After 21 years of service, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Louis B. Smith Jr. found himself battling a new enemy: heart failure.

Louis B. Smith Jr., shown during his days in the Army, says he’s grateful his doctors were able to preserve his chest tattoo during his heart transplant. Northwestern Medicine Share Louis B.

So while waiting on a transplant list, Smith asked his surgeon to make an effort to save the tattoo while saving his life. Smith was lucky because a suitable heart became available to him quickly.

“There’s four guys right there, one grenade could have killed them all," he said. That dark turn caught NFL fans by surprise: Did Tom Brady just say that a grenade would have killed them all ...

CHICAGO — Before his heart transplant, Louis Smith was prepared for death. In Saudi Arabia right after the Gulf War, the 66-year-old veteran helped lead a missile platoon that guarded aircraft.

Nov. 11, 2024 — Fear of another heart attack was a significant ongoing contributor to how heart attack survivors perceive their health, according to a study. While anxiety and depression are ...

If your relatives have had heart issues, you may be more at risk due to shared genes. Even when environmental factors play a role, getting tested for any inherited heart conditions is important.

Throughout this year, the Wild Hornets drone workshop has shown several times how their largest FPV drone, the Hornet Queen, was being tested in an interesting combination with a grenade launcher by ...

The red cell distribution width (RDW ... several years looking at the predictive value of RDW in a wide range of diseases. Some of these include: Heart disease: RDW appears to be a strong predictor of ...

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