Heart disease is the most lethal disease in America, according to the American Heart Association—killing 2,500 people per day, or one person every 34 seconds. The growing prevalence of obesity, high ...

St. Joseph's Health is set to become one of the first hospitals in the country to test new AI-powered EKG technology, which ...

Obesity rates have climbed over the last several decades, as have mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. This is especially the case among children, but this particular population has ...

A study finds that a blood test that evaluates levels of three compounds — lipoprotein(a), C-reactive protein (a marker of inflammation), and “bad” LDL cholesterol — can accurately reveal heart ...

Cardiac testing is essential for diagnosing and managing heart disease. I asked Lee Health Heart Institute Cardiologist Robert Cross, M.D., to explain tests used for assessing heart function, ...

I never consciously swore off health care, but who likes feeling dismissed —or consistently being told that the next available appointment is months down the road? Yet after years of not stepping foot ...