The devices offer numerous new features, including an improved battery, MRI compatibility and Bluetooth connectivity.

Patients diagnosed with familiar hypercholesterolemia should work to lower carbohydrates, not saturated fats, according to a new study published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer.

COVID-19 patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) experience a high rate of stent thrombosis.

In February and March 2020, the inevitable happened: COVID-19 came to the United States, hitting the country’s healthcare system like a 10-pound sledgehammer. 

The researchers compared hospitalized COVID-19 patients with influenza patients treated in 2018.

Foldax, a Salt Lake City-based healthcare company focused on heart valve technology, has closed a $20 million Series D round of financing.

The protein was designed to prevent cell death through the disruption of two specific Kv2.1 channels.

CMS has proposed expanding its national coverage policy for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve so that it includes patients with functional mitral regurgitation. 

Rapid reperfusion is linked to improved survival for STEMI patients, but delayed care is still prevalent.