This EPA Rule Change Could Kill Thousands

Olivia Alperstein / OtherWords Jan 13, 2019 While Americans were quietly preparing to ring in the New Year, the EPA gave families a deadly present to start the year off wrong. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Heart Attack Risk Rises During Heat Waves, Research Shows

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 11, 2018 Studies of the link between heat and health matter, especially because the past decade in North America has been confirmed as the hottest in 11,000 years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Scientists Successfully ‘Edit’ Human DNA for the First Time

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2017 A team of U.S. and South Korean scientists correct a disease-causing mutation in human embryos. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Syndrome Associated With Broken Hearts Can Kill, Study Finds

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2015 The first large analysis of takotsubo, or “broken-heart syndrome,” shows that the condition can be just as deadly as other cardiovascular diseases -- and that most victims are female. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Dietary Guidelines

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Fact: Coffee Is Good for You

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Sep 29, 2014 People "give up" coffee the way they do cigarettes and red meat, but numerous studies tell us that unlike those other vices, America's liquid breakfast of choice has many health benefits. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Current Emissions

Signe Wilkinson / Truthdig Jun 7, 2014 Dig deeper

Eat Less Red Meat. Cows Rejoice!

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2014 Recently, it seems like there are an increasing number of studies supporting the idea that eating too much red meat is bad for our health. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Women Are Dying of Heart Attacks Dismissed as Anxiety

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2014 Women are more likely to die of heart attacks because their symptoms are often misdiagnosed as anxiety so they do not get vital swift treatment, a new study has found. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

FDA Moves to Ban Trans Fats

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Nov 7, 2013 U.S. food safety officials are taking steps to prohibit the use of trans fats in foods, a move they say could prevent 7,000 deaths and 20,000 heart attacks each year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Heart Disease Neglected in Women

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 1, 2013 Despite killing at least as many women as men, coronary heart disease continues to be overlooked in women, a review has found. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Heart Disease Haunts Ryan Family History

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 17, 2012 Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s father, grandfather and great-grandfather all died of heart attacks before they turned 60, so the sense that his clock ticks faster than the average man’s has factored large in his drive to realize his ambitions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )