A book to correct erroneous notions about heart health without being dramatic or evangelical
A Statin-Free Life is a practical guide to heart health from a cardiologist who has long argued that the cholesterol-focussed approach to …
India’s burden of heart diseases: Study says elderly, women more at risk
About a third of the senior citizens have been diagnosed with hypertension, 5.2% with chronic heart disease and 2.7% with stroke
Researchers identify possible cause of deaths from sudden cardiac arrests
Researchers found a reduction in levels of protein integrin β1D led to abnormal heart rhythms
New wrist-worn device can quickly tell if you’re having a heart attack — it could save many lives
Testing for a protein in the heart cells called troponin can help show changes in heart rhythm
Women are at greater risk of stroke, the more miscarriages or stillbirths they’ve had
Stillbirths linked to non-fatal ischaemic (blockage) stroke or fatal haemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke; miscarriages to both
Pig heart transplant: A history of the animal’s contribution to medical sciences
In 1997, two surgeons were jailed when an Indian patient died after a pig organ transplant
Long COVID puts some people at higher risk of heart disease — they need better long-term monitoring
Several studies now show an elevated risk of cardiovascular outcomes following COVID and there may also be hidden pathology that will only emerge …
How unhealthy is red meat? How beneficial are vegetables? A new rating system could help you cut through health guidelines
The star-based rating system can offer decision-makers and consumers alike much-needed context before headline-grabbing health guidance is …
African health ministers adopt PEN-PLUS strategy against non-communicable diseases
Stretegy will help bridge access gap in treatment, care of patients with chronic & severe NCD
Penicillin can prevent latent rheumatic heart disease from progressing in children: Study
Further research needed to assess real-world implementation, population-based screening and initiation of prophylaxis
Being declared dead when you’re still alive — why these very rare events occur
Fainting might also deceive the certifying doctor; activation of the vagus nerve occurs during fainting, slowing the heart and reducing blood pressure
Better education links to good heart health
The study explored the association between education and wealth on one hand and cardiovascular diseases and mortality due to them on the other
Long working hours killed 745,000 in 2016, study finds
The trend may worsen during COVID-19 pandemic, which has significantly altered the way people work, the report adds
Every 1 in 3 adults has hypertension, but only half know it
New WHO report called for prioritising prevention, early detection and effective management of high blood pressure
How changing blood pressure targets in South Africa could save costs and lives
The level is determined from information collected in the United Kingdom or United States which have very different living conditions
This diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular, kidney diseases: Study
Dulaglutide reduced heart attacks and strokes by 12%, decreased risks of kidney failure by a third
Recovered COVID-19 patients had lasting heart damage, flags study
Around 80 of the 100 patients whose cardiovascular MRIs were examined had some structural changes to heart, finds peer-reviewed study
Study finds people with low BMIs are not more active, they just eat less
Good heart health suggests low body fat may trump physical activity in long run
Residual pandemic: How India is battling long COVID
There is a huge number of people who have defeated COVID-19, but continue to suffer its debilitating long-term effects
Physical inactivity huge burden on economy but only 50% countries have dedicated policy
Rise in non-communicable diseases will cost the global economy $27 billion annually: WHO
A new study says COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with a heart attack risk
About 1,002 patients who experienced a heart attack had been vaccinated with Covishield and the rest of the 84 with Covaxin
Combination of heatwave & high air pollution may double risk of heart attack deaths: Report
Women at higher risk of fatal heart attacks during extremely hot days & older people on days with extreme cold or high PM2.5
Dual drug delivery system may make heart stents safer
A group of Indian researchers has developed a dual drug delivery therapy to minimise such stent-related complications
Non-communicable diseases rising in Pakistan, finds Lancet
Ischaemic heart disease, stroke, congenital defects, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease among the 10 leading causes of deaths in 2019
The Borneo elephant has been overshadowed by its bigger cousins: Nurzhafarina Othman
Down To Earth speaks to Nurzhafarina Othman, a Malaysian elephant ecologist, on the little-known Borneo elephant