New research shows that the gum disease bacterium P. gingivalis can slip into the bloodstream and infiltrate the heart. There, it quietly drives scar tissue buildup -- distorting the heart's ...

Tempted to skip the floss? Your heart might thank you if you don't. A new study from Hiroshima University (HU) finds that the ...

ESME Atkinson was just one month old when she died due to a “hole in her heart” – which was only discovered during a ...

Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS ...