Blood pressure drugs don't increase cancer risk, researchers say There is no evidence that blood pressure medication increases the risk of developing cancer, through the largest, most detailed analysis on the matter yet, researchers say.
Coronavirus particles can invade heart muscle tissue: report While studies amid the coronavirus pandemic have documented virus detection in heart tissues, more recent findings show the virus can invade myocytes, or cells within heart muscle tissue, too, per a new report.
Keep naps under an hour for better heart health, researcher says Snoozing for an hour or more may raise your risk of death and heart disease, a researcher says.
Coronavirus survivors plagued by long-term ailments Scientists and medical experts have expanded their focus from simply saving the lives of COVID-19 patients to studying the health of survivors.
Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, 'Big Jim,' dies at 84 Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive, has died. He was 84.
Doctors find hypothermia can help get coronavirus patients off ventilators When critically ill patients require mechanical ventilation, their elevated metabolism degrades muscles used in breathing, making it harder for them to come off of the machines.
Young Florida man's coronavirus-related heart failure forces doctors to act fast A young man recounts being hospitalized with coronavirus-induced heart failure.
Potential COVID-19 vaccine would protect obese adults less Scientists suspect that a potential COVID-19 vaccine would be less effective for overweight adults.
German coronavirus studies identify heart issues in COVID-19 patients New studies from Germany have revealed abnormal heart imaging among newly recovered coronavirus patients, and cardiac infections in those who died from the disease.
Georgia inmates credited with helping save deputy’s life: report Sometimes help comes from the most unlikely of sources. Three inmates at a jail in Georgia are being credited with helping to save the life of a sheriff’s deputy who was apparently suffering heart trouble, according to a report.