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Cardiology

Biotech

‘A huge win for biology’: Trial shows anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce heart disease

By Meghana Keshavan

Gut Check

Does breastfeeding prevent moms’ heart disease and strokes?

By Sharon Begley

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In the Lab

Bacteria harnessed to provide oxygen to the heart during a heart attack

By Catherine Caruso

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First Opinion

Risk scores for preventing heart disease and stroke must take the long view

By Kunal N. Karmali and Mark Huffman

First Opinion

Why cities may hold the key to living longer, healthier lives

By Thomas R. Frieden

Biotech

Why nabbing former FDA commissioner Robert Califf would be a win for Verily

By Charles Piller

Health

Science Says: Kimmel baby’s heart defect is common, fixable

By Associated Press

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Hospitals

How is artificial intelligence like a self-driving car? Cardiologists ponder the future

By Ike Swetlitz

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Health

Virtual reality takes doctors on a ‘fantastic voyage’ inside hearts

By Charles Piller

Health

Banning trans fats in New York prevented thousands of heart attacks, study finds

Biotech

As blockbuster drugs fizzle, biotech looks warily to the next big thing

By Damian Garde

Pharma

The $22.5 billion question: Since 2010, who paid the biggest fines in health care?

By Natalia Bronshtein

Health

Does good food count as health care? New research aims to find out

By Megan Thielking

Biotech

Why Esperion is happy about Amgen’s ‘Goldilocks’ PCSK9 data

By Damian Garde

Health

Insurers weigh a simpler, cheaper treatment for artery disease: supervised workouts

By Eric Boodman

Biotech

Amgen’s aftershocks rattle the PCSK9 parade

By Damian Garde

Health

Capybara and eight-hour hunts: Why Bolivian hunter-gatherers have the healthiest arteries

By Eric Boodman

Pharma

A pricey drug cuts cardiovascular risks in clinical trial — but will insurers cover it?

By Damian Garde

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‘I was really needed’: How an Iraqi cardiologist won trust deep in Trump country

Health

‘Dr. Tony’ cleared thousands of truckers to hit the road. But were his medical exams legit?

In the Lab

Restoring a heartbeat with the help of a robot

By Jeffery DelViscio

Health

Loosened blood pressure guidelines stir immediate controversy

By Sharon Begley

Pharma

Amgen wins a monopoly on a pricey cholesterol drug

By Damian Garde

Health

Medicare launches plan to revamp care for heart attacks and hip fractures

By Associated Press

Health

Why did Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds die one day apart? Here’s what science can tell us

By Megan Thielking, Leah Samuel, and Karen Weintraub

In the Lab

This year’s scientific discoveries that made us say ‘Huh?’

Health

For daring to study a discredited therapy, this doctor earned scorn — and a $37 million grant

By Karen Weintraub

Health

A year of lives lost to diseases science has yet to tame

By Bob Tedeschi

Quick Take

These newly created pacemaker cells can trigger a rat’s heart to beat

By Megan Thielking

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