Archived articles

Cardiovascular health
Heart health
Bouncing back from a heart attack
Published Feb 1, 2016
Higher levels of fitness linked to reduced risk of death after first heart attack
Change of heart
Study examines how men and women age
Published Oct 20, 2015
Men's hearts increase in size, while women's heart stay the same size or shrink, study shows. / Johns Hopkins Medicine
Can we build a better heart?
Published May-June 2015
JHU experts embark on 10-year collaboration to build the world's first permanent totally artificial heart / Gazette
Do commercial weight-loss programs work?
Published April 9, 2015
In review of 32 major programs, JHU researchers find little evidence of reliable, long-term results / Hopkins Medicine
Test predicts risk of dying
Published March 3, 2015
Cardiologists devise formula that uses heart stress test results to estimate death risk over next decade / Hopkins Medicine
Big burden
Obesity's silent strain
Published Nov 25, 2014
Study: Being overweight fuels silent heart damage, increased risk of future heart failure / Hopkins Medicine
Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later
Published Aug 11, 2014
Study: High blood pressure in midlife increases risk of cognitive decline later / Hopkins Medicine
Hi-res health care
Published Fall 2013
Advances in imaging over the last five years have revolutionized almost every aspect of medicine / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Lighthearted
Jumpstart the heart (gently)
Published Aug 28, 2013
Researchers explore use of light as alternative to electric jolts in treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias
Dodging diabetes
Published July 16, 2013
Significant weight loss may be key to preventing type 2 diabetes, researchers say / Hopkins Medicine