EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Son Vang. Five years ago, Son Vang battled a dry cough that wouldn’t go away. It was a mysterious illness until his doctor got a ...

While heart failure is usually characterised by extreme chest pain, where you may eventually collapse, doctors say it is a product of a few things that happen over time, slowly. According to renowned ...

After months of coughing and having the flu and pneumonia, Son Vang was hospitalized with heart failure. Over the course of a few years, his condition worsened, requiring more hospital stays, a heart ...

Heart failure is often portrayed in films as sudden and dramatic, with people collapsing or clutching their chest. In reality, the condition usually develops slowly, with subtle symptoms that are easy ...

Dear Doctors: Our mom is 76 years old, and she just learned that she has congestive heart failure. She’s scared it means she’s going to die soon. What happens in congestive heart failure? She was a ...

Dear Doctors: My husband is 74 and has congestive heart failure. He has what look like burns on his left leg. There is a lot of swelling, and his leg is leaking blood and fluid. He sees a cardiologist ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Adults aged 70 and older were significantly more likely to develop congestive heart failure if they also experienced olfactory impairment. A poor sense of smell has also been linked to cognitive ...