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In the wake of a new study about vapes, experts who have long warned about the potential dangers of vaping are again ringing alarm bells.
Medical

If You Still Vape, You Might Wanna Read This

By Noor Al-Sibai

Edible enjoyers, beware: a new study has found that eating cannabis may be just as bad for you as smoking it.
Studies

New Study Finds Serious Risk to Eating Edibles

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bad news for standing desk zealots: you may not be as superior to your seated counterparts as you once thought.
Studies

Bad News, Home Office Grunts: Standing Desks Could Actually Be Bad for You

By Noor Al-Sibai

In contradiction to the notion that any amount of alcohol is unhealthy, a new study suggests that moderate drinking is good for you.
Studies

Study Finds That You Should Drink Specific Amounts of Specific Types of Alcohol for Maximum Health

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new study from Mayo Clinic shows that for folks with arrhythmia, sudden cardiac arrest and energy drinks often go hand-in-hand.
Energy

Study Finds That Cardiac Arrest Frequently Occurs After Consuming Energy Drink

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A new study linked the presence of microplastics in artery-clogging plaque to a higher risk of heart disease and even death.
Studies

Microplastics Found Clogging Human Arteries

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A drug trial has found that Wegovy provides substantial heart health benefits, which could finally convince insurers to begin covering it.
RX and Medicine

Wegovy Trial Shows Incredible Results for Heart Health

By Noor Al-Sibai

The genes of people who live past 100 may help those of us who age less gracefully stay heart-healthy for longer thanks to some exciting new research. 
Genetics

“Superager” Genes Can Shave a Decade Off Heart Age, Scientists Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed into cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football. According to some reports, the league wanted to play on.
Developments

NFL Accused of Trying to Continue Game After Player Suffered Cardiac Arrest on Field

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Remember back when people insisted that vaping e-cigarettes was better for you than smoking regular cigarettes? As it turns out, that was a load of bull.
Studies

Vaping Is Absolutely Terrible for Your Heart, According to New Research

By Noor Al-Sibai

A grim new study just found that kids with pre-existing heart conditions are likely to suffer sever cardiac events as a result of playing videogames.
Studies

Certain Kids Can Get Heart Attacks From Gaming, Doctors Say

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Pennsylvania vegetable wars between Dr. Oz and John Fetterman have reached a crescendo — but was what the Oz campaign said about Fetterman's stoke true?
Developments

Dr. Oz’s Campaign Criticized for Making Fun of Opponent’s Stroke

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

After celebrating a hallmark heart transplant in which a human patient received a pig heart, news outlets have been reporting on the man's troubled past.
Health & Medicine

Newspapers Criticized for Reporting That Patient With Gene-Hacked Pig Heart Stabbed Someone Decades Ago

By Lonnie Lee Hood

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Studies

A Single Alcoholic Drink Immediately Increases Risk of Heart Dysfunction

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found that drinking too little water makes the body undergo changes that raise the risk of heart failure, but staying hydrated helps prevent it.
Studies

Study: Drinking Water Prevents Heart Failure

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study reveals a link between dads drinking in the months leading up to conception and an increased risk of congenital heart defects in their kids.
Developments

Dads Drinking Before Conception May Cause Heart Defects in Babies

By Dan Robitzski