Latest Heart disease News

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Dec. 19, 2024 00:20 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to the...

Islanders' Mike Reilly having heart procedure after concussion testing found preexisting condition

Nov. 19, 2024 12:26 PM EST

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — New York Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly will undergo a procedure to address a preexisting heart condition that was found during routine tests after being concussed earlier this month. General manager Lou Lamoriello said it was picked up through...

Alabama high school football player died from a heart condition, autopsy finds

Nov. 08, 2024 15:59 PM EST

NEW BROCKTON, Ala (AP) — An autopsy found that an Alabama high school football player, who collapsed during summer practice, died from congestive heart failure, the county coroner announced Thursday, Semaj Wilkins, a 14-year-old freshman at New Brockton High School, died in August...