Heart Disease
The Rivalry Between Two Doctors to Implant the First Artificial Heart
Featuring titans of Texas medicine, the race was on to develop the cutting-edge technology
This Minimally Invasive Technique Could Reduce the Need for Open-Heart Surgery
Clinical trials suggest TAVR is just as beneficial as, or perhaps even better than, open-heart surgery for low- and high-risk patients alike
White Americans Produce More Air Pollution Than They Consume
African-Americans and Hispanics consume fewer pollutant-generating products, but get hit hardest by the negative effects
Air Pollution Is Stealing a Year of Life From People Around the Globe
Tiny particles that contribute to lung disease, strokes and heart attacks are robbing Americans of 4 months and over 1.8 years of life elsewhere
Why We Should Test Heart Drugs On a 'Virtual Human' Instead of Animals
Thousands of animals are used for heart drug tests each year—but research shows that computer-simulated trials are more accurate
Chopin’s Preserved Heart May Offer Clues About His Death
Scientists who recently examined the organ have suggested that Chopin died of complications from tuberculosis
The Irish Cardiologist Whose Invention Saved LBJ
Frank Pantridge miniaturized the defibrillator, making it portable
Could Vitamin C Be the Cure for Deadly Infections?
A new protocol that includes this common nutrient could save millions of lives—and has already sparked a raging debate among doctors
Need to Fix a Heart Attack? Try Photosynthesis
Injecting plant-like creatures into a rat's heart can jumpstart the recovery process, study finds
Racism Harms Children's Health, Survey Finds
Racism may not be a disease, exactly. But a growing body of research finds that it has lasting physical and mental effects on its victims
Researchers Turn Spinach Leaves Into Beating Heart Tissues
These living leaves could eventually become patches for the human heart
Wondering What a Bonfire Does to Your Lungs? We Answer Your Burning Questions
Setting large piles of stuff aflame can have significant environmental and human health impacts
People at the 1904 World's Fair Paid Half the Price of Admission for a Box of Cotton Candy
Celebrating cotton candy's sugary, innovative goodness
Remembering Barney Clark, Whose Ethically Questionable Heart Transplant Advanced Science
Three decades ago, a dentist agreed to receive the first artificial heart. And then things went downhill
How the Heart Hardens, Biologically
With age and injury, the soft tissues of the heart can turn to bone. Can this deadly process be reversed?
The Lazarus Phenomenon, Explained: Why Sometimes, the Deceased Are Not Dead, Yet
What does CPR have to do with the curious case of clinically dead patients coming “back to life”?
A Man With a Lot of Heart Valves Donates His Unusual Collection
Minneapolis entrepreneur Manny Villafana says his collection at the American History Museum is filled with stories of both failure and success
Help for the Brokenhearted: Wearable, Biosynthetic and 'Beatless' Artificial Hearts
Cow-machine hybrids and continuous-flow technologies are helping people survive devastating heart failure
Five Years of Night Shift Work Elevate a Person's Risk of Death
Working inconsistent hours is bad for your health, according to researchers who studied 75,000 U.S. nurses
Eight Innovators to Watch in 2015
From food science and robotics to solar tech and sustainable architecture, these folks are poised to do big things
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