If you have high blood pressure, your partner probably does, too — and it’s your fault

If you have high blood pressure, your partner probably does, too — and it’s your fault

Yes, your partner may literally be making your blood boil. New research in the Journal of the American Heart Association from Columbia and partnering universities found an uncanny connection between couples and high blood pressure. “Many people know that high blood pressure is common in middle-aged and older adults, yet we were surprised to find that … Read more

Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen mourn death of beloved family dog, Lua: ‘Forever in our hearts’

Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen mourn death of beloved family dog, Lua: ‘Forever in our hearts’

Tom Brady and ex-wife Gisele Bündchen announced the death of their family dog, Lua, separately on Instagram on Saturday. Brady, 46, posted two Instagram stories, the first featuring a photo of two of his children — Benjamin, 14, and Vivian, 11, — holding the dog, with the caption “We love you Lua RIP,” followed by … Read more

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce AI-generated ugly Christmas sweaters warm Swifties’ hearts

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce AI-generated ugly Christmas sweaters warm Swifties’ hearts

Swifties are feeling the warmth of Taylor’s love for Travis this holiday season. Online retailer Etsy is filled with ugly Christmas sweaters artists have made to commemorate the budding romance of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.  Etsy shop owner Sadie Bella Melton of Ardmore, OK, created two, depicting the celebrity couple in a “Walmart-style Christmas portrait,” and has already sold … Read more

This red flag is often overlooked when measuring heart-attack risk

This red flag is often overlooked when measuring heart-attack risk

Heart disease kills more people in the US than any other cause of death — yet many Americans aren’t aware of one major genetic risk factor. Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), is a protein that can greatly increase the chances of a heart attack when it’s present in high levels in the blood. Fox News Digital spoke with Dr. … Read more

These activities can greatly improve your heart health — and sitting isn’t one of them

These activities can greatly improve your heart health — and sitting isn’t one of them

Adults are sedentary for an average of 9½ hours each day, studies have shown — and all that sitting could be putting people’s heart health at risk. Researchers from the University of College London (UCL) and the University of Sydney found that replacing just a few moments of sitting with any other type of activity — even … Read more

Wegovy cuts risk of serious heart problems by 20%: landmark study

Wegovy cuts risk of serious heart problems by 20%: landmark study

The obesity drug Wegovy can reduce the risk of severe heart problems by 20%, a pivotal study finds, paving the way for applications far beyond weight loss. “It moves from a kind of therapy that reduces body weight to a therapy that reduces cardiovascular events,” said Dr. Michael Lincoff, the study’s lead author and a heart expert … Read more

Second-ever pig heart transplant recipient dies 6 weeks after surgery: ‘We will miss him tremendously’

Second-ever pig heart transplant recipient dies 6 weeks after surgery: ‘We will miss him tremendously’

The world’s second pig heart transplant recipient has died six weeks after having the organ implanted, the University of Maryland Medical Center announced Tuesday. The patient, 58-year-old Lawrence Faucette — a Navy veteran and retired lab technician at the National Institutes of Health — only began showing signs that his body was rejecting the pig … Read more

‘Friends’ creators react to Matthew Perry’s death: ‘The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken’

‘Friends’ creators react to Matthew Perry’s death: ‘The One Where Our Hearts Are Broken’

“Friends” co-creators Marta Kauffman, David Crane and executive producer Kevin Bright are heartbroken over the death of Matthew Perry, who played the popular Chandler Bing on the hit NBC sitcom. Perry died Oct. 28 at the age of 54 in his LA home of an apparent drowning. “We are shocked and deeply, deeply saddened by … Read more

Bad grammar causes actual physical distress in others, study reveals

Bad grammar causes actual physical distress in others, study reveals

Your going to want to read this. New research finds that when people are subjected to poor grammar, it actually causes them stress — and even initiates a “fight or flight” response. A lack of proper speech or penmanship sets off several triggers within the automatic nervous system (ANS) — a network that controls the … Read more

Listening to classical music has an actual impact on your heart: study

Listening to classical music has an actual impact on your heart: study

Call it an ode to joy. New research has found “clear evidence” that listening to classical music in a group setting — such as a concert hall — causes a symphony of sorts throughout the body that impacts heart rate, breathing and even electrodermal activity, or the skin’s conductivity that can lead to goosebumps. “Synchrony, … Read more

Young woman faces open-heart surgery after birth control goes horribly wrong: ‘What if I don’t survive?’

Young woman faces open-heart surgery after birth control goes horribly wrong: ‘What if I don’t survive?’

When you think about the common procedure of getting a contraceptive implant, it’s not often associated with open-heart surgery, but for one young Victorian woman, this is an uncomfortable reality. Cloe Westerway, aged 22, underwent a standard routine procedure to have an Implanon inserted two years ago in a women’s health clinic, but in the following … Read more

Gender-specific warning signs of cardiac arrest revealed in study: ‘New paradigm for prevention’

Gender-specific warning signs of cardiac arrest revealed in study: ‘New paradigm for prevention’

Half of those who suffer cardiac arrest experience a telling symptom 24 hours before the incident, according to a study recently published in The Lancet Digital Health journal.  This warning symptom was different in men and in women, researchers from Smidt Heart Institute found; the institute is located in the Cedars Sinai Medical Center in … Read more

Boy, 5, sends stuffed dinosaur to soldier dad in Iraq, melts hearts: ‘I’m crying’

Boy, 5, sends stuffed dinosaur to soldier dad in Iraq, melts hearts: ‘I’m crying’

A young boy’s beloved dinosaur plush has been deployed to keep his father company on tour in Iraq. And in return, the U.S. Army sergeant documented the animal’s embedded “adventures” while overseas. In an effort to “keep his dad safe” from 6,000 miles away, 5-year-old Waylon Holmes mailed his father, David, the lime-green stuffed animal … Read more

Microplastics found in human hearts for first time, alarming new study finds

Microplastics found in human hearts for first time, alarming new study finds

This might make your heart skip a beat. Microplastics commonly found in food packaging and paints have been discovered in the human heart for the first time. The alarming find was made by a team of scientists from Beijing Anzhen Hospital in China, who analyzed the heart tissue of 15 patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery, … Read more

Heart’s Ann Wilson is on a huge 2023 tour. How much do tickets cost?

Heart’s Ann Wilson is on a huge 2023 tour. How much do tickets cost?

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase.  In the late 1970s and early ’80s, Heart put hit after hit on the airwaves. “Barracuda,” “Crazy On You,” “Magic Man,” “Alone” and “Dreamboat Annie” are just a … Read more

Logan Paul’s PRIME energy drinks put kids’ hearts at risk with caffeine: experts

Logan Paul’s PRIME energy drinks put kids’ hearts at risk with caffeine: experts

At the conclusion of her 10-year-old son’s soccer match, Jennifer Temple handed the kid $5 for a drink. He came back with a bottle of PRIME hydration, made by the same brand that produces PRIME energy – the drink promoted by influencer-turned-wrestler Logan Paul and YouTuber KSI that Sen. Chuck Schumer is now demanding the … Read more

King Charles’ ‘hot’ equerry sets hearts afire again: ‘Tremendous hunk!’

King Charles’ ‘hot’ equerry sets hearts afire again: ‘Tremendous hunk!’

It may have been King Charles’ day on July 5 for his Scottish coronation, but all eyes were on his equerry instead. The monarch’s right-hand man, Maj. Jonathan Thompson, yet again stole hearts at the crowning in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Wednesday. At the ceremony — held at St Giles’ Cathedral — the 74-year-old was presented … Read more

Julian Sands’ family says he’s ‘in our hearts’ 6 months after actor went missing

Julian Sands’ family says he’s ‘in our hearts’ 6 months after actor went missing

Julian Sands’ family has spoken out for the first time since the actor went missing while hiking California’s Mount Baldy six months ago. The San Bernardino County Sheriff shared his family’s message Wednesday on Twitter after more than 80 search and rescue volunteers, deputies and staff were unsuccessful in their search for Sands, 65, on … Read more

Pale Male warmed New Yorkers’ cold hearts before taking final flight

Pale Male warmed New Yorkers’ cold hearts before taking final flight

He was the Big Apple’s first boldface bird. Pale Male, a celebrated red-tailed hawk who made his nest on the facade of a ritzy Upper East Side apartment building, ushering in a widespread appreciation for urban wildlife, died Tuesday. He was believed to be about 33. “Pale Male was such a character and so charismatic,” … Read more

Unvaccinated mom denied life-saving heart transplant accuses hospital of discrimination

Unvaccinated mom denied life-saving heart transplant accuses hospital of discrimination

A Melbourne mom being denied a lifesaving transplant under a “no jab, no heart” policy has accused the hospital of “ideological” discrimination for refusing the COVID vaccine. Vicki Derderian, 47, has been on mechanical life support since 2020 after her heart failed and is desperate for a transplant, but The Alfred Hospital deemed her ineligible to be … Read more