Dr. John Guerierro shakes the hand of patient Albert Ferkel at the Mercy Special Care facility in Nanticoke after a recent office visit. Aimee Dilger/the times leader As a production supervisor in a ...

Doctors are no longer just warning that plastic is everywhere in the environment. They are now literally finding tiny ...

A small study found that fatty buildup in the blood vessels of the neck (carotid arteries) may contain 50 times or more micronanoplastics — minuscule bits of plastic — compared to arteries free of ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics might interact with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. A new study found high levels of plastic in the arterial plaque of stroke and vision-loss patients.

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Atherosclerosis happens when a fatty substance called plaque builds up inside your arteries. There are typically few noticeable ...

Healthy individuals even without obvious symptoms or illness can get clogged arteries Want to know the reason behind this Our ...

It's scary hearing your doctor say your arteries aren't in great shape. Years of eating fried foods and meals rich in butter and sugar have finally caught up to you, and now you're in the danger zone ...

Although the precise mechanism isn’t yet known, factors like sex chromosomes and hormones, particularly the protective ...