Everyone has 12 pairs of ribs wrapped around their chest to protect vital organs. If you think you've broken or fractured a rib, you should see a doctor for evaluation.

Like many of us, Gladys Ahart has been home a lot this past year. At 93 years old, she wasn't willing to risk catching COVID-19. So, she's not sure how long she had been experiencing shortness of breath without realizing it.

Read the story of lung transplant recipient, Jake Immink, who has been hospitalized since November 2020.

If your heart artery was blocked, would you rather have an invasive procedure that takes a week to recover from or one where you can go home the next day? A brand new stent called Megatron makes faster recoveries possible.

Abnormal genes in the heart muscle most often cause hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Click to learn more.

For decades, researchers have investigated the link between gum disease and cardiovascular health. Learn what they found.

Want to lower the chances you'll die of the top killer of all Americans? Then integrate these tips into your daily habits.

Most of us would never imagine that we would someday need an organ transplant. But yet, more than 40,000 people in the United States receive a life-saving organ transplant each year, and more than 100,000 people are on the waiting list.

Support for a healthy heart starts earlier than you may think. Compared to the decades of the 60s and 70s, trending obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are rising.

Each one of us has a genetic makeup passed down to us through our family line. Good or bad, we all carry two copies of each gene (except those on the sex chromosomes X and Y). A combination of nature and nurture both play a role in the complexity of our heart health.