A study published just two months after the FDA issued a statement acknowledging a late mortality signal with paclitaxel-coated and -eluting stents and balloons suggests the devices are actually safe in patients with lower extremity…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doubled down on its warnings about vaping products Oct. 3 after new numbers revealed more than 1,000 reports of vaping-related lung illness and 18 fatalities in recent weeks.

Transient endothelial dysfunction stemming from mental duress was associated with a 78% increase in the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in a study of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), providing…

A poll conducted by researchers at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey has revealed that a quarter of Americans take daily low-dose aspirin at some point in their lives, but the majority of those people don’t have heart disease…

Cardiac radiation dose exposure is a modifiable cardiac risk factor for major cardiac adverse events (MACE) and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), researchers report in the…

A simplified cardiac risk score can identify plaque buildup and silent brain infarctions that could predict a serious stroke, acting as a red flag for patients without a history of CVD or other vascular problems.

Writing in the…

CVS Pharmacy announced Sept. 28 it would be suspending the sales of all Zantac-brand and CVS Health-brand ranitidine products until further notice, pending the results of an FDA investigation.

The FDA…

Tests commissioned by NBC News have revealed that vitamin E—the suspected culprit behind some 800-plus reported cases of vaping-related lung illness—is present in many THC cartridges sold on the black market, alongside other toxicities…

An analysis of the long-running Framingham Heart Study has revealed that exposure to secondhand smoke in childhood increases a person’s lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation.

It’s estimated that some 7% of all cases of…

A therapeutic shoe designed to improve stroke survivors’ gait and symmetry was successful in a small-scale trial of six patients, according to a study published in the…

Drugmaker Novartis’ Sandoz division is halting the distribution of generic Zantac, or ranitidine, while the drug is investigated for N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen.

The FDA…

The opioid crisis is to blame for an “alarming” number of cases of infective endocarditis, according to the American Heart Association.

In a Sept. 18 study published in the…

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine Sept. 17 suggests…

The FDA announced Sept. 13 it identified low levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine, or NDMA, in popular heartburn drugs including Zantac.

The larger class of medications, known as ranitidines—histamine-2 blockers that can…

Contrary to a recent FDA advisory that acknowledged a late mortality signal with paclitaxel-coated and -eluting devices, a study published in the Journal of…

Men who struggle with erectile dysfunction (ED)—especially more severe cases—are at an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), total heart disease, stroke and all-cause mortality, according to research published in the…

The FDA issued a warning letter to e-cigarette giant Juul early this week accusing the company of illegally promoting its vaping products as safer than cigarettes.

In her…

Investigators from the New York State Department of Health believe they’ve identified the culprit behind the recent onslaught of vaping-related illnesses in the U.S., Health Exec reports.

According to Health Exec, after more…

Men who live on their own—but not women—struggle to take warfarin as directed, according to research presented Sept. 2 at the ESC Congress in Paris.

Warfarin, a blood thinning drug, is a common prescription for heart…

It takes somewhere between 10 and 15 years—and possibly up to 25—after quitting tobacco for former heavy smokers’ CVD risk to revert to pre-smoking levels, according to a study published August 20 in the…

Fifteen states have now reported more than 120 cumulative cases of vaping-related lung disease or injury, according to the results of a CNN survey of state health departments.

According to CNN, Wisconsin is the state…