Study finds high endocarditis mortality rates for those who inject drugs, but treatment dramatically improves survival

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who inject drugs are dying at an alarming rate from endocarditis, a serious but treatable heart-valve infection. But their odds of survival improve dramatically, even

Study looks deeper into olive oil’s health benefits

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Olive oil has long been touted for its ability to lower heart disease risk. So University of Florida researchers set out to dig deeper to learn

Genetic screening can boost congenital heart disease detection

BGI Genomics CHD Prenatal Diagnose Study: Genetic testing help detect congenital heart diseases. Credit: BGI Genomics A recent study published in Frontiers in Genetics demonstrates that combining copy number variants