For patients over the age of 65, the stroke risk climbs all the way to 54%. Researchers emphasized how important it is to begin treatment as early as possible. 

The Blue Venture Fund, a collaboration of dozens of Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, led the funding round. 

The team hopes its findings, published in the European Heart Journal, will help more people consider how their daily lives can affect their health. 

The device has already been approved in other parts of the world, including Europe. 

The doctor's lawyers argued that these behaviors were a result of his depression and feelings of burnout.

Heart transplant recipients reap significant benefits from a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

A majority of patients delaying care came from a low-income household.

Researchers examined data from four different studies. The mean patient age was roughly 68 years old. 

Those who arrived at ground zero within about 2 weeks of the attacks showed more evidence of disease on their scans, Mount Sinai researchers reported.

The tool outperformed one board-certified radiologist while rivaling a cardiac specialist with 20-plus years of experience.

Healthcare workers in Washington, D.C., are required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 by September 30, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced.