Understanding the evidence on maternal mortality and its causes is a key to crafting solutions; this brief describes the state of U.S. maternal health in 2025.

Breaking down cardiovascular disease by specific health problems, the team found these women had at 27 per cent greater risk of suffering a stroke and 31 per cent of developing a heart arrhythmia.

After menopause, individuals with cardiovascular disease and weight gain may face a higher risk of breast cancer, recent research suggests.

Q: How does stress affect heart health, and what can people do about it? “ Chronic stress, whether emotional, mental, or physical, has been repeatedly linked to heart disease,” Dr. Haider says.

Study highlights protein tyrosine phosphatase PTP1B as key driver in heart disease linked to obesity, high-fat diet by Masonic Medical Research Institute edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Andrew ...

Multiple previous studies have linked ultra-processed foods, particularly processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages, and trans fatty acids, with elevated chronic disease risks.

Poor sleep may raise heart disease risk in menopausal women, new research finds. Learn why sleep quality is crucial for heart health and how to improve it.

Premenstrual disorders are associated with a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, a large, long-term study has found.

Researchers measured almost 90 different proteins in the blood samples. They found that sleep deprivation caused a clear rise in inflammatory markers linked to heart disease.