Cardiovascular health
Is that coffee good for you? It depends on how you make it
New research shows up to three cups of coffee a day can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, but it depends on the method used to make it.
- Miranda Levy
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Five high-cholesterol foods that are safe to eat - and three to avoid
Long considered a risk to those with high cholesterol, there is a range of common foods that not only pose no threat but are beneficial to your health.
- Sam Rice
This is the least you need to do to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease
This first-of-its-kind study found that a little leads to a lot when it comes to heart health.
- Sarah Berry
‘Complete game changer’: Man leaves Sydney hospital with artificial heart in world first
For more than three weeks, a man walked our streets with a titanium heart in a world-first achievement set to change the lives of people experiencing heart failure.
- Angus Thomson
Stick to the perimeter of the supermarket, and six other ways to improve heart health
Habits like smoking, poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle can lay the groundwork for disease long before symptoms appear.
- Nina Agrawal
Standing desks won’t make you healthier. Here’s what experts suggest instead
According to a new University of Sydney study, there are better ways to undo the health risks of sitting at a desk all day.
- Gretchen Reynolds
Can the meat-only ‘carnivore diet’ really be good for your health?
What is it about the carnivore diet that is so bad and yet, according to the people who swear by it, so good?
- Sarah Berry
How we die in Australia
Heart disease has been the leading cause of death for Australians since the 1960s. It’s about to be overtaken.
- Shane Wright
The potential wonder drug, the ‘whistleblower’ scientist and the fateful Balmoral dinner
Professor Shaun Jackson has spent 30 years developing what could be a revolutionary stroke drug. But human trials have been derailed amid a Federal Court dispute.
- Angus Thomson
What is heart rate variability? And how much attention should we pay it?
HRV has become a favoured metric among elite athletes and those looking to improve their health – but experts say people should be aware of these myths.
- Sarah Berry
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