Kaitlyn Greenberg was born with a congenital heart defect called pulmonary atresia and her first open heart surgery at two ...

February is Black History Month! A special time to honor and reflect the heroes and pioneers, who gave their minds and dedication to benefit our future. When we look at health care, there are several ...

In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...

Our editors also may be in touch with follow-up questions. An elevated heart rate as a result of physical activity, such as going for a run, is common, but what should your heart rate look like at ...

This fact sheet relies on people self-identifying their race and ethnicity in the Census Bureau’s 2023 ACS to describe the nation’s Black population. The racial and ethnic categories used in census ...

We analyzed data from the New York State Cardiac Data Reporting System (New York State Department of Health) including all coronary artery bypass grafting cases performed between 1996 and 2019 in New ...

A heart surgeon has revealed the four things he avoids to maintain a healthier lifestyle. Dr Jeremy London, MD, took to TikTok to highlight how certain lifestyle choices can increase our risk of ...

This can be done with angioplasty (possibly including stent placement) or with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), also called open-heart surgery. An angioplasty involves threading a wire to the ...

Black licorice can be bad for you, particularly if you eat a lot of it or have certain conditions like heart or kidney disease. Eating 2 ounces or more of black licorice daily for at least two ...

Patients are kept on a heart-lung machine for only as long as it takes to stop the heart from beating, complete open-heart surgery or a procedure on the lungs, and restart the heart. A heart-lung ...