GLP-1 drug semaglutide (Wegovy) to eligible patients in England within months, as draft guidance from NICE recommends its use from this summer.
A recent clinical trial published in JACC found that baduanjin, a traditional mind‑body exercise related to qigong, lowered systolic blood pressure in people with hypertension.
On November 26, 2025, 62-year-old Tommy Bell, a patient transport supervisor at AdventHealth DeLand who had worked at the hospital for more than a decade, felt persistent pressure in…
A recent analysis found that excess belly fat predicts future heart failure better than overall body weight or BMI, and that systemic inflammation helps explain much of the…
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA) and nine other medical organizations released updated dyslipidemia guidelines replacing the 2018 AHA/ACC…
When actor and director Aisha Tyler learned her father had suffered a major stroke, it changed how seriously she takes blood pressure and preventive health.
Most people think cardiovascular risk comes from the heart alone, but much of the danger begins elsewhere: metabolic and kidney problems powerfully increase the chance of heart…
These five personal accounts describe how cardiovascular disease showed up differently in women — from pregnancy-related heart failure to heart attack and stroke — and how each woman…
When actor and director Aisha Tyler’s fit, active father suffered a major stroke, it forced her to rethink how she and others treat high blood pressure — a condition that affects…
Actor and director Aisha Tyler, familiar from shows like Criminal Minds and Archer, is using her platform to spotlight high blood pressure prevention — a condition that affects nearly…