Tag: Heart health

US deaths from heart disease and diabetes climbed amid COVID

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NEW YORK — The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other common killers in 2020, and...

FDA warns doctors to stop using heart pump tied to deaths

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WASHINGTON — U.S. health regulators warned surgeons Thursday to stop implanting a heart pump made by Medtronic due to power failures recently tied to...

Feds: Semi driver who killed 5 kids lied on health forms

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A fiery 2019 Florida interstate crash that killed five children from a Louisiana church headed to Walt Disney World was...

Heart study: Low- and regular-dose aspirin safe, effective

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An unusual study that had thousands of heart disease patients enroll themselves and track their health online as they took low- or regular-strength aspirin...

Browns rookie LB Owusu-Koramoah brushes off heart concerns

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BEREA, Ohio — Browns rookie linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah said he's medically cleared and not concerned about a heart condition that may have caused some...

Nets’ Aldridge retires at 35 due to irregular heartbeat

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NEW YORK — LaMarcus Aldridge retired from the NBA on Thursday after saying he experienced an irregular heartbeat during his final game with the...

Prayer vigil planned for stricken rapper DMX

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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A prayer vigil was planned for Monday outside the suburban New York hospital where rapper DMX remained on life support...