ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Heart health means finding habits that you want to do consistently, but getting started can be intimidating, especially for patients recovering from their own heart scares.

Physical activity, especially through face-to-face programs, reduces depression and anxiety in these patients. A study led by researchers from the University of Granada, carried out in collaboration ...

Heart failure is a major health concern, especially for aging populations—it significantly increases mortality rates, and ...

Question: After you have had a heart attack, what type of activity can you expect to be able to do? Answer: Despite a plethora of information about appropriate diet and activity patterns for humans, ...

HAMPTON, Va. — Making dietary and lifestyle changes is part of many people's New Year's resolutions, but for others, it can be a matter of life and death. Heart disease is the leading cause of death ...

A new study suggests that men require nearly double the amount of exercise as women to lower heart disease risk an equivalent ...

Ashley Yeager always loved to swim, but had to adjust after being diagnosed with a serious heart rhythm condition. (Courtesy of Allison Martin-Attix) This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Recognizing that nearly 80% of heart disease is preventable through proper risk management, the Heart Institute at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) has launched a new ...

When Jessica Lambert was seen at a Chicago long COVID clinic in May 2021 after months of debilitating symptoms, a physical therapist told the formerly active, 37-year-old she was out of shape and ...

Margery Quackenbush was attending a board meeting of the nonprofit where she served as executive director when she felt a sharp, stabbing pain in her chest. As the organization’s president yelled at a ...