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Sleep apnea tied to diabetes and hypertension during pregnancy

Pregnant women who experience certain breathing problems during sleep may be more likely to develop complications like high blood pressure and diabetes, recent U.S. research suggests.

Venous thromboembolism: The deadly condition that affects more men than women

When he was 58 years old, Kevin Wilson, a paramedic in Durham, N.C.

Optimistic people may live longer after a heart attack

People who expect good things to happen in the future are more likely than less-optimistic peers to survive the decades following a first heart attack, a study in Israel suggests.

Alan Thicke's death: How do heart attacks kill so fast?

Actor Alan Thicke died after a heart attack on Tuesday, TMZ reported.

Polygamous marriage may be bad for a man's heart

Having more than one wife may cause some serious heartache

Could vaccines protect kids from stroke, too?

Stroke is rare in children, but the risk of it happening is increased when a child has a cold or the flu, and reduced when kids are fully vaccinated, according to a new study.

Marital status, history linked to survival after stroke

A person's current marital status and past marital losses may be related to their survival odds after a stroke, a new study suggests.

Can you have high blood pressure with a normal reading?

Health experts often assume that blood pressure measured in a medical office or hospital may be higher than usual, thanks to the anxiety brought on from being in a doctor's office (a phenomenon known as white-coat hypertension).

Smartwatch can help detect signs of cardiac arrest for at-risk patients

A new device isn't for those who just want to track their activities, exercise and sleep— though it does that too. iBeat is a heart-monitoring smartwatch designed to reduce death from cardiac incidents

Nation's death rate rises as progress against heart disease stalls

Americans are dying from heart disease at a faster rate, stalling four decades of gains against the nation’s leading killer and driving up the U.S. mortality rate overall.