The health impacts of shoveling snow and the potential for heart attacks
The discussion happens every year: shoveling snow can lead to heart attacks, and one AHN cardiologist explains why it's a risk.
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The discussion happens every year: shoveling snow can lead to heart attacks, and one AHN cardiologist explains why it's a risk.
A new study out of Europe has called into question the effectiveness of beta blockers, one of the most frequently prescribed drugs in the U.S.
Several parks across the Pittsburgh area will now have equipment for any cardiac emergencies that may take place.
Brooke Riederer was under 40, considered healthy, but still had a heart attack. Now, she wants to make sure other women are prepared.
Erythritol, a sugar substitute commonly used in reduced-sugar products, may increase risk for negative cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke, according to new research.
Health challenges like cancer and heart attacks have knocked down Ronald Davis, but he continues to not just get back up, but keep moving.
A new observational study, meaning it does not prove causation, found xylitol, a common sugar substitute, may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
There have been drugs in the past meant for high blood pressure that turned out to help with ADHD and an Alzheimer's drug that helps with OCD. Now comes confirmation a weight loss drug can lower the risk of cardiac events.
Denial is your biggest enemy when your body starts to tell you there is a problem.
The life-threatening reality of a heart attack is well documented. It’s the No. 1 killer of both men and women in the U.S. KDKA's John Shumway is here with some advice on warning signs you should not ignore when it comes to heart health.
Extreme temperatures and air pollution are associated with an increased risk of heart attacks that result in death.
Extreme temperatures and air pollution are associated with an increased risk of heart attacks that result in death.
The algorithm could help identify different kinds of heart attacks in patients.
A commonly used artificial sweetener is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to Cleveland Clinic research.
The Port Authority police are applauding two officers who they say helped save a man having a heart attack after the Steelers game.
For people who have experienced a medical emergency, it's not very often they have the chance to meet the men and women who tried to save their life, or better yet, say thank you.
A man collapsed from a heart attack after escaping a house fire early on Thursday morning.
The representative from the Youngstown area died on Friday from an apparent heart attack. He was 54.
When the call of a heart attack comes into Pittsburgh's 9-1-1 center Pittsburgh EMS and Fire units respond.
Drinking two or more of any kind of artificially sweetened drinks a day is linked to an increased risk of clot-based strokes, heart attacks and early death in women over 50, according to a new study by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
The CDC projects cancer will overtake heart attacks as the number one killer within two years.
Is there such thing as heart attack season? To look at this with more detail, researchers did a study in Sweden, where medical records are kept systematically.
The bishop of the Greensburg Catholic Diocese is set to undergo a procedure following a mild heart attack last weekend.
Hall-of-Fame NFL coach and Aliquippa, Pa., native Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack on Friday and is still in a hospital in Naples, Florida.
A new type of blood test in the emergency room could determine if a patient has had a heart attack sooner.
