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DALLAS, Oct. 26, 2026 — Today, the American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine released a landmark publication that redefines heart health in girls and women. The organizations together outline four distinct “Female Life Stages” offering women and healthcare professionals a chance to…

People whose sleep apnoea changes dramatically from night to night are 30 per cent more likely to have a heart attack, stroke or heart failure, reveals a new study from Flinders University

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. and around the world — a threat that’s projected to rise significantly over the next two decades

DALLAS, Oct. 5, 2026 — A distinguished leader in women’s heart health will be recognized by the American Heart Association at its annual Scientific Sessions in November. Emily S. Lau, M.D., M.P.H., FAHA, a cardiologist and investigator at Mass General Brigham in Boston, has been selected to receive the American Heart Association’s 2026 Dr. Nanette…

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skip to content What happens to the heart when you stop taking GLP-1 medicines (Photo: Magnific)

Many a pop song has nudged us to turn the lights down low, but for cardiovascular (heart) health, the better choice is to keep them off entirely it seems, with new research suggesting that pitch black is best of all for sleep

Sleep‑aligned fasting improves heart and blood‑sugar markers The Northwestern Medicine study found that among middle-age and older adults who are at higher risk for cardiometabolic disease, extending the participants’ overnight fast by about two hours, dimming the lights and not eating for three hours prior to bedtime improved measures of cardiovascular and metabolic health during…

(Feature Impact) When it comes to protecting your heart, supporting your kidney function and improving your metabolic health, you’ll find the advice for each one looks similar. That’s because your body’s systems are deeply interconnected: what affects one will have ripple effects across the others

March 26, 2026 ByJulie Corliss, Executive Editor, Harvard Heart Letter