Do breast cancer and irregular heartbeat have common risk factors and rates?
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A new, global analysis finds atrial fibrillation/flutter and breast cancer rates may follow similar risk…
Maine dietitian offers easy summer snack ideas
As summer activities ramp up, it can be tempting to grab whatever snack is most convenient when hunger…
GLP-1-based meds linked to fewer heart events in adults with obesity, autoimmune disease
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Among people with both obesity and an autoimmune disease, those taking GLP-1-based medications had fewer…
How to sleep better, from bedtimes to regularity – what the research says
Only a decade ago, sleep was a relatively overlooked pillar of health. Most of us treated it as…
Are food health trends like ‘fibermaxxing’ and ‘proteinmaxxing’ actually healthy?
First it was protein, now it is fibre: the “maxxing” mindset has permeated social media, as wellness influencers…
MAHA says red meat will make you healthy. The American Heart Association disagrees
In an earlier era, the American Heart Assn. and the U.S. federal government were very closely aligned on…
Premature placental separation may increase the child’s risk of heart disease by age 28
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People born to mothers where the birth included a placental abruption (placenta separates from the…
More activity and less sitting may reduce risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
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In a study including nearly 500 pregnant women in three U.S. cities from 2020-2025, sedentary…
Emmy-Winner Susan Lucci Talks About Her Heart Disease Experience
Susan Lucci (L), seen here co-hosting “Good Day New York” with Rosanna Scotto on February 16, 2026, is…
New Research Suggests Mammograms Could Offer Heart Health Insight
4 min readRecent research suggests that breast arterial calcification (BAC) picked up on routine mammograms may help predict…
Heart disease risk factors appeared at younger age among South Asian adults in the U.S.
Both middle‑aged South Asian men and women had higher rates of prediabetes, type 2 diabetes and high blood…
Started within 48 hours of stroke, neuroprotective medication helped brain cells, recovery
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In a phase III clinical trial in China, stroke patients treated intravenously with loberamisal, a…