Even good news can break your heart. A new study found that the number of Americans dying from heart attacks has dropped nearly 90% over the last 50 years — but your ticker still isn’t in the clear.

A recent study published by the American Heart Association (AHA) measured heart disease-related deaths over nearly 50 years, and while the results showed heart attack-related deaths were down 90%, ...

A comprehensive study of electronic health records for 57 million people living in England has revealed the evolving burden ...

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular events like a heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

If you have a racing or irregular heartbeat, also known as an arrhythmia, one likely suspect is atrial fibrillation (AFib). “Of all the possible heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation is by far ...

The Apple Watch is on the wrist of millions of users across the world. Over the years, Apple has developed algorithms that collect data from the integrated PPG sensor to sense irregular heart rhythms ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. Covid-19 fell out of the top 10 causes of death ...

Data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the states with the highest rates of deaths caused by heart disease. In Newsweek's visualization, below, one can see ...