Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol has found.  The study is published in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.

People would be encouraged to eat more healthy and sustainable diets if Value Added Tax (VAT) rates were set based on health and environmental considerations, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

Chronic health conditions are taking a major, hidden toll on the U.S. workforce’s lives and productivity, according to a new national poll by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation. The poll, conducted among a national sample of U.S. employees, found that three-fourths (76%) of those with chronic conditions—such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and asthma—need to manage their conditions during work hours. Yet a majority (60%) have not formally disclosed their conditions to their employer. 

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method that leverages artificial intelligence to ensure accurate heart scans without added radiation or cost

The American Heart Association’s 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistical Update reports that while progress has been made in reducing cardiovascular and cerebral health disparities, Black communities in the United States still  face disproportionately higher risk of heart disease, stroke and hypertension.

Danielle Rasooly, PhD, of the Division of Aging at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the co-corresponding author of a paper published in Nature Cardiovascular Research, “Large-scale multi-omics identifies drug targets for heart failure with reduced and preserved ejection fraction.” 

A team of physicists at Tampere University has developed a groundbreaking method for detecting congestive heart failure with greater ease and precision than previously thought possible. This multidisciplinary study, involving both cardiologists and computational physicists, builds on the team’s earlier breakthroughs, for example, in predicting the risk of sudden cardiac death.