La Crosse doctors urge people to attend routine screenings as possible matter of life, death
Discovering health problems, like cancer, early-- saves lives. La Crosse doctors say people need to stay on top of routine appointments.
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Former Winona swim coach overcoming heart disease, sets national and world swim records
COVID-19 has our attention, but we often forget the leading cause of death in American men and women is heart disease. A former Winona swim coach and now competitive swimmer stared death in the face. However, he says his physical fitness from the sport he loves saved his life.
Heart attack survivor says knowledge of heart disease saved her life
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. In February we celebrate American Heart Month.
'Holiday heart syndrome': What is it and how to avoid it
'Tis the season of holiday parties, powered by fatty, salty hors d'oeuvres with plenty of booze to wash them down.
'Miracle' woman survives 6-hour cardiac arrest
A British woman has made a full recovery after suffering a six-hour cardiac arrest caused by severe hypothermia -- a condition that doctors say also saved her life.
Study: Reduce cholesterol earlier to prevent heart problems
To prevent heart problems later in life, people 45 and younger with higher levels of bad cholesterol might want to change their eating and exercise habits, or even talk to their doctor about medications such as statins, a new study says.
Plane makes emergency landing as pilot suffers heart attack
A passenger plane had to make an emergency landing in Russia after one of its pilots suffered a heart attack and later died.
Trial: For heart disease, meds may work as well as invasive surgery
High-risk patients with stable heart disease may fare just as well on medications alone, versus having invasive heart operations such as stents and bypass surgeries, according to a major trial. The results were presented Saturday at the American Heart Association's yearly conference.
What Apple Watch can teach you about your heart
The results of what researchers are calling the first "virtual study of its kind" were published in the New England Journal of Medicine Wednesday, the product of a collaboration between Apple Watch and Stanford Medical Center.
Jolly Joseph: Mom, churchgoer ... suspected serial killer
For years, Jolly Joseph talked about how her house was cursed, neighbors said.
