Heart Disease, Stroke Health Center

Those 55 to 75 with type 2 disease have same odds for condition, regardless of screening

Finding could speed new tissue-engineered stem cell bypass procedures, study says

But experts say controlling glucose levels is key for most diabetics

Findings apply to women inactive before pregnancy or previous history of condition

Endovascular procedures have lower death rates than those units using open surgery, study finds

"When we think about mental illness, we can't just think about the individual - we have to think about them in context," argues Dr. Insel.

“In this day and age a depressed person can get help, which wasn't true not too long ago. And that's the hard part, to go out and find the help. That's the big trick."

A new test makes life easier for heart transplant patients.

Cleaning the blood may help treat a failing heart.

Hearing aids don't always help and devices like cochlear (coke-lee-ur) implants are only reserved for the worst cases...until now! A new twist on an old device may give some people their lives back.

Scientists have done wonders at figuring out ways to control cholesterol. Do you need to start applying them less casually? Or are your numbers low enough to make a cardiologist's day?