Heart

After untimely death of Inder Kumar due to cardiac arrest, here’s all you need to know about heart health

The increasing number of heart patients in India has created an alarming state of affair.

Heartburn drugs increase death risk, warns study

Given the millions of people who take PPIs regularly, this could translate into thousands of excess deaths every year.

Sex-specific dosages may keep female heart healthy

Women have more adverse reactions from current dosages and may stop taking preventive medication, leaving them unprotected despite their higher risk

This essential heart device can be deadly for your health

Around 60 per cent of surgeries performed in the US use the brand of device associated with these infections.

Merits and Demerits of Aspirin consumption

Do not start or stop to take medicine without the prescription of the doctor. If consumed in wrong amount, it can lead to internal bleeding.

Drones carrying defibrillators could help heart attack

A latest study has found out that drones are way faster to reach patients than ambulances.

How mustard oil can be a way to better heart health?

Replacing mustard oil with olive oil? Think again!

Weekends sleeping pattern contribute to heart disease

According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations, adults should sleep seven or more hours per night on a regular basis to promote optimal health.

Girl born with heart outside body in Madhya Pradesh

In a first, world's smallest pacemaker implanted successfully in US

The world's smallest pacemaker that is as a large vitamin capsule was successfully implanted for the first time in a patient in the US to restore the heart's normal rhythm, scientists say. The pacemaker is

Medical wonder: UK doctors stop 9-month-old infant's heart for 15 hours to perform life-saving surgery

A nine-month-old UK baby survived against all odds after doctors stopped his tiny heart for 15 hours. Nathan Byrne, who was born with a large hole in his heart and faced certain death, has

Dhak-Dhak: Now listen to your partner’s heartbeat by wearing a ring!

In a world of looming deadlines and busy schedules, being in touch with your near and dear ones can be a big ask at times. The distance that paucity of time brings in relationships can

Soul-stirring! Man with bride’s dead father’s heart walks her down the aisle on wedding day

A girl doesn’t want anyone other than her father to hold her hand while she is walking down the aisle on her biggest day. But from Jenni Stepien, this dream was snatched when her father

ATTENTION! This is what energy drinks intake can do to your heart

The high levels of caffeine in energy drinks may lead to possibel cardiac complications, a new case report revealed. The case report, published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American

Unbelievable! Doctors shut down 2-year-old’s heart and brain, remove tumour, bring him back to life

A tumour surgery of a two-year-old kid carried out at a Kochi hospital exemplifies the advancement in the field of medicine that is now aiding doctors save more precious lives. One such incident relates

'Green corridor' helps to transport heart from Vasant Kunj to Gurgaon in just 12 minutes

New Delhi : A live heart was successfully transported from a hospital in Delhi to another in Gurgaon on Saturday covering a distance of 20 km in just 12 minutes, thanks to green corridor. According

Heart from Jaipur saves life in Delhi, thanks to green corridor

New Delhi: An ailing 54-year-old patient with heart failure in Delhi received a gift of life after doctors successfully transplanted a heart from a 22-year-old from Rajasthan, thanks to green corridor. According to a report,

drove 1200 miles to deliver 49 crosses for memorial

Orlando: As Orlando continues to grieve over the worst mass shooting in US history that took place at the gay nightclub Pulse on June 12, a gesture by a man from Chicago has given the grief-stricken people some reason to smile along with some sense o

'Green corridor' for a heart saves a 30-year-old patient's life

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru traffic police on Sunday afternoon created a 22 -km green corridor to transport a harvested heart to a 30-year-old acute heart failure patient. According to a report in a leading daily, it

How lack of sleep affects your health

Washington: Lack of sleep could raise the risk of developing heart disease, particularly for those who work in shifts, a new study has suggested. According to researchers from Northwestern University in the US, if you