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Doctors have found a drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, in a discovery that could transform health guidelines worldwide. For decades, millions of people have been advised to take aspirin to reduce their risk of experiencing a serious cardiovascular event. A daily low-dose aspirin makes blood less sticky and helps prevent heart attacks and …

Doctors may have discovered the secret to mending a broken heart in a world-first clinical trial. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are living with takotsubo cardiomyopathy, known as broken heart syndrome, which causes the heart muscle to change shape and suddenly weaken. It is usually triggered by severe emotional or physical stress, such as losing a loved one. Patients …

Weight loss drugs can reduce by half the risk of heart patients being hospitalised or dying early, according to the largest study of its kind. The class of drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, have been found to offer “dramatic benefits” to heart patients, significantly cutting their risk of falling seriously ill or dying prematurely from any cause. The discovery, revealed …

Novo’s Wegovy beats Lilly’s Zepbound in real-world study for heart diseases  Seeking Alpha Weight loss drugs can halve heart patients’ risk of early death, study finds  The Guardian Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy® cuts risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% compared to tirzepatide in real-world study of people with obesity and cardiovascular disease  PR Newswire Weight loss jabs could keep heart failure …

Weight loss jabs can slash the risk of heart patients dying or being admitted to hospital by more than half, the largest study of its kind suggests. Researchers said millions more patients could soon be offered the likes of Mounjaro and Wegovy to extend their life as they hailed their ‘dramatic benefits’. The drugs, known as GLP-1 agonists, were initially …

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Does a common heart attack pill help everyone? Studies disagree  Reuters Common heart attack drug doesn’t work and may raise risk of death for some women, new studies say  CNN Doctors may need to rethink decades of routine beta blocker use for some patients after a heart attack, studies suggest  ABC News Mixed Results for Beta-blockers in Post-MI Patients With Preserved EF  TCTMD.com Common …

Intermittent fasting has become the diet trend of the decade. It promises to hack biology without the drudgery of counting calories or cutting carbs: simply change when you eat, not necessarily what you eat. Tech moguls swear by it, Hollywood stars insist it keeps them trim. Britain’s former prime minister Rishi Sunak once spoke of starting his week with a …

The shingles vaccine not only protects against the painful skin infection, but also might provide heart health benefits, a new study says. Shingles vaccination also appears to lower a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke, according to an evidence review presented Thursday at the European Society of Cardiology’s annual meeting in Madrid. “We looked at the currently available evidence, …

Zerbor / iStock A new global systematic literature review and meta-analysis shows that shingles vaccination is associated with a statistically significant lower risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a study presented today at the 2025 European Society of Cardiology Congress. The study is based on 19 studies, and the final analysis included eight observational studies and one randomized controlled …