Often brushed off as loud snoring, obstructive sleep apnea is a serious disorder that repeatedly cuts oxygen during sleep, ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

A heart attack is a medical emergency that requires an immediate call to the emergency services. However, there are sometimes ...

When lungs fail to maintain vital oxygen and carbon dioxide levels, respiratory failure occurs, posing a serious threat. This ...

"HCM is a heart muscle disease associated with a significant symptom burden. This approval of a new drug, Myqorzo, represents ...

The FDA has approved aficamten (Myqorzo; Cytokinetics), a cardiac myosin inhibitor, for adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM). 1 ...

Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits and do not replace a diagnosis.

When fourth-grade teacher and new mom Brianna Iacona caught COVID-19 weeks before her 30th birthday, her mild symptoms ...

An unconventional method of delivering oxygen rectally, known as "enteral ventilation," is advancing through human clinical trials, according to a study. U.S. and Japanese scientists suggest that a ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a long-term condition where the heart doesn’t pump blood as efficiently as it should. This inefficiency can cause fluid to build up in the lungs and other parts of ...

The right side of your heart is responsible for collecting blood from your body. If it fails, fluid can collect in the body. The accumulation of fluid can be more obvious in your ankles but tends to ...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy can improve symptoms in heart failure patients, a new clinical trial shows. Both men and women showed improved heart function after a year on semaglutide, the active ...