Heart Health News & Updates
Chocolate and Health: A New Twist on an Old Debate
- FDA Approves Enbumyst: First and Only Nasal Spray Diuretic for Edema From Heart, Liver, and Kidney Diseases
September 19, 2025 — Enbumyst is a new nasal spray form of bumetanide (first approved by the FDA in 1983). It is a type of medicine called a loop diuretic (also known as a “water pill”), which helps your body get rid of extra fluid by making you urinate more.
- Sleeping Late on Weekends May Help Your Heart
August 29, 2024 — Getting extra sleep over the weekend could be just what your heart needs to stay healthy and strong.
- Tai Chi Lowers Blood Pressure More than Cardio, Study Says
February 13, 2024 — The ancient Chinese martial art of tai chi is 52% more effective at lowering blood pressure than traditional cardio exercises like jogging and cycling, a new study says.
- Workplace Flexibility Lowers Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
November 15, 2023 — If you're more flexible after the pandemic in how and when you do your work, there’s good news: Researchers have found a compelling link between workplace flexibility and a lower risk of diseases of your heart and blood vessels.
- Laughter Really Is Good for the Heart, Study Finds
August 28, 2023 — A study found that people who engaged in “laughter therapy” had less inflammation and improved heart health.
- Long-Term Vitamin D Supplements Might Cut Heart Attack Risk
July 5, 2023 — The possible benefit was slight but significant in a huge trial involving people 60 or older who took the supplement for 5 years.
- Mental Illness Before Age 40 Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke
May 9, 2023 — People diagnosed with a mental health disorder in their 20s or 30s have a higher risk of a heart attack or stroke later in life, according to a new study.
- Keto, Paleo Diets Rank Low for Heart Health, Report Says
April 28, 2023 — The top-10 listing was released Thursday in the journal Circulation and is the first time the American Heart Association has ranked popular diets
- Young Black Women Have Increased High Blood Pressure Risk
March 5, 2023 — Black women are twice as likely as white women to have uncontrolled high blood pressure when they are between the ages of 20 and 50 years old, according to new data from the American Heart Association.
- Despite Progress, Black Americans See Heart Health Disparities
February 22, 2023 — Increased rates of heart failure and stroke disproportionately affect Black Americans, even though overall rates of coronary heart disease are not significantly different than those found in non-Hispanic white peers.
