Researchers have developed a new stroke risk score that leverages genetic data to identify people at a particularly high risk of ischemic stroke.

Michael Inouye, PhD, of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute in Australia and…

A study published in…

E-cigarettes significantly raise users’ risk of developing chronic lung disease, with dual e-cigarette and combustible cigarette use posing the greatest threat to smokers’ health, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

The older a person gets, the more likely they are to experience health problems and the more likely their physicians are to write them new prescriptions. But in today’s reality of fast-paced healthcare and over-the-counter self-…

Frailty and cognitive decline may cause geriatric patients to fare worse in a traditional cardiac ICU than expected, according to a Dec. 9 scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

The statement, penned…

Natural compounds mixed into THC vaping liquids could generate toxic chemicals when heated and inhaled, according to research out of Portland State University in Oregon.

HealthDay News reported via the U.S. News &…

Updated screening technologies and more widespread use of statins have rendered aspirin ineffective for the primary prevention of CVD, according to a study published in…

Results from the National Youth Tobacco Survey, released Dec. 5 by the CDC, reveal that 6.2 million middle- and high-school students have used a tobacco product in the past month.

E-cigarettes were—predictably—the most…

Smoking e-cigarettes could have potentially deleterious effects on a person’s mental health, according to a…

Researchers have established a strong connection between depression and heart disease or stroke, with more severe cases of the mood disorder tied to increasingly greater odds of adverse CV events.

The work, spearheaded by Yosef…

Apple has opted to remove all vaping-related apps from its App Store in the midst of an e-cigarette epidemic that’s fueled more than 2,000 cases of vaping-related lung injury and at least 42 fatalities.

Axios was the first to…

Young people who use cannabis—especially if they’re frequent users—could face an up to threefold increased risk of stroke compared to their peers, researchers have found.

A study authored by Tarang Parekh, MBBS, MSc,…

A study out of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center suggests e-cigarettes—the culprit behind a vaping epidemic that’s injured more than 2,000 and…

Most patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) supplement their regimen with over-the-counter (OTC) products, and one-third take at least one additional product that directly interferes with their blood thinners, according to work…

Young adults who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be more likely to suffer a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or major stroke event by middle age, according to a…

The Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit on Oct. 17 announced they’d be partnering to improve timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation in people at an increased risk of stroke.

BMS-Pfizer and Fitbit don’t…

Despite a litany of bad press in recent months, a study published Oct. 17 in Addiction suggests e-cigarettes help some 50,000 smokers in the U.K. quit…

A pooled analysis of 18 randomized trials has allowed researchers to unravel the so-called “smoker’s paradox,” proving that lighting up is an important risk factor for adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).…

Analyzing the hearts of chimpanzees and gorillas offered insight into why human hearts evolved as they did in a recent study out of Harvard, the New York Times reports.

For the study, Daniel Lieberman, an evolutionary…

Urine flow rate-guided (UFR) hydration, as opposed to left ventricular end-diastolic pressure-guided (LVEDP) hydration, could prevent more complications in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are at a high risk for contrast-…

The CDC released updated statistics and a new framework for identifying, diagnosing and treating e-cigarette or vaping-related lung disease Oct. 11, putting a name to the recent phenomenon in the process.

As of Oct. 8…