Heart & Lung

The Heart & Lung section explores heart and lung health, covering topics like personal lung cancer experiences, WHO’s anti-smoking strategies, heart attack awareness in women, and hypertension’s impact. It also highlights technological advancements in heart failure detection, strategies to reduce stroke risk, and the role of vitamin D in preventing atrial fibrillation. This section emphasizes the importance of comprehensive health awareness and innovative treatments in heart and lung care.

January 17, 2024

Elevated cholesterol in adolescence causes premature heart damage

High cholesterol levels in adolescence can cause structural and functional heart damage during adolescence which worsens by young adulthood. The study was conducted in collaboration...

January 17, 2024

Diet quality is associated with metabolites indicative of cardiovascular health already in childhood

A healthier diet is associated with serum metabolite concentrations indicative of better cardiovascular health already in school-aged children, a recent study from the University of...

January 17, 2024

What becomes of the broken hearted?

Patients who suffer from takotsubo commonly known as ‘broken-heart syndrome’ have a worse survival rate than the general population and are just as vulnerable as...

January 12, 2024

Knives out! Evolving heart surgery education

Knives out! Evolving heart surgery education is crucial to equip surgeons with the skills to match the technology. An eminent heart surgeon claims the rapid...

December 18, 2023

Iron accumulation: a new insight into fibrotic diseases

Fibrosis is associated with various chronic and life-threatening conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, and cardiovascular diseases, among others. These conditions collectively contribute...

December 14, 2023

Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes

Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes: Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to protect children, as well as...

December 11, 2023

Minimal Physical Activity Beneficial in Late-Stage Lung Cancer

Minimal Physical Activity Beneficial in Late-Stage Lung Cancer: Lung cancer kills more people globally each year than any other type of cancer, however new Curtin...

December 7, 2023

Encouraging Dialogue: Complications in Heart Rhythm Cases.

Call for Heart Rhythm Patients and Doctors to Talk More to Prevent Stroke or Bleeding Complications Survey suggests that, for people living with atrial fibrillation...

November 30, 2023

Highlighting undertreatment of women with cardiovascular disease

The consistent undertreatment of women with cardiovascular disease may have led to preventable heart attacks, strokes and even death, according to new research from the...

November 20, 2023

Natasha’s lung cancer story

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Natasha was low risk for all cancers and especially lung cancer but it didn't stop her from getting diagnosed...