Elizabeth Cooney

Robert Califf, a cardiologist and commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been deeply involved in cardiovascular research:

Experts tell STAT what’s keeping Americans from reaching better cardiovascular health — and what’s giving them hope.

STAT asked 11 experts, including the FDA commissioner, why the world's wealthiest nation is doing so poorly on cardiovascular health.

It may be time to add Covid-19 infection to the list of possible risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes at a young age.  An observational study

Long Covid shows up differently in children than adults, a large study found. Common symptoms include headaches and sleepiness.

Survival rates for sudden cardiac arrest outside a hospital have remained stuck at 10% for decades. At last, researchers are making headway on a problem that kills more than 400,000 Americans every year.

Covid, which scrambled the top 10 causes of death in recent years, has fallen on that list. As for the No. 1 killer, “We're going in the wrong direction for heart disease" a researcher says.

The month after being discharged for a heart attack or heart failure is crucial for preventing relapse. Although more patients are having follow-up appointments, disparities are widening for minority and poorer patients.

Guidelines for prescribing statins and high blood pressure drugs are being reconsidered in light of a new cardiovascular risk model. New studies point to the large potential harms as well as benefits.

As the coronavirus evolves, the gap between vaccinated and unvaccinated is increasing, and long Covid symptoms are changing.