Paris is experiencing an intense heat wave during the French Open, affecting both players and the clay courts.

The procedure used an advanced, shockwave-based technology designed to shatter stubborn, rock-hard calcium blockages in the ...

US President Donald Trump underwent another medical examination at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center ahead of ...

I'm 67 and in decent shape. I run 3-4 miles three times a week and lift weights three days a week. I take 20 mg of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 67 and in decent shape. I run 3-4 miles three times a week and lift weights three days a week. I take 20 mg of rosuvastatin daily. My LDL cholesterol is 85 mg/dL, and my HDL is ...

An important, but often overlooked, medical blood work number recently saved an Arkansas woman's life. Here's why you should ...

HeartLung Corporation announced the publication of a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology titled “Comparing Incidence of Heart Failure in Individuals with Enlarged Cardiac ...

Excess cholesterol initially builds up in fatty deposits, called plaques, in the arteries that supply blood to the heart. To begin, these fatty plaques are “soft” – and are composed of just fatty ...

Kierra Brown, RD, is a registered bariatric dietitian and writer on her blog Nutrition with Kie. Eating vitamin D-rich foods can help improve calcium absorption in the gut and its deposition into ...

The joint document, published simultaneously in the journals JACC and Circulation, addresses not just cholesterol, but a full range of blood lipids that contribute to atherosclerosis — the buildup of ...

An area couple is sharing their experience with open-heart surgery to raise awareness about the importance of calcium scoring tests. Odie and Karen Lawhun underwent open-heart surgery within months of ...