More patients could now be eligible for critical procedures and medications following an acute ischemic stroke (AIS), the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association announced in their latest joint treatment guidelines.

Researchers have identified another population that links obesity to a person’s place of residence: military families. And they suspect a form of social contagiousness is to blame.

DUBLIN — January 24, 2018 — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced the launch of the ENCHANT (ENdurantCHEVAR New Indication Trial) study. The post-market, non-interventional, multi-center, non-randomized, single-arm study will enroll approximately 150 patients across 25 sites in Europe and Russia, and will evaluate the safety and performance of a ChEVAR procedure using the Endurant(TM) II/IIs stent graft system in a real-world setting.

Enknvally Jayasimha lived for four decades before discovering he had a rare congenital heart defect that kills nearly all babies who don’t have corrective surgery.

The number of older people with four or more chronic diseases is expected to nearly double by 2035, researchers at the Newcastle University Institute for Ageing have reported.

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) patients face higher odds for short-term cancer diagnoses but, depending on how long they've had AFib, the could face lower odds for cancer in the long run, a January study states.

Trauma early in life could have a detrimental effect on a child’s biological makeup, possibly paving the way for heart disease and other chronic illnesses, NPR reported this week.

Previous studies have supported the presence of a J-curve regarding the relationship between cardiovascular risk and alcohol intake—light to moderate consumption may have a protective effect, but excessive drinking is associated with progressively higher risk. But when it comes to developing high blood pressure, any amount of alcohol increases risk, researchers reported in PLOS One.