Understanding how emotional stress affects physical health is important; Taking care of your mental health is not just about feeling better, as it can also help prevent serious heart problems ...

I had never heard of what is officially labeled "broken heart syndrome" until a friend of mine collapsed five weeks after her long-term sweetheart died. She was rushed to the emergency room and ...

Her family tried to break the terrible news gently. But within minutes of hearing of her brother's unexpected death, intense pain slashed through Sofie Lozano's chest as she broke down in shock and ...

When neonatal nurse practitioner Kirsty Morgan lost her husband Ian in a freak electrical accident in 2010, her heart was broken. "The fight-or-flight response hit the moment Ian was electrocuted in ...

Katy Perry released the music video for 'Bandaids,' her first new song since her split from ex-fiance Orlando Bloom ...

Bill Esparza is a James Beard award-winning food journalist, author of LA Mexicano, and onscreen food television personality covering food in United States and Latin America. Lush green plants, ...

Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ using ...

Three copies of chromosome 21 cause Down syndrome (DS), and roughly half of children born each year in the United States with DS—approximately 2,600—also have congenital heart defects (CHDs). What is ...

As a psychologist interested in challenges throughout the life cycle, I have had the pleasure of working with those just beginning their life journey and those at the end. Not surprisingly, many ...

This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org. He had left their ...