Holiday heart attacks. It’s a sobering statistic during what should be a joyful season. More cardiac deaths occur in the U.S. on December 25 than on any other day of the year. As we gather with family ...

Christmas comes but once a year. When it does, almost everything else shuts down. Here's what's open and (mostly) closed on Christmas: Federal offices: Closed. Federal courts: Closed. Post offices: ...

Sometimes, even Santa Claus needs help to keep the holiday spirit. Almost three weeks after undergoing heart surgery at NYU Langone in Mineola, Larry Burke, 74, an avid Santa Claus enthusiast, ...

Congenital heart defects (CHDs), a life-threatening congenital pathology, are reported in approximately one out of every 100 live births, with the severity ranging from mild to fatal. The prevalence ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement (HERR) Benefit is now open as of Thursday for people who are eligible. Eligibility is determined by an interview for HERR applicants, ...

Heart muscle cells grown from patient stem cells—known as human induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes, or hiPSC-CMs—are a promising way to repair hearts damaged by heart attacks and ...

Portsmouth officials report traffic improvements in the North End despite ongoing construction projects. A major infrastructure project on Congress Street is scheduled to begin in January to upgrade ...

A new paper published in Science Translational Medicine describes an experimental drug capable of repairing DNA damage caused by disease. Developed by scientists at Cedars-Sinai, the potential ...

The owner of a Rocky Point auto repair shop is picking up the pieces after a fire tore through his garage Saturday afternoon, but said it’ll be business as usual come Monday morning. Firefighters ...