The final days of acclaimed actor Gene Hackman are heart-rending -- a man with Alzheimer’s disease wandering his home for nearly a week after the untimely death of his wife, before collapsing himself.

Experts have speculated that Hackman, 95, might have died from takotsubo syndrome -- more commonly known as “broken heart syndro... Full Page

Lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, smoking and blood pressure have a greater impact on the heart health of women than men, a new study says.

Women with poor health have nearly five times the risk of heart disease compared to women with ideal health, according to findings scheduled for presentation Saturday at a meeting of the American ... Full Page

Mammograms can be used to screen for more than just breast cancer, researchers say.

The X-ray breast scans also can be used to assess calcium deposits in arteries, which is an indicator of heart health, researchers are scheduled to report Monday at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Chicago.

Using artificial intellige... Full Page

How should a person eat in middle age to protect their health as they grow older?

One diet came out a clear winner in a 30-year study involving more than 105,000 men and women and eight diets, researchers reported in the journal Nature Medicine.

People whose dietary pattern more closely stuck to the Alternative Healthy Eatin... Full Page

A fake web page designed to look like the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) vaccine safety site has been taken down on orders from health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The site was linked to Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine nonprofit Kennedy founded. 

The page copied the CDC’s logo, ... Full Page

A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star tick, may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows.

“Alpha-gal syndrome is relatively rare, but those who have it can have a full-on anaphylactic shock,” Douglas Norris, a professor of molecular microbiology... Full Page

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for a serious heart condition that affects thousands of people. 

The drug, called Amvuttra (vutrisiran), is made by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and is used to treat transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

ATTR-CM is a disease in which harmful proteins build ... Full Page

Folks frequently use their smartwatches to monitor their daily step count, aiming to get enough physical activity to improve their health.

But smartwatches are tracking another measure of health that could prove even more important, a new study suggests.

Smartwatches also capture a person’s average daily heart rate, and dividin... Full Page

More smokers are getting CT screenings for lung cancer, thanks to guideline changes that included younger people and those who’ve smoked less, a new study says.

However, significant gaps remain for these potentially life-saving scans, particularly among people with limited access to health care, researchers reported March 20 in J... Full Page