A low dose of colchicine — a commonly used gout drug — helped reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with ...

A cheap gout medication, colchicine, shows significant promise in preventing heart attacks and strokes for individuals with ...

Adults with heart disease who received tailored vitamin D doses had a 50 percent lower risk of experiencing a second heart ...

Silent heart attacks may have mild or no noticeable symptoms, increasing the risk of future complications. Therefore, ...

Every August, primary care doctors stock their clinics with influenza vaccines and start reminding patients to get their annual shot. We usually tell patients, “The flu vaccine can reduce your risk of ...

What causes heart attacks? For decades, cardiologists have blamed high cholesterol. That’s why about 50 million Americans are taking statin-type medications to lower their cholesterol. Even though ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Over 80 percent of heart attacks could have been prevented with early detection of heart disease, yet most people are never tested for it. Victoria Dupuy, founder and CEO of No ...

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses how to prevent cardiovascular disease at any age with Cone Health's ...

Q: I was told I have an elevated level of some protein (troponin) in my blood and that means I had a heart attack. But I never knew! I seem OK now. How should I proceed? -- Ralph J., Albuquerque, New ...