Heart Health Blog

Until this spring, I had never broken a bone. That changed after a nasty fall in late May left me with a fractured right ankle, a Weber B fibular fracture. At t...

For years, triglycerides were the overlooked member of the cholesterol family. Most of the attention went to LDL (“bad” cholesterol) and HDL (“good” cholesterol...

Most people know their LDL cholesterol number, often called the “bad” cholesterol. But far fewer know their Lp(a) level, another cholesterol particle that may b...

Are seed oils harmful? Is beef tallow making a comeback? What really matters for heart health? A new report published in the March issue of JACC: Advances, titl...

Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic (CKM) syndrome is a newly defined multisystem disorder that extends the traditional framework of metabolic syndrome by explicitl...

Pickleball has become a powerful source of positive emotion because it blends physical activity with playfulness, connection, and purpose. Its intergenerational...

Even when he was still in diapers, I was convinced my son Max was destined for the “big show” — Major League Baseball. I can still picture my wife’s expression ...

25 years ago, heart disease was the leading cause of death for both men and women. Back then, our research showed that despite the same amount of plaque buildup...

Most doctors are trained to treat heart attacks after they happen — but what if the real power lies in preventing them altogether? A new study confirms what pre...

One of the most fascinating projects I worked on as a young researcher asked a deceptively simple question: Does iron fuel clogged arteries? The idea wasn’t min...

In the mid-80s during my training at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, a landmark clinical trial reported that reducing high levels of low-density li...

I had always been a big fan of Charlie Hustle, having collected his ‘63 Rookie baseball card and then in ‘65 receiving the same 3 Rose cards in a single Topps p...